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The Forecast Unit

Are you a skilled leader who thrives on leading and developing both operations and employees? Do you want to work with financial policy issues in a socially vital operation while supporting the government in realizing its policies? We offer an exciting and developmental leadership role with significant responsibility where you will have the opportunity to contribute.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

As the Head of the Forecast Unit at the International and Economic Department, we invite you to embrace the three roles that leadership in the Government Offices entails. You will have the opportunity to lead employees, act as the operational representative, and serve as the employer representative with the goal of continuing to develop the agency's ability to be an effective and competent instrument for the government in its mission to steer the country and realize its policies. You will develop the operations towards set goals and are responsible for organizing and planning the work within the unit, as well as managing the unit's budget. In your role as a leader, you will represent the operations in various contexts, both internally and externally, and it is important that you act as a good representative of the agency at all times.

The International and Economic Department consists of four units. As the Head of Unit, you will be part of the department's management group.

The Forecast Unit is responsible for the government's macroeconomic and public finance forecasts, as well as the department's secretariat function. The forecasting work includes continuous monitoring and analysis of the Swedish and international economic development, as well as producing materials for political leadership. The work also involves maintaining and developing methods and models. The unit participates in international cooperation and discussions with other Swedish forecasters and institutions.

The unit operates in a dynamic and often changing context where assignments, priorities, and requirements can shift quickly. This places high demands on the ability to create structure in complexity and to lead operations through both planned and unexpected changes. As Head of Unit, you are expected to take a holistic approach to change work that requires both strategic height and operational presence. You lead the work with trust and create engagement. The unit currently consists of approximately 20 employees whom you lead, motivate, inspire, and develop in daily work.

Read more about the ministry and our operations at https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/justitiedepartementet/justitiedepartementets-organisation/ (https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/justitiedepartementet/justitiedepartementets-organisation/)

Your background

We are looking for you who have an academic education, preferably in economics, combined with current and relevant work experience in leading others, for example as a manager, deputy manager, or project leader. You also have current and relevant experience in economic-political forecasting work. Furthermore, you have experience in a role as an operational representative.

It is meritorious to have leadership experience with personnel responsibility and leadership experience from a similar work area. It is also meritorious to have experience working in the Government Offices, a good understanding of what it is like to work in a politically directed organization, and experience in change management.

Your qualities

As a leader, you have a holistic view and communicate overarching goals, involve others early, and promote collaboration for unified leadership. You drive the development of operations and the work environment, lead change with courage, and encourage learning and initiatives for development, while simultaneously developing your own competence and leadership. You focus on results by prioritizing, making decisions, and showing trust in employees' competence by supporting and coaching, as well as handling problems in a timely manner. You are a goal- and results-oriented leader with strategic thinking. You collaborate, have personal maturity, integrity, and good judgment. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Other

The position is a permanent appointment as a Ministerial Counsellor with a time-limited appointment as Head of Unit for five years, with the possibility of extension. The employment is covered by the executive agreement.

The position is security-classified, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. You must be a Swedish citizen, but may have a foreign background. The position is located in Stockholm.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the position, contact Department Director Thomas Bergman. You are also welcome to contact Recruitment Specialist Marjut Thelin. Union contacts are Simon Monti Danielsson and Miriam Ben Hadj, Saco, and Lotta Nordqvist, ST. All can be reached via the Government Offices' switchboard at phone 08-405 10 00. We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool no later than August 2, 2026. We will answer questions during weeks 25, 26, 27, and 29.

The Government Offices' mission is to support the government in its work to steer Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see gender equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for issues concerning the state's economy. This involves coordinating the state's budget, forecasts, and analyses, tax issues, as well as steering and managing the state's operations. Additionally, the ministry is responsible for issues concerning the financial market, municipalities and regions, procurement, companies with state ownership, digitalization and IT, as well as consumer legislation.