Vacant job

Every year, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency makes 21 million decisions that affect people's lives and the entire society. We disburse approximately 260 billion SEK each year. It is everyone's tax money that we manage. It is a great responsibility. Therefore, we delve into each case, follow laws and regulations, inform and guide, care, and show compassion. This is a job for you who want to take responsibility. Welcome to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.

We are looking for an engaged leader with strong drive and independence. You are efficient, thrive on change, and are skilled in collaboration. With your leadership, you create results and drive change forward. Are you the one we are looking for?

Close leadership, change, sustainable workplace

As a unit manager, you are the manager closest to the employees and the operations. You are responsible for leading and driving the daily work based on the department's mission and goals, where the state value base permeates your work. Through your leadership, you convey clear expectations, follow up on goals, and provide your employees with the right conditions to take their responsibility. You have personnel responsibility as well as result and follow-up responsibility for the teams in your unit. You also represent the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in external collaborations.

Your unit consists of about 20 employees working with activity compensation and is located in Borlänge or Västerås. Through close leadership, you create the predictability, security, and sustainability necessary for employees to take their responsibility and meet changing needs. You create understanding of context, direction, and the goals the department has set and develop the plans your operations need. As a unit manager, you support the area manager and are part of the area's management group where you contribute with your expertise and engagement. You adapt and exercise your leadership in a way that creates conditions for employees to use their judgment and competence.

The position involves handling confidential information, which places high demands on proper handling. Therefore, it is important that you, who will work with us, have a high level of security awareness.

This is a job for you who want to take responsibility.

We are looking for you who

• have a university degree or experiences and qualifications that can be deemed equivalent
• have good leadership skills
• promote others' professional and personal development
• work to achieve goals and results, follow up on the effects of your own and others' activities
• have a systematic working method
• collaborate effectively with others to achieve common goals
• have good self-awareness and are stable as a person, promoting a trust-building work climate
• promote mutual dialogue, are attentive, and adapt your communication according to needs and situations.

It is meritorious if you

• have experience in operational leadership
• have experience in leadership in similar operations
• have experience in production management of case processing
• have experience in collaborating between different organizations
• have knowledge of activity compensation
• have experience in coaching leadership and leading in change
• have experience in leading remotely
• have experience in planning your operations in collaboration with colleagues remotely
• have experience in competency-based recruitment within the state
• have a good understanding of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's mission.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Other

A position, permanent, full-time, with start date according to agreement. A probationary period may be applicable. In accordance with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's security guidelines, background checks will be conducted in this recruitment. Possibility for remote work exists if the job allows. In this recruitment, psychological tests may be used as part of the selection process. Location: Västerås.

Do you want to know more about the Swedish Social Insurance Agency as an employer? Visit fk.se/jobbahososs

Contact persons

Manager: Marie Kjellin, 010-114 55 55 (for questions about the position). HR specialist: Monika Havenfyr, [email protected], 010-112 99 01 (for questions about the recruitment process). ST: Annika Ronnegård 010-111 50 63 and Anni Fors 010-111 66 24, Saco-S: Tony Engelbrechtsen, 010-113 08 99, Seko: Eliza Grundström, 010-115 34 02.

Application

Welcome with your application by March 5, 2026. Please upload your diplomas, grades, and certificates along with your application.

If you have protected personal information or no access to Bank ID, call the HR specialist named in the ad for assistance in submitting your application.

In everything we do, we will act based on the principle of the equal value of all people, legal certainty, and good service.