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As a Trade Project Manager at Swedac, you contribute to the development of our trade promotion efforts. You develop initiatives within trade promotion, focusing on the needs of Swedish companies for effective quality infrastructure in trade with other countries.

The workplace is either in Borås, where the authority's office is located, or in Stockholm, where Swedac currently has three employees with office spaces in the Growth Agency's premises near Medborgarplatsen. The position involves extensive travel, both between locations and internationally.

About the role

In this role, you work to strengthen Swedish trade by developing and utilizing quality infrastructure as a strategic tool. You collaborate closely with the business community, analyze company needs, and contribute expertise both in Sweden and internationally.

Your main responsibilities

• Drive trade promotion initiatives related to quality infrastructure.
• Build and develop relationships with Swedish companies engaged in international operations.
• Analyze how quality infrastructure can be used to promote trade.
• Contribute Swedac's expertise to authorities, foreign authorities, and international collaborations.
• Participate in international initiatives and smaller projects that promote Swedish trade.

This is what you contribute to

• Increased understanding of how quality infrastructure strengthens trade and development.
• Strong collaborations between Swedac, the business community, and international actors.
• Increased competitiveness and sustainable development for Swedish companies.

Organizationally, you belong to the unit for international development cooperation and trade, department for authority development and service, which consists of three units.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a field deemed relevant by the employer.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English.
• Experience working with Swedish companies' value chains and promoting improved conditions for trade.
• Experience in regulation and compliance is an advantage.
• Experience working in the private sector, particularly in international trade, is an advantage.
• Experience in working with quality infrastructure is an advantage.
• Experience with business cultures in different parts of the world is an advantage.

You stand behind and uphold the state's values. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Swedac – We create trust in society through safety and quality in goods and services

Swedac is a government agency that works to ensure that products and services are safe and of quality both in Sweden, within the EU, and globally. We also promote trade as an important tool for prosperity development. Measurement technology, accreditation, and market control are three of the building blocks that are all part of our operational areas and together with standardization, constitute what is referred to as quality infrastructure.

Read more about Swedac at www.swedac.se.

More information and contact

Swedac aims to leverage the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity bring to the organization. We strive for a work environment where every employee has the opportunity to balance professional and private life, therefore we apply trust-based working hours and the possibility of remote work for part of the working time.

For more information about the position, please contact Fredrik Lindahl, head of the unit for international development cooperation and trade at tel. 0771-99 09 00 (switchboard). Representatives for Saco and ST can also be reached via the switchboard.

We would like to receive your application by February 18, 2026. Please send your application with a resume to [email protected]. Please indicate the reference number: 2025/2737.

Interviews are scheduled for February 26 in Stockholm.

Start date and possibility for remote work will be agreed upon. We apply individual salary setting and your permanent employment will begin with a 6-month probationary period.

Processing of personal data

Incoming mail and emails to authorities become public records and may therefore be disclosed unless specific confidentiality rules apply. This means that information sent to Swedac may be disclosed if someone requests to access it, unless the authority determines that the information is subject to confidentiality. When information is received regarding a person other than the job applicant, e.g., referees, etc., Swedac assumes that consent has been obtained from the relevant person. Swedac's processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with applicable legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that Swedac protects personal data with necessary measures and that bidders/suppliers always have the right to contact Swedac to find out what personal data Swedac has registered. Read more about rights in Swedac's policy https://www.swedac.se/swedacs-integritetspolicy/ (https://www.swedac.se/swedacs-integritetspolicy/)

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