Team Leader for the Detention Center in Ljungbyhed

At the Swedish Migration Agency, we work with one of the major societal issues of our time – migration. We are approximately 6,000 people here, and we have an unusually important job!

With us, you will work on current societal issues that are influenced by what happens in our surroundings. Issues that concern and engage. We offer a dynamic environment where continuous improvement and meeting people are in focus.

In a detention unit, individuals who have received a deportation or expulsion decision and need to be available for enforcement are placed. A person can also be detained if their right to reside in the country or their identity needs to be investigated. The detention center is a closed unit, and operations are conducted around the clock. The work is based on applicable legislation where legal certainty, dignity, and safety are important.

You can read more about what it is like to work at the detention center here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Jobba-pa-forvaret.html).

What does a team leader do?

As a team leader, you represent the employer and support the immediate manager in the operational management work at the unit. This means that you allocate resources, coordinate, and follow up on the team's daily work and report regularly to the unit manager. Through a coaching approach, you guide the employees in the team.

You lead the team towards results and goal fulfillment and ensure that standards are followed. You drive the work of continuously improving methods and working practices. As a team leader, you contribute to ensuring that the unit has good conditions in terms of a developing work environment, the right competence, reasonable workload, clear goals, and good planning.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who leads and motivates others to achieve common goals. You coordinate groups, create engagement and participation. You have good collaboration skills, are attentive, and resolve conflicts constructively. Furthermore, you see the whole and take into account the best interests of the entire operation in your actions and decisions. You quickly and judiciously weigh information and make swift decisions, despite limited information or difficult circumstances.

In our work as civil servants, there are also high demands for judgment and a strong awareness of security and confidentiality.

You who apply have

• A university degree of at least 120 credits with a legal, social science, or behavioral science focus, or other education combined with relevant experience for the role
• Experience in leading and developing groups and/or individuals
• Good communication skills and express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Good knowledge of the Office suite
• A valid driver's license (B)

It is meritorious if you have

• Experience in coaching leadership
• Experience in administrative law case management
• Experience working in a locked environment, primarily detention

Information

Employment type: Permanent with a probationary period
Working hours: Scheduled working hours day/evening or night, weekend work may also occur
Location: Ljungbyhed
Start date: As soon as possible by agreement

Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Vart-uppdrag-och-arbete.html).

The Swedish Migration Agency conducts checks in the police's suspicion and criminal records before making a hiring decision.

Application

Welcome with your application documents by February 15, 2026. We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important that all skills in the labor market are utilized. Therefore, we welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and competence. You can read more about what this means at this link (https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/jobba-statligt/fragor-och-svar/Hur-ser-rekryteringsprocessen-ut-for-statliga-jobb/).

We use selection questions during the application process. Please answer them as thoroughly as you can, as your responses are important for whether you qualify to proceed in the recruitment process. In some recruitments, we also use tests to assess how well your skills match the position you are applying for. In a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you wish to contact union representatives, contact details for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/fragor-och-svar-om-att-soka-jobb-hos-oss.html#svid12_5560a3b619996eafa4b2b0).

To work at the Swedish Migration Agency, you must have the right to reside and work in Sweden on one of the following grounds: Swedish citizenship (requirement for certain positions), Nordic citizenship, EU citizenship, or permanent residence permit.

If you have protected personal information, or any other information that you consider sensitive, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before you submit your application, and we will tell you more about our security procedures.

Read more about personal data here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/det-har-gor-migrationsverket/personuppgifter.html).

The Swedish Migration Agency's recruitments are conducted entirely in our own or contracted suppliers' management. Therefore, we ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.