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The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is the leading, guiding, and coordinating authority in civil defense. We ensure that society is prepared for crisis, high alert, and war.

Do you want to get others ready?

As a case manager for results management, learning, and follow-up, you will be part of the team at the Section for Peace, Security, and Resilience Operations in the role of MEL Advisor (MEL = Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning). With us, you have the opportunity to get others ready.

Your responsibilities and tasks

As a case manager for results management, learning, and follow-up, you will be one of the section's advisors; others are advisors in environmental and gender equality issues. You will support projects, project managers, and operational personnel in methodological questions regarding follow-up and evaluation and results management. You will contribute to the development of new projects with methodological knowledge and drive internal development and competence development regarding follow-up, evaluation, learning, experience feedback, and results management.

Main tasks will include supporting project managers of capacity-building projects in method selection, development of systems and plans for follow-up, and supporting project managers in developing tools for data collection (e.g., surveys, interview guides, observation protocols, etc.), as well as in the implementation of data collection. It also includes facilitating workshops, reflection exercises, experience seminars, and similar activities.

Additionally, it involves strengthening the capacity for results follow-up and evaluation among employees in the unit, based on the varying needs of different projects. Cross-cutting issues such as environment and gender equality are integrated into all Agency projects and must also be followed up and measured. It may also involve supporting the units for humanitarian and peace-promoting operations within overarching MEL issues based on planned needs.

Project-specific tasks may mean that, in addition to project managers, you work with other individuals and groups, such as operational personnel and the section's partners in the implementation of projects.

Your knowledge and competencies

We are looking for you who have:

• A relevant university degree.
• Documented experience of qualitative and quantitative methods and systems for RBM and MEL from international aid work (Sida and/or EU-funded projects).
• Good communication skills in speech and writing, both in Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience from the region – Western Balkans, Turkey, Ukraine, Armenia, and Moldova.
• Experience from capacity building.
• Experience in facilitating workshops and training and/or other communicative work.

In all our work, both internally and externally, we must act based on the government's values. As all employees and leaders here, you are expected to act based on the Agency's approach.

The approach applies in everyday life, crisis, and war. They should be seen as a whole and build on each other; collaborative – proactive – action-oriented.

Read more about our approach

You also need to be self-reliant and take responsibility for driving your processes yourself. You need to have a solution-oriented approach and be able to tackle complex issues. To thrive in the role, you need to have the ability to build relationships, both by creating contacts and maintaining relationships. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

About the employment

We offer you a permanent full-time position starting with a probationary period.

Your place of work will be Karlstad or Stockholm, and travel during employment will occur.

The majority of our positions involve placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. In the case of placement in a security class, a security investigation with register control will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Most employees at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are war-placed.

About us

The Section for Peace, Security, and Resilience Operations is part of the C3 Implementation Unit, which is part of the Department for Operational Planning and Management. The goal of the section's operations is partly to strengthen the capacity and response capability of partners to work for sustainable peace, security, and development in conflict and post-conflict countries as well as failing states, with the aim of promoting human freedom and security. Partly to strengthen the ability of partners to prevent and rebuild and create preparedness for effective handling of risks, disasters, crises, and war. The assignments consist of both multilateral and bilateral cooperation within the Agency's mandate, which includes operations for NATO, EU civilian crisis management operations, OSCE, and UN peacekeeping structures.

We have activity-based offices where you can choose your workplace according to your own needs. You may also have the opportunity to work remotely to some extent. We also offer you the opportunity to take fitness hours and you receive a fitness allowance. For you as a state employee, there are also favorable holiday conditions.

All of us who work at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are expected and should contribute to increased gender equality and equal treatment for a work environment and a society free from discrimination.

Read more about our organization, benefits, and what it is like to work with us

Want to know more?

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Acting Director Henrik Herber. Union representatives are Carin Hammarbo (Saco-S), Peter Nytting (ST), and Ann-Britt Paradis (SEKO). All can be reached via the switchboard number 0771-240 240.

Welcome to submit your application by July 10, 2026