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The Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society (MUCF) is a government agency that produces knowledge about the living conditions of young people and the prerequisites for civil society. Our vision is an open and inclusive Sweden with good conditions for young people and for civil society. We strengthen civil society and young people for a cohesive and strong Sweden.

MUCF has been tasked by the government to work towards achieving the goals within youth policy and policy for civil society. We do this by producing, collecting, and disseminating knowledge and contributing to the coordination of state efforts. We collaborate with agencies, municipalities, regions, and civil society organizations, and distribute state grants.

The Division for Governance and Operational Support has as its main task to be responsible for processes for operational planning and follow-up at the agency level. The division is responsible for economic, procurement, and HR matters. Furthermore, the division is responsible for the agency's application of law, inclusive supervision, and follow-up thereof.

Job Responsibilities

As the Procurement Manager, you will have a central role in continuing to develop and strengthen the agency's collective work with procurement, purchasing, and contracts.

The role is strategic, advisory, and supportive, but you will also work tactically and operationally. You provide qualified support to managers and employees in matters concerning the Public Procurement Act (LOU), purchasing, call-offs, contracts, and contract follow-up.

An important part of the role is to contribute to linking procurement, purchasing, and contracts to the agency's economic processes.

You are responsible, among other things, for:

• developing and managing routines and working methods for procurement, purchasing, and contracts,
• analyzing and following up on purchases, costs, and contract compliance,
• producing decision-making materials and governing documents,
• conducting internal training and participating in call-offs (re-tendering) and procurements.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• an academic education in procurement, purchasing, economics, law, public administration, or other education that the employer deems relevant,
• education in public procurement,
• good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing,
• good knowledge of Excel and Word.

You should also have experience of:

• independently conducting procurements, call-offs, or direct purchases according to LOU,
• working within public administration,
• working with contract management and supplier follow-up,
• providing support and advice in matters concerning public procurement (LOU),
• working with economic processes related to purchasing and contracts,
• working in procurement tools or procurement systems,
• leading or developing processes and working methods.

It is meritorious if you have experience of:

• the systems Mercell Tendsign, Proceedo, and Xpendio.
• development of processes, routines, or governing documents
• training in project management

To succeed in the role, you are self-reliant and take responsibility for driving your work forward in a structured and quality-conscious manner. You have good analytical skills and can process complex information and make well-balanced assessments from legal, economic, and operational perspectives.

You have good judgment and act objectively, professionally, and with high integrity even in situations where different interests need to be weighed against each other. You collaborate well with others, build trusting relationships, and contribute to a good working climate.

The role also requires that you can communicate clearly and pedagogically and adapt your message to different target groups and situations.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Conditions

Employment as a purchaser with the functional title Procurement Manager.

Location: Växjö or Stockholm

Permanent employment which normally begins with a 6-month probationary period.

MUCF aims to capitalize on the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. At MUCF, we care about good employee relations. This means that as an employee, you take responsibility for your work, contribute to development, and participate in creating a good work environment.

You can read about our recruitment process here.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment work. As a candidate, you are responsible for the information provided being truthful and correct, and that it is submitted to MUCF no later than 24:00 on the last day of application. The information is processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In connection with the recruitment work, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

We warmly welcome your application!