Unit Manager at the Swedish Migration Agency in Norrköping and Malmö

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

Do you want to be part of leading a socially important operation that makes a difference? We are now looking for engaged and present unit managers for assessment units in Norrköping and Malmö.

With us, you will have the opportunity to help shape the future of migration operations. Region South at the Swedish Migration Agency is one of the agency's three regions. The region includes Norrköping, Malmö, Växjö, Åstorp, Ljungbyhed and consists of 6 sections and a secretariat. The operations in the region are broad and encompass all types of the agency's case categories.

Your Mission

As a unit manager at the Swedish Migration Agency, you will have the opportunity to lead a unit in constant development and change where improvements and long-term thinking are a natural part of everyday life.

The units have a mission where employees work with case processing but also with the booked visits that continue to be handled by the agency after large parts of the agency's service have been transferred to the State Service Center.

You will be part of the section's management team, where you are expected to take a holistic perspective and have close cooperation with your managerial colleagues so that we can achieve our common goals.

You have full responsibility for personnel, budget, and work environment and lead your unit by being present, supportive, and decisive. You identify, together with your employees, areas for improvement, create structure and conditions for participation, and drive a culture of accountability and development.

Who are you?

You are present in your leadership and create participation and conditions for your employees to grow and take responsibility in a climate that inspires joy at work, decisiveness, and efficiency. You are proactive and systematic with the ability to organize, implement, and follow up to deliver against set goals. You have a strong analytical ability and the capability to see the whole picture, which allows you to make well-founded decisions even in times of change. You are confident in yourself and demonstrate good judgment, while also creating engagement and building good collaborations. Your leadership is characterized by clear direction, empathy in meetings with others, and courage in decision-making.

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

Requirements:

• Academic education (120 credits) or another education combined with work experience that the employer assesses as relevant for the position.
• Current managerial experience with responsibility for budget, operations, and work environment.
• Leadership experience within public operations.
• Experience in leading and developing operations in change.
• Good skills in expressing oneself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

Meritorious:

• Experience of a process-oriented working method.
• Experience of development work in a management team.
• Experience and knowledge of assessment operations.
• Experience in leading employees with service assignments.
• Experience in leadership within a government agency.

Conditions

Location: Norrköping or Malmö

Employment form: Permanent with probationary period

Working hours: Trust-based working hours according to individual agreement

Salary form: Individual salary setting

Start date: By agreement

Application

Do you want to help drive our development forward? Welcome with your application by March 13, 2026

About the Recruitment Process

For us, it is important that all competencies in the labor market are utilized. We therefore welcome all applicants and strive for a balanced gender distribution and diversity. As a government agency, we recruit based on merit and skill. 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 are qualified 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. At 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 “Job Vacancies and Interest Registration” on migrationsverket.se: this link (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 to be sensitive, please contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) before you submit your application, and we will tell you more about our security procedures.

Swedish Migration Agency personal data (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/det-har-gor-migrationsverket/personuppgifter.html)

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