Communications Specialist Responsible for Press Issues at Tillväxtverket

Do you have a strong interest in society and want to work with issues related to business competitiveness, regional development, and preparedness? Then the role of communications specialist responsible for press issues at Tillväxtverket is the job for you.

At Tillväxtverket, we work for competitive companies and sustainable development in all parts of Sweden. We offer knowledge, networks, and investment opportunities. This provides direct benefits to companies and also creates conditions for businesses, municipalities, and regions to meet future challenges. Tillväxtverket is a national authority with a regional presence in nine locations.

About the Position

You see press work as an integrated part of communication efforts. Your expertise lies in the press area, but you will also work on assignments where you can utilize your other communication skills. You will be part of the communications unit, which currently consists of 16 people including the manager. Your colleagues have other areas of expertise and responsibilities, and together you work as a team to create and develop the authority's communication. You will lead our editorial work.

You are a driven writer with a good sense of which issues have news value. You have the ability to understand complex issues and make them comprehensible and interesting for both media and other target groups. We also expect you to be proactive and take the initiative for press releases and opinion articles, and to help our colleagues find the interesting angles in the news we want to convey. Since we have a broad operation with many different government assignments and we offer our target groups knowledge, networks, and investments, there is no shortage of material for news angles.

You will follow up on media work and be responsible for the authority's media monitoring, which is an important part of environmental monitoring.

You will support the Director General, managers, and employees in their contacts with the media. You will distribute questions from journalists to the right expert in the authority and coach spokespersons when necessary. You are a communication resource in the authority's crisis organization.

You will also work as a communications specialist, focusing on both external and internal communication, in larger and smaller projects. You will work both strategically and operationally.

Your Place of Work: Stockholm

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in communication, journalism, or equivalent education and experience that we consider equivalent.
• Several years of experience in the role of press officer/press chief/press secretary.
• Several years of experience working as a communications specialist/communicator/communication strategist.
• Strong writing skills.
• Very good communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written.

The following are desirable:

• Experience in media monitoring and analysis.
• Previously worked with press issues at a government authority or expert organization.
• Background as a journalist.
• Worked with communication in a preparedness authority.
• Good skills in writing and improving texts for external and internal communication regarding tone, clarity, and accessibility.
• Good knowledge of media monitoring tools and press release tools.
• Experience in opinion formation.
• Knowledge of using social media, such as LinkedIn, both for publishing posts and environmental monitoring.
• Experience in crisis communication.

As a person, we are looking for someone who is self-driven, takes initiative, and strives to constantly develop your role and work methods based on the needs of the organization. You have a good ability to prioritize, have a holistic view, are solution-oriented, meticulous, and unpretentious. You have the ability to drive the development of your area of responsibility and your issues in a responsive manner and take responsibility for the collective result. To succeed in this role, you need to be confident in your position, easily express your opinions, and bring forth the communicative perspective in the contexts you operate within.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

We expect you to live up to our employee and manager policy that expresses the expectations we have for all employees.

We assume that you share our values, which are the public sector's values. These values unite everyone who is a public employee, regardless of activity and profession. The value foundation aims to create an administration that is efficient, legally secure, and free from corruption and abuse of power.

Employment Type and Application Deadline

The employment is a fixed-term position for about 1 year.

The application deadline is March 11, 2026.

More Information and Contact

For more information about the tasks, you are welcome to contact the communications manager, Jenny Weimerbo, phone 08-681 65 71. Questions about the recruitment process will be answered by HR partner Linda Aalto at [email protected].

Union Representatives

ST: contact person, Robert Berggren, email [email protected]
Saco: contact person, Susanna Lindbom, email [email protected]

Both can be reached by phone via the switchboard number 08-681 91 00.

We work based on competencies, and the recruitment process will include selection questions, possible tests, interviews, and reference checks.

If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the HR partner in this recruitment.

We are centrally located in modern premises where you can choose your workspace daily based on your tasks. Tillväxtverket strives for a working method where digital and technical solutions facilitate daily work. Here you can read about the employment conditions and benefits we offer.

Tillväxtverket aims to utilize 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 work and private life.

Welcome with your application to create your and Sweden's future!

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