Vacant job

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

Communications Department

We are looking for an experienced, driven, and innovative press communicator for Sundbyberg.

With us, you will work on engaging and current societal issues that are constantly influenced by events in our surroundings. We offer a challenging assignment in a dynamic environment characterized by change and community.

The Press and Production Unit is one of three units in the communications department and is responsible for the agency's media management. You will be part of a team of press communicators and a press manager, and we now need to expand with a truly sharp press communicator who has an eye for spotting opportunities to disseminate facts/information when needed.

Main Responsibilities

As a press communicator, you will work with external communication on current issues and provide excellent service to journalists. You will work closely with the agency's spokespersons and management on press matters. You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and following up on communication efforts directed at the media. The role includes handling media inquiries, producing and publishing press releases, and overseeing daily media monitoring. The assignment also includes training spokespersons in media management, working with crisis communication, and contributing to the strategic development of the agency's communication.

The main tasks broadly include:

• Planning, developing, and managing the agency's media work
• Creating messages, writing opinion pieces, news articles, and press releases.
• Handling media inquiries and providing excellent service to journalists
• Supporting managers and employees in media management
• Following up and evaluating your own communication efforts

Who are you?

With a focus on planned communication, you should also have a very good ability to quickly adapt assignments and working methods based on circumstances influenced by events in the world and be able to handle the unplanned. You are self-motivated and enjoy creating contacts. You see connections and prioritize the best interests of the entire organization in your actions and decisions. You are curious, take initiative, propose and start activities, and achieve results. You are skilled at understanding and describing complex issues in a correct and simple way, formulating messages, and assessing news value. You have good self-awareness and are confident and stable as a person, even in pressured situations.

You who are applying have:

• A university degree, preferably in information and communication, journalism, or another relevant field
• At least three years of documented and current experience in similar communication work, for example as a press communicator
• Experience in proactive and/or strategic media work.
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience in building and maintaining relationships with journalists and/or editors.
• Current experience in working with social media
• Experience in practical crisis communication work
• Experience in working with press and media issues within public operations

Information

Employment type: Permanent position with an initial probationary period
Working hours: Office hours
Location: Sundbyberg
Start date: By agreement
Employment benefits: Read about our employment benefits here (https://www.migrationsverket.se/Om-Migrationsverket/Jobba-hos-oss/Vart-uppdrag-och-arbete.html).

Application

Welcome with your application documents by 20260320. We accept your application via our recruitment system.

About the recruitment process

For us, it is important to utilize all competencies in the labor market. Therefore, we 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 answers are important for whether you qualify 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. During a possible interview, you may also be asked questions related to security.

If you want to contact union representatives, contact details for Saco-S, Seko, and ST can be found at the bottom of the page here (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 need to 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.

Here you can read more about personal data. (https://www.migrationsverket.se/om-migrationsverket/det-har-gor-migrationsverket/personuppgifter.html)

Recruitments at the Swedish Migration Agency are conducted entirely by ourselves or by contracted suppliers. Therefore, we ask not to receive phone calls and emails from recruitment companies and ad sellers.