Senior Leadership Developer at the Swedish Public Employment Service

Do you want to help shape the future of leadership at the Swedish Public Employment Service? As a senior leadership developer with us, you will drive strategic leadership development and create structures for leadership development that empower managers in their role to lead the organization.

You will also be responsible for developing the agency's common view on leadership and ensuring that it permeates both governing processes and the strategic direction forward. Together, we will get Sweden to work. Do you want to be one of us?

Our Mission

HR has a strategic responsibility to drive and develop employer issues in collaboration with the rest of the agency. The department has high ambitions and works together to contribute to the agency's results.

We create conditions for the agency's competence supply and a leadership and employee culture that enables the recruitment, development, and retention of the skills required to fulfill the mission of the Public Employment Service.

Job Description

As a senior leadership developer in the HR department, you will be responsible for developing managers' ability to lead the organization. The work involves strategic leadership development, building structures for leadership development, and implementing development initiatives for managers.

Your main task is to develop the agency's common direction for leadership and employee culture and how it is applied in governing and supporting processes, as well as ensuring that the agency's leadership development is integrated with the agency's strategic direction.

A central task is to design development initiatives for managers at all levels and to strengthen management teams' ability to lead and govern the organization effectively.

The work involves analyzing needs and planning, implementing, and evaluating various types of development initiatives, such as management programs and tailored initiatives for management teams. The assignment includes both conducting development initiatives yourself and procuring and specifying assignments to external suppliers.

Our Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that may start with a six-month probationary period. The place of employment is Solna.

We offer you the opportunity to work in a workplace where we value the balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous vacation agreement, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work remotely up to 49 percent on an annual basis. We also include wellness during working hours and a favorable wellness allowance.

As an employee of the Public Employment Service, you also have access to professional development and career opportunities within the agency. Through our work, we contribute to an inclusive and sustainable society, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for individuals and for society at large.

Basic Requirements for the Position

• University education (psychology or behavioral science) of at least 180 higher education credits (120 credits according to the previous system)
• At least ten years of experience in internal and external consulting work within the field of organization and leadership, including experience working at the highest management level
• Documented further education in the field of work and organizational psychology
• Documented experience of independently driving and coordinating organization-wide processes/initiatives/projects

Other Merits for the Position

• Experience working in a larger organization, preferably from a government agency
• Further education in OBM and/or change management and experience applying this practically in development work
• Experience in strategic work within the field of organization and leadership
• Documented experience of writing reports or other publications in the field
• Experience in procurement and requirements specification against suppliers

The assignment requires very good communication skills both orally and in writing and an ability to lead conversations and dialogues, both in small and large groups, as well as a well-developed collaborative ability. The ability to create trust and good relationships and to be a professionally secure support with strong integrity will be crucial for your success in the role of senior leadership developer. You also need to be structured and have analytical and creative thinking.

In addition, you have the personal ability and inclination to work in accordance with arbetsformedlingen.se (https://arbetsformedlingen.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-har).

As an employee of the Public Employment Service, you are expected to be:

• Responsible – take responsibility for your work, collaborate, and contribute to a good work environment.
• Proactive – take initiatives, contribute to improvements, and manage changes.
• Results-oriented – plan, follow up, and contribute to operational benefits and results.

The government value base guides us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, and contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our agency.

Application

Does this sound like a position for you? Welcome with your application by 2026-03-22.

Attach your CV specifying years, months, and tasks for each employment. It is important that you answer the selection questions in detail and truthfully, so we can get a clear picture of your experience.

We will keep you informed throughout the recruitment process. arbetsformedlingen.se (https://arbetsformedlingen.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/var-rekryteringsprocess)

If you have protected personal information, please contact the recruitment partner named in the ad.

We actively work to be an agency free from discrimination. It is important to us that all competence is utilized, and we welcome all applicants. We view positively if you have knowledge of any of our national minority languages.

Welcome to the job that gets Sweden to work! Here you work on behalf of the government for a labor market that helps people move forward. We unlock opportunities so that job seekers find employment and employers find their next employee. To achieve the goal, we need to collaborate, both within the agency and with various external actors across the country. Together we drive change, develop new working methods, and create solutions that allow Sweden to continue moving forward.