Service Officer Wanted for the Service Office in Borås

We are now looking for someone to help us during the summer vacation period in the role of service officer at the service office in Borås.

We work with a service-oriented approach where you and your colleagues take joint responsibility for your assignments and learning.

Main Responsibilities

As a service officer, you will provide quick and professional service to visitors by answering questions from individuals and businesses. A large part of your work involves guiding customers to use the collaborating authorities' e-services and finding information on websites. In your role, it is important that you listen actively, adapt your response to the customer, and have a pedagogical approach.

In your customer meetings, you will be supported by the various authorities' IT systems. In addition to introduction and training, time is set aside every day for you to familiarize yourself with the information you need to stay updated on news and changes affecting the service office's operations. You may also be required to work at other service offices, sometimes with short notice.

Here you can watch a film about the role of a service officer.

Qualifications

You are driven to provide our customers with good service by identifying each customer's needs and providing answers or guidance. Since you work closely with customers, you must feel comfortable in direct meetings with customers from various backgrounds and abilities. In short, we are looking for someone who has both a positive attitude and the ability to quickly absorb new knowledge.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree of 80 credits/120 ECTS or equivalent knowledge acquired through work experience
• At least two years of experience within the last five years in a service profession where you have informed and guided customers in personal meetings
• Knowledge of information retrieval and experience using e-services

Furthermore, you should possess the following abilities:

• Quickly establish contact with others in an objective and professional manner
• Map the customer's needs by asking questions and listening actively
• Communicate orally and in writing in Swedish
• Communicate orally in English
• Adapt your working methods to the varying needs of customers
• Handle multiple customers simultaneously
• Contribute positively to the team's results and collaboration

Other Information

The employment is temporary during the period of June to August. The position is 100%. Start date is negotiable. The position is located at the service office in Borås. We do not have the opportunity for remote work. Travel may occur.

Welcome with your application including CV and cover letter by February 5, 2026. To ensure a fair and accurate assessment, it is crucial that you provide the year and month for each employment along with a brief description of the tasks. If this information is not provided, we cannot make an accurate assessment of your skills and experience, and you may risk being excluded from the selection process.

We plan to conduct interviews during weeks 7-8.

Swedish Agency for Government Employers

We offer you a workplace where you can contribute your expertise in services that are close to citizens and authorities. The Swedish Agency for Government Employers is tasked with making the state more accessible and efficient. We do this by delivering administrative services in payroll, accounting, and e-commerce to other authorities. At our service offices, we provide support and guidance to individuals and businesses regarding various authorities.

As an employee with us, you have the opportunity for professional development, career advancement, wellness benefits, and a wellness hour every week. Our operations are conducted with a trust-based culture where all employees are expected to use their potential in the best way, take responsibility for their contributions to the whole, and contribute positively to the development of the organization. As a government agency, we share a common value base with the entire public administration, the state value base. This means that we adhere to six principles to uphold good governance that is democratic, legally secure, free from corruption, and efficient.

Please read more about us here.

Our operations are located throughout the country. The headquarters is in Gävle. We are also an emergency authority within the sector of economic security. Together, we are 1,500 employees.

The Swedish Agency for Government Employers promotes a discrimination-free workplace with increased diversity and equality.

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