Archivist at the Swedish Food Agency

Do you have a strong interest in archival issues, enjoy varied tasks, and want to work with both digital and analog information? Would you also like to help develop the information management at the Swedish Food Agency? Then you have come to the right place.

Your Role

As an archivist at the Swedish Food Agency, you will work with various tasks within information management, both digital and analog. You will develop and revise process descriptions, information management plans, as well as preservation and disposal plans for information in IT support. Other examples of tasks include disposal investigations, organizing and cataloging archives, and handling documents with security-classified information.

Your work will also include providing support to the agency's employees regarding archiving, disposal, and other handling of public documents, as well as designing workflows and routines that contribute to correct and long-term information management.

Security Unit

The Security Unit is responsible for the management, coordination, and development of the agency's security work. The department has both a strategic role and an operational responsibility for the agency's crisis preparedness, civil defense planning, information security, data protection, security protection, operational protection, registration, and archives. The unit consists of about 20 employees, and we are now looking for an archivist to join our team within archives and registration.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a university degree that includes at least 60 credits in archival science or equivalent higher education. You have several years of experience working as an archivist, e-archivist, IT archivist, or in a similar role. Furthermore, you have good knowledge of the laws and regulations governing public operations and the archivist's responsibilities, as well as good skills in MS Office.

It is an advantage if you have experience working as an archivist in public operations. Experience in conducting disposal investigations, applying disposal decisions, and handling security-classified documents is also valuable. It is also beneficial if you have worked with traditional archival work, digital information management, and long-term preservation, especially within e-archives. Practical experience with IT supports such as Visual Arkiv and VisAlfa, as well as knowledge of information management plans, is also meritorious. If you also have experience in project management or administrative management, for example in implementing or upgrading systems or test management, this is seen as a strong merit.

To succeed in this role, you need to have a very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish, as well as good knowledge of English.

Your Personal Qualities

As a person, you have a good ability to collaborate, create dialogue, and contribute to a positive team spirit. You are results-oriented and work methodically and systematically to achieve goals and meet the needs of the organization. At the same time, you easily absorb new knowledge, analyze information, and apply it in practice, as well as prioritize correctly. Furthermore, you are communicative and express yourself clearly and credibly both verbally and in writing. We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Welcome to Contact Us

You are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Jennie Larsson. The representative for Saco-S is Anna Carlbom Härd, and for ST, it is Annika Gunnarsson. All can be reached via our switchboard at tel. 018-17 55 00.

The application deadline is 2026-03-23. Apply via the job advertisement on Lediga jobb (livsmedelsverket.se), marking your application with diary number 2026/01098. The application must be written in Swedish.

More Information About the Position

Employment type: Permanent, Full-time. We apply a 6-month probationary period.

Start date: By agreement

Organizational affiliation: Security Unit

Location: Uppsala

This position is classified in a security class, and Swedish citizenship is a requirement for employment. A security screening will be conducted in accordance with applicable security protection legislation.

All permanent staff at the Swedish Food Agency are assigned to military service within the agency.

Before the Interview

Grades, certificates, and ID documents that support your application should be brought to a potential interview.

Welcome with your application!

This recruitment is conducted entirely by the Swedish Food Agency. We therefore kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to call.

We will base our assessment on the information available in the application documents, so please be clear in describing how you meet the qualifications.

Why the Swedish Food Agency

Food and drinking water affect everyone in one way or another, and interest in both food itself and the work of the Swedish Food Agency is very high.

At the Swedish Food Agency, we contribute to ensuring that food and drinking water are safe for consumers in Sweden, that no one is misled about what food contains, and to sustainable food consumption. The Swedish Food Agency is involved in building Sweden's civil defense and plays a key role in a robust food and drinking water supply.

At the Swedish Food Agency, we work efficiently and with quality assurance, and all employees, leaders, and managers take joint responsibility for the agency's mission and development from a holistic perspective. Through our shared leadership, we promote engagement and learning.