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Do you want to contribute to solving one of the greatest societal challenges of our time? Do you thrive in an environment characterized by action and social engagement?

The Payment Authority is an innovative authority under development. By working with us, you will help shape an organization that discovers, prevents, and mitigates incorrect payments and welfare fraud. We offer a workplace where you have significant responsibility and the mandate to make an impact. With us, your skills and commitment make a difference.

Responsibilities and Tasks

In your role as a legal advisor, you will contribute to ensuring that the authority's information management is legally secure and compliant with regulations, and that the organization is permeated by a fundamental legal awareness.

Furthermore, you will help drive legal development to enhance the Payment Authority's role and operations within public administration.

Your focus will be to further develop the authority's legal governance and support together with your colleagues. This may involve interpreting and applying new legislation, developing legal support and governance documents or authority regulations, establishing processes and routines for the legal department's workflows, quality-assuring agreements and contracts, or otherwise providing guidance on relevant legal issues. The tasks will also include participation in development assignments regarding, for example, e-services and innovation. In your role as a legal advisor, you will translate legal requirements into effective processes and measures that support and create conditions for the organization to achieve its goals. The work requires high legal competence and the ability to solve complex legal issues based on a comprehensive regulatory framework while considering the organization's needs.

In your role, you will handle sensitive and confidential information, which places high demands on proper management and a strong security awareness.

We are looking for someone who has

• Law degree or equivalent legal education
• At least five years of relevant legal work experience as assessed by the employer
• Experience presenting legal issues to decision-makers
• Very good knowledge of data protection, public access to documents, confidentiality, and administrative law
• Experience working with complex issues from a holistic perspective and understanding of operations

It is advantageous if you also have

• Experience in regulatory work or development of governance and support documents
• Experience in court work, such as clerkship or as a presenter
• Experience collaborating in cross-functional groups
• Experience with legal issues within the framework of IT development

Desired Abilities and Skills

To thrive and succeed in the role of legal advisor, you are flexible, persistent, and structured. You are skilled at building good relationships, creative, and have a strong ability to see the big picture.

Other

The place of employment is in Stockholm. The authority is located in modern premises near Gullmarsplan. The position is classified in a security class, which requires Swedish citizenship. The position is a permanent full-time employment. The employment begins with a six-month probationary period. You may be assigned to the authority in case of a crisis.

We strive for all employees to have a sustainable work environment and a balance between work and leisure. We offer many benefits for you as an employee.

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In this recruitment, you apply with your CV. Instead of attaching a personal letter, we ask you to answer some questions regarding your qualifications related to the job. We ask you to respond in detail to these questions. Work samples and psychological tests may be relevant in the selection process.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the position, you can contact Chief Legal Officer Jimmy Everitt at phone 010-5727525. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.

Contact persons for the trade union organizations are: Anna Frängsmyr (Saco-S) 010-572 75 78, Mattias Kollberg (Seko) 010-482 17 59, and Michael Ohlsson (ST) 010-572 75 12.