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Project Manager for Societally Important Assignments within Social Services

Are you passionate about knowledge, quality, and societal benefit? SBU is growing and needs more people who want to contribute to a more knowledge-based social service. The Unit for Interventions for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, at the Department for Social Services, is now seeking a Project Manager for societally important assignments within the social services sector.

About SBU

The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) is a knowledge authority under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Its mandate is to conduct scientific evaluations of methods within health and medical care, including dental care. SBU is also tasked with conducting scientific evaluations of interventions within social services and interventions supported by the LSS Act (Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments). At SBU, collaboration is the foundation for a positive work environment and the core of our daily operations and product quality. The authority employs over 100 people.

Unit Description

The unit consists of 9 employees and is led by a unit manager. The unit works with both government assignments and self-initiated projects. We evaluate, among other things, interventions within elderly care, for persons with disabilities, and within dental care. The unit's work includes disseminating target-group-adapted knowledge within our subject area through various channels.

Job Responsibilities

As a Project Manager at SBU, you will lead the work of producing knowledge compilations and other scientifically based underpinnings that address current needs in social services and other authorities. You will work in interdisciplinary teams with other project managers, information specialists, and health economists, and collaborate with researchers, other authorities, interest organizations, and professionals.

Responsibilities also include working with internal development projects and training, as well as communicating and making research results accessible. To support your work, you have the assistance of colleagues, external experts, and various support functions such as SBU's Scientific Council, Quality Group, Method Support, and Administrative Support.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Planning and executing projects according to SBU's methodology
• Ensuring the quality of knowledge underpinnings via SBU's internal processes and external experts
• Coordinating work on analyses, health economics, and ethical aspects
• Making results accessible and communicating them via reports, summaries, presentations, and the web.

Qualifications

• PhD in social work or a related field such as public health, sociology, psychology, occupational therapy, disability studies, anthropology, dentistry, or another area deemed equivalent by the authority
• Professional experience in leading projects with many stakeholders, such as other authorities, professionals, and researchers.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Merits

• Subject knowledge in one or more of the unit's central areas, such as the elderly, disabilities, social services, or dentistry
• Experience with systematic reviews or evidence-based development work
• Professional experience in knowledge-based work within a government authority
• Knowledge of government steering and the organization of social services.

Personal Attributes

As a person, you find it easy to communicate and build trusting contacts, and you possess good pedagogical skills. The work requires you to be analytical, meticulous, flexible, and collaborative, with the ability to work both independently and in a group. You enjoy varied tasks, show good judgment, and have high personal integrity. You contribute to a good work environment and collaboration.

Great weight will be placed on personal attributes.

We Offer

At SBU, you will have the opportunity to make a difference for society and welfare. Here you get the chance to engage with research and work alongside competent and engaged colleagues in a pleasant work climate. We are located in bright offices in central Stockholm with the possibility of remote work up to two days per week if operations allow, a generous wellness allowance, and 1.5 hours of wellness time per week during working hours.

Scope and Start Date

This is a permanent full-time position (100%). SBU applies a 6-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

Application

We look forward to receiving your application no later than April 26, 2026. Applications are only accepted via the authority's recruitment tool, which you can find on our website under job vacancies.

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Other Information

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