Vacant job

Legal Unit for Infrastructure and Housing, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

Are you a Court of Appeal or Administrative Court assessor? Or do you have experience of several years of qualified legal work from the courts or elsewhere? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to use your legal expertise in legislative work? We are looking for an engaged lawyer with an interest in societal issues who wants to be part of our legal unit. Here you get the chance to work in a meaningful environment where you, together with other competent colleagues, can explore and contribute to important issues that shape societal development.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure is responsible for issues concerning rural areas, food and primary industries, regional development, transport and infrastructure, as well as housing and urban planning.

The Legal Unit for Infrastructure and Housing is now looking for staff to work with legal analysis and legislation in the areas of transport and infrastructure.

The tasks in this role involve preparing remissions to the Council on Legislation, government bills, ministry memoranda, and legislative texts. An important task is to participate in the work of negotiating EU legislation and to some extent also in other international work.

The duties also include assisting with legal inquiries and other similar work, as well as providing information and advice on legal matters to the ministry's subject units and to the political leadership.

The work involves a high degree of collaboration with other units in the Government Offices, as well as contacts with authorities and organizations. The work may involve travel, including to Brussels.

Read more about our operations at http://www.regeringen.se/ (http://www.regeringen.se/)

Your background

We are looking for you who are a Court of Appeal or Administrative Court assessor or who have several years of solid experience of qualified legal work. You have broad legal competence. If you have experience of legislative work within the Government Offices or the inquiry system, it is an advantage. Good knowledge of EU law is also an advantage. Experience of legislative work in any of the areas: transport and infrastructure is also an advantage.

Your attributes

The Government Offices' employee criteria are holistic view, development, and results. Everyone working in the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and collaborate for the benefit of the operations. You are expected to contribute your perspective and competence and be open to others. You bring ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the operations and your own competence. You are results-oriented in your actions and adapt when needs and direction change. You quickly familiarize yourself with new issues, place issues in context, and drive processes forward both independently and in collaboration with others. You are quality-conscious while having the ability to work efficiently, maintaining calm and stability, even under time pressure.

Working with us involves many contacts, which means you need to have very good communication skills. To be successful in the role, you need to be a skilled writer and have experience of writing a lot. You also need to be a precise presenter with a developed ability to adapt presentations to different target groups and highlight the most essential points in oral contexts. You can express yourself fluently in both Swedish and English, which is crucial for being able to communicate effectively in both national and international contexts. As an employee of the Government Offices, you must also have a well-developed ability to plan, prepare materials, and present qualified legal analyses. You need to have an understanding of working in a politically directed organization, which places high demands on very good judgment and high integrity. We place great importance on your personal attributes.

Read more at https://www.regeringen.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-arbeta-i-regeringskansliet/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap-i-regeringskansliet/ (https://www.regeringen.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-arbeta-i-regeringskansliet/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap-i-regeringskansliet/)

Other

This recruitment concerns a full-time position as a legal expert, which is fixed-term (up to six years) if you are an assessor on leave from the courts, or a permanent position as a ministry secretary, if you are not an assessor, starting with a 6-month probationary period with immediate effect.

A security clearance will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact manager Jonas Ragell at 08-405 12 07. You are also welcome to contact recruitment specialist Hanna Grotander at 08-405 12 36. Union representatives Lars Arell for Saco and Ivian Paulino Lorenzoför 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 those who sell advertising and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool no later than June 9, 2026.

The mandate of the Government Offices 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 equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we work actively to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure is responsible for issues concerning rural areas, food and primary industries, regional development, transport and infrastructure, as well as housing and urban planning.