Vacant job

Do you want to join us and participate in the fight against economic crime? We are looking for you who want to contribute to the development of the Swedish Economic Crime Authority (Ekobrottsmyndigheten) in the role of Deputy Legal Director.

Workplace

The Legal Unit is responsible for ensuring quality, equality, and legal certainty in the Authority's legal operations. The unit employs practicing lawyers and has an archivist and registrar function. The Authority's Data Protection Officer is also located within this unit.

The unit actively works on issues within the legislative process, monitors legal developments, and provides the Authority with qualified legal support. The unit is responsible for responding to official requests and providing opinions, as well as handling matters concerning confidentiality and data protection. The unit also drafts and reviews steering documents and participates in training and other competence-enhancing initiatives within the Authority. The unit collaborates closely with other authorities with adjacent mandates. The Legal Unit currently consists of approximately 14 people.

Responsibilities

As Deputy Legal Director, you act as the Legal Director's deputy and are a central part of the unit's leadership. The role involves actively participating in leading and developing the operations. You hold personnel responsibility to the extent agreed upon with the Legal Director. You also represent the Legal Director at meetings and assist in strategic considerations, analysis, and prioritizations that shape the unit's long-term direction. In addition, you perform casework duties within the unit's area of responsibility to some extent.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• a law degree
• experience in qualified legal work from government operations
• experience in collaborating within and outside your own organization
• managerial and leadership experience from the public sector, with a good ability to lead, develop, and motivate qualified employees

It is an advantage if you additionally have:

• experience working at a strategic level in the judicial system
• experience working in the Government Offices (Regeringskansliet)
• experience as a district court judge (tingsmeritering)

About You

To be successful in this role, you should have an interest in familiarizing yourself with the Authority's operations. You have the ability to identify needs for changes in legislation within the Authority's area of responsibility.

We are looking for someone who can work in a structured and systematic manner and inspire employees to develop and take responsibility. You have a proactive leadership style that coaches and communicates a clear vision to your employees. Being innovative and receptive are other important qualities.

You are a stable person with a pragmatic and non-hierarchical approach, good judgment, and high integrity. You have the ability and experience to create and develop collaborations with others, both internally and externally.

Your work is goal-oriented from a business and employer perspective, and you are prepared to make difficult decisions and drive change in a complex organization. You have very strong analytical skills and act and prioritize based on the needs of the entire operation.

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority places great importance on personal qualities and abilities.

As a manager at the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, you are expected to lead according to the Authority's leadership criteria and work in accordance with the Authority's employee policy, the EBM model.

Contact Persons

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Legal Director Ulrika Lundström, tel. +46 10-562 94 25.

Union representatives for Saco-S are Henrik Lundin, tel. +46 10-562 91 72, for ST Karin Hallström Norberg, tel. +46 10-562 91 71, and for the Police Federation, Sofia Ask, tel. +46 10-563 87 10.

Information about the employment

• Employment type: Permanent position starting with a probationary period
• Work location: Stockholm
• Start date: By agreement
• Salary: Individual salary setting applies

At the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, we work on developing our employees' competencies and therefore offer a varied training program. There are good conditions for competence development, wellness activities, and a good balance between work and private life. Possibility of remote work.

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. The position is classified, which means that a security investigation with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) is conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Apply

We welcome your application in the form of a CV and cover letter no later than July 1, 2026.

In your CV and cover letter, we would like you to describe how you meet our requested requirements and qualifications.

Your application is a public document according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data, references, or similar information that you consider worthy of protection, we recommend that you send your application marked with the advertisement's reference number via mail to the address: Swedish Economic Crime Authority, P.O. Box 6001, 102 31 Stockholm.

We warmly welcome your application!