Regional Developer at Västra Götalandsregionen

Do you want to contribute to creating Sweden's best healthcare and a sustainable society with growth throughout Västra Götaland? Västra Götalandsregionen is Sweden's largest public employer with the ambition to become Sweden's best public employer.

With us, you have the chance to perform meaningful work for society and contribute to Västra Götalandsregionen's vision of 'the good life'. At the corporate office, we work daily to make a difference for patients, employees, visitors, and residents.

We are now looking for a regional developer tasked with leading the work at the regional whistleblower function – a role for you who want to play a central part in ensuring that fraud and irregularities within Västra Götalandsregionen's operations are detected and addressed. With us, you can combine strategic development work, operational management, and broad collaboration to create transparent and legally secure processes.

Your Assignment

Västra Götalandsregionen has a regional whistleblower function according to the provisions of the Act (2021:890) on the protection of persons reporting misconduct. The function is organized within the Legal Department at the Corporate Office and handles whistleblowing within all of the region's operations.

As a regional developer, you will lead the work at the regional whistleblower function. The work includes:

• Daily operational management of the whistleblower function. Handling incoming cases, distributing cases to relevant administrations, and following up on investigations conducted.
• Preparing materials for the responsible steering group for decisions on handling whistleblower cases.
• Strategic development work of the whistleblower function. Managing and developing regional guidelines and routines for the whistleblower function, as well as developing new working methods and processes.
• Reporting and follow-up to relevant boards and committees of incoming whistleblowing cases.
• Training and support for local investigators in methods and reporting.
• Information, lectures, and workshops about the whistleblower function.
• Collaboration with other relevant actors within the region and with other authorities and organizations.
• Monitoring the area.

What Can We Offer You?

Västra Götalandsregionen offers flexible working methods based on the conditions of the operations, and there is an opportunity to combine work from our offices and remotely.

You will have the opportunity to work on complex projects that have significant importance for society together with other competent employees from various professions. You will be part of a working group of lawyers, data protection officers, and regional developers with different areas of expertise and will encounter varied and broad tasks and issues. The work enables collegial exchange and context for professional development.

To Succeed in the Role, You Need:

• An academic degree in, for example, political science, economics, law, or human resources, or other relevant education deemed suitable by the employer.
• Several years of experience in reviewing and investigating irregularities and inaccuracies within public operations.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in operational work with whistleblower functions according to the Act (2021:890) on the protection of persons reporting misconduct.
• Experience in development work regarding working methods, processes, and organization in the area of irregularities and fraud.
• Experience working in a politically governed organization.
• Experience as a controller, investigator, auditor, or in compliance.
• Experience in developing and delivering training in the area.

As a person, you have high integrity and independence and are proactive and driven. In addition to relevant knowledge and the ability to work effectively and independently, there are high demands on being responsive and flexible. You work selflessly in collaboration with others and communicate in a trustworthy manner in various contexts. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement.

It is important for us that you can work based on our values:

• Together we make each other successful.
• We listen in. We listen out.
• Feedback contributes to our development.

Other

The position may be subject to security classification.

As one of Sweden's largest employers, we can offer the right person good career and development opportunities.

We strive for equality for all employees, ensuring they thrive in the workplace and maintain a good balance between work and private life.

Read more about our operations here: http://www.vgregion.se/om-vgr/ (http://www.vgregion.se/om-vgr/)

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you possess basic skills and can use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a state of readiness.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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