Vacant job

The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) drives and coordinates the work for living seas, lakes, and waterways on behalf of the government, for the present and future generations.

With just over 350 dedicated employees, we create an inspiring workplace where we generate societal benefit and make a difference – for the environment and the future.

The Marine Management Division is responsible for coordinating and developing Sweden's work with the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, as well as marine planning and other maritime issues. The division is also responsible for fisheries issues, both national management and implementing the EU's Common Fisheries Policy in Sweden. We collaborate closely with other divisions within the agency and with external actors, working with ecosystem-based management from source to sea.

At the Marine Environment Unit, 17 people work with, among other things, Sweden's implementation of the Marine Environment Ordinance and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, including action programmes, initial assessments, regulations, guidelines, and EU reporting. The mandate also includes supporting the government in the EU's joint implementation strategy for marine environmental management. Read more at Havochvatten.se/organisation

Responsibilities

In your role, you will drive and coordinate strategic action work to reduce pressures on the marine environment. Your work will contribute to the agency's ambition to drive more effective action work from source to sea. The work requires broad collaboration within the agency and with external actors, such as other authorities, as well as some international work.

In your work, you will

• Analyze, lead, and conduct investigations,
• drive internal and external projects such as government assignments,
• be responsible for procurements and orders of actions, from complex technical feasibility studies to contract negotiations, with a focus on good information management and information security,
• order necessary expert support and knowledge bases from universities and other knowledge providers to ensure access to well-founded decision-making support.

The role includes close collaboration with colleagues, authorities, and other external actors on issues related to action work in the marine environment.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• An advanced academic degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in environmental science, marine biology, natural sciences, social sciences, or another relevant field.
• At least five years of experience in qualified work within environmental, marine, or water management, or another related area.
• Documented experience in leading, coordinating, and driving complex projects, assignments, or processes together with several actors.
• Experience working within a government agency, other public operations, or an organization with management-related assignments.
• Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.
• Experience in producing decision-making support, investigations, or strategic analyses.

Merits:

• Experience working with marine environmental issues, eutrophication, environmental toxins, or other pressures on the marine environment.
• Experience in planning, allocating, and following up on state funds, grants, or action measures.
• Experience in procurement, client role, or steering of external suppliers and consultants.
• Experience with government assignments or work in a politically directed organization.
• Experience in national or international cooperation within the environmental field.
• Experience in interpreting and applying relevant environmental legislation.

You who apply:

• have good collaboration skills and thrive working with others. You are careful to listen and communicate. You resolve conflicts in a constructive way.
• are self-reliant and take responsibility for your task, structuring your own approach and driving the work forward.
• are goal and result-oriented and work towards goals and results in a structured manner. You are guided by goal and result thinking in prioritization, planning, and action. You are flexible and change your direction when goals change.

To succeed in the role, you have very good collaboration skills and are a good communicator. You have a very good ability to simultaneously drive several complex and business-critical processes in collaboration with authorities and stakeholders.

In the role, you have a holistic perspective and an understanding of the role and responsibility of public administration.

Great importance will be attached to your personal qualities.

Conditions

The salary range for the position is between 48,000 SEK and 54,000 SEK per month, based on skill relative to competence relevant to the position. The employment is permanent and full-time. Probationary period may apply. Start date as soon as possible after agreement. The position is located in Gothenburg. The starting point is that the work is normally performed at the agency's premises, however, employees may, after agreement with the unit manager, work from home for up to two days of a full-time position or working time equivalent to two days per week.

Other information

We warmly welcome your application!

The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management is located in modern premises in Gullbergsvass, about a ten-minute walk from Gothenburg Central Station. We work based on the government's values and offer an attractive workplace that strives to be free from discrimination and where diversity contributes to developing our operations.

We ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or in paper format. Please note that your application becomes a public document. This means that it, including attachments, may be disclosed to anyone who requests it, unless the information is covered by confidentiality. Therefore, avoid providing information containing sensitive personal data, such as your or your relatives' health, political opinions, or religious beliefs.

We use recruitment tests and/or work samples in many of our recruitments. We have chosen recruitment channels for this position and do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies.

Open to all
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.