Legal Counsel with a Focus on Data Protection

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transport.

The Legal Department currently consists of three units – the Client Law Unit, the Authority Law Unit, and the Planning and Coordination Unit. The Authority Law Unit is responsible for areas of operational law and information management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a legal counsel with a focus on data protection, you will provide legal advice to the agency's management and other parts of the organization primarily on issues related to personal data processing. You will continuously work to provide legal support in change and development processes and also contribute to the legal governance within the agency.

Your responsibilities include developing, revising, and monitoring internal governing documents in the area of data protection. You will provide legal support to other departments at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's headquarters and participate in projects where legal expertise in data protection is requested. In your work, you, along with your colleagues, will monitor developments in the field of data protection and analyze how regulatory changes and new practices in the area affect the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

You will prepare and present the agency's referral responses and draft proposals for opinions to, among others, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection. Your work may also include drafting requests for legislative changes to the government.

The role of legal counsel with a focus on data protection is independent and varied. The work involves ongoing contacts with, among others, the Government Offices, other authorities, and other parts of the operations at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

QUALIFICATIONS

You are a person who works well with others by being attentive and communicative. You are meticulous and well aware of goals and quality standards, able to make correct assessments and priorities. You understand complex linguistic materials in both speech and writing and can produce your own high-quality documents. You have well-founded and clear values and the ability to think conceptually about issues from an ethical perspective. Furthermore, you take responsibility for your tasks and drive your processes forward.

It is important to us that you share the fundamental values of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service regarding a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and faith in the human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated equally through your approach. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A law degree
• Notarial qualification or other experience deemed relevant by the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
• Very good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish

It is advantageous if you have:

• Education in the field of data protection
• Education in public access and secrecy
• Judicial training
• Experience in qualified investigative work with data protection issues
• Experience in qualified legal work with data protection issues in the Government Offices
• Experience as a legal counsel with data protection issues at another government agency
• Experience as a data protection officer
• Experience working with issues of public access and secrecy
• Experience working with IT legal issues

OTHER

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. To work with us, you need to undergo a security check in accordance with the Security Protection Act. The position is classified in a security category, and a security check including a security interview with background checks will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. During the security check, your personal background and relationships will be assessed from a security perspective. You need to be a Swedish citizen, but you may have a foreign background. You will receive more information about the security check during your job interview. Read more about the security check at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person mentioned in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.