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We are seeking a Head of Legal Affairs for SPV in Sundsvall

The Swedish Agency for Government Employees' Occupational Pensions (SPV) is one of Sweden's largest providers of pension services. We manage occupational pensions and insurance for employers in the public sector and have over 1,100,000 customers, including current and former government employees and pensioners. Our office is located in Sundsvall.

SPV's operations are organized into units and delivery areas. Units are led by unit managers, and delivery areas by delivery managers. SPV also has specific roles with associated areas of responsibility, including the Head of Legal Affairs. All managers are part of the agency's operational leadership. SPV's employees work in teams within the various units. We believe that collaboration between the different management roles and teams is a key factor for a well-functioning operation.

We are now seeking a Head of Legal Affairs with responsibility for two delivery areas who wants to help develop our operations forward.

1 position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role entails responsibility both as Head of Legal Affairs and as a Delivery Manager. The tasks are multifaceted and complex, involving significant responsibility and great opportunities to work on various types of issues and legal fields. You will work closely with the Director-General, the agency's other managers, and various specialists within the agency. You will maintain ongoing contacts with other authorities and the agency's clients. This position does not include personnel management responsibilities.

Your work encompasses three roles:

• as the agency's Head of Legal Affairs
• as Delivery Manager for the Legal Governance delivery area
• as Delivery Manager for the Pension Provisions and Board Administration delivery area.

As Head of Legal Affairs, you have overall responsibility for the legal interpretation of issues concerning the agency's operations. This includes, among other things, deciding on legal positions regarding SPV's applicable regulations, commenting on legal quality, making decisions in compensation cases, and representing the agency in court. You are also responsible for deciding on responses to consultations and, in some cases, reviewing requests for the release of public documents.

As a Delivery Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that there are well-functioning processes that guarantee SPV complies with applicable law and decided interpretations, and that SPV has a uniform and correct application of regulations governing pensions and other benefits within SPV's mandate. You are also responsible for ensuring that SPV follows up on legal quality within the operations and for the boards that SPV administers. Furthermore, you are responsible for the agency's archives, e-archives, and registry.

In your role as Delivery Manager, you are responsible for identifying necessary measures within your areas and ensuring that there are financial resources to carry them out within the framework of the agency's operational planning. You are also responsible for ensuring that the operations conducted within your delivery areas comply with applicable regulations and fit within specified financial frameworks, as well as regularly following up and reporting deviations.

As a manager with us, you actively work to ensure that SPV's entire delivery can be executed. In your work, you are therefore expected to work closely with all delivery areas and units to ensure that the agency as a whole meets the expectations set for it.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a Candidate of Law degree or a Master of Laws degree. You have broad legal competence and at least five years of experience in qualified legal work. Furthermore, you have experience in a leading position with documented good results. You have excellent knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you have:

• experience from public administration
• experience from the pension sector
• excellent knowledge of administrative law, secrecy legislation, and regulations on the processing of personal data
• good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.

To succeed in this assignment, your personal attributes are very important, and we will place great emphasis on them in this recruitment.

As a person:

• you have good collaboration skills. You work well with other people and relate to them in an attentive and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve any conflicts in a constructive way.
• you have good leadership skills. You can lead and motivate to effectively reach common goals. You coordinate groups and become a reference point for others, creating engagement and participation.
• you have strategic ability. You think strategically and have a broad perspective on issues. You see the long-term significance and further consequences of matters and adapt your actions accordingly.
• you have good judgment. You make correct trade-offs and priorities. You weigh complex information and various types of considerations and show good judgment when you speak, act, and make decisions.
• you have a holistic view. You see the big picture and take the broader perspective into account. You understand your role but act and make decisions for the best of the entire operation.
• you communicate clearly. You speak well-formulated and engaged in individual meetings as well as in both small and large groups. You listen and are receptive to the counterpart and adapt to the situation.

Employment Type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Indefinite.

ABOUT US

You will be warmly welcomed here. We have 250 engaged employees, and we believe it is important that you feel at home with us. We are open to new ideas, our environment, and each other. We like to test new things and have a strong drive forward. We view recruitment as a long-term investment and believe it is important that you, as an employee, feel well, have a work-life balance, and are given the opportunity to develop your talents.

We work in a flexible workplace, both in lovely premises and with the option to work from home 50% of the time if you wish. In the SPV building, we recommend a coffee break in our winter garden or perhaps a session in our fresh gym. We also have various wellness activities you can participate in, as there is something for everyone. We strive for diversity and an inclusive mindset at all levels of the organization.

More information about us as an employer and the employment benefits you are offered can be found under Work at SPV on SPV.se.

A security clearance may be conducted. More information on what security clearance entails can be found here: The Swedish Security Service (https://sakerhetspolisen.se/sakerhetsskydd/registerkontroll.html).

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