Vacant job

Do you want to use your academic knowledge, work experience, and strong interest in societal issues by working within the framework of the state inquiry system, the Official Reports of the Swedish Government (SOU), or alternatively the ministry's internal inquiries, so-called letter inquiries? The Unit for Social Services and Disability Policy has a need for several inquiry secretaries within several of the unit's areas of responsibility, e.g., within social child and youth care, financial assistance, elderly care, and disability policy. The unit works with social service issues within individual and family care as well as care for the elderly and persons with disabilities. The unit is also responsible for coordinating child rights policy, disability policy, and certain social insurance benefits.

Job Responsibilities

The work involves assisting the investigator in the work with the assignment. The tasks include producing background material and analyses that form the basis for the proposals considered within the framework of the inquiry's assignment, as well as maintaining dialogue with relevant stakeholders. It also involves analyzing the proposals considered and drafting legislative proposals linked to the proposals the inquiry ultimately recommends. EU legal analyses and impact assessments may also become relevant.

Your Background

We are looking for you who have a relevant completed academic education, preferably in law, political science, or economics, as well as experience in qualified inquiry work. If you are a lawyer, we would prefer that you are a Court of Appeal or Administrative Court assessor, or have experience in other qualified legal work. Experience working with the unit's issues and experience working in the social policy area is meritorious. Meritorious is also experience in legislative work, work in the Government Offices, or another state authority, as well as experience working in the public inquiry system.

You need to have very good skills in oral and written expression in Swedish and English.

Your Qualities

As a person, you have very good ability to independently plan, coordinate, and drive processes and take your own initiatives. You have good collaboration skills and need to be able to work under time pressure, be resilient, and handle several different types of tasks simultaneously. You are quality-conscious, judicious, structured, and flexible. Furthermore, the work requires that you have good analytical skills and an easy ability to get into complex issues and coordinate different interests. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

Other

Several inquiries will be appointed, which is why there is also a need for several inquiry secretaries. The timing and extent of employment may vary between the inquiries.

As an inquiry secretary, you will receive a fixed-term employment within the framework of the Salary and Benefits Agreement for Experts (Specialist Agreement) within the Government Offices.

The place of work is Stockholm, but there may also be the possibility to work primarily remotely.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more, contact Tony Malmborg, who is the unit head, or any of the group managers Sofia Landelius (family care and child rights), Niclas Fogelström (elderly and disability), and Jessica Löfvenholm (social child and youth care).

Union contact persons are Pia Fagerström for SACO and Agnes Sörensen for ST. You can reach them via the Government Offices' switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job, but we decline calls from you who sell advertisements and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your expression of interest in our recruitment tool by August 3, 2026. NOTE - The inquiries are staffed continuously, so if you are interested, do not wait to apply!

The Government Offices' mission is to support the government in its work to steer Sweden and realize its politics. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we work actively to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Social Affairs, which is one of ten ministries, is responsible for issues concerning society's welfare. These include public health and healthcare, social services including elderly care, care for and rights of persons with disabilities, sickness and parental insurance, pensions and the premium pension system, as well as sports, civil society, youth policy, burial issues, and religious communities.