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The Digitalization and Development Department (DUA) drives the development of the Swedish Migration Agency's processes and capabilities through innovation, business development, and digitalization.

We are now looking for a Unit Manager for Portfolio Unit 2, within the Section for Agency Development. The role involves strategic economic and portfolio management to meet the strategic shifts the Agency intends to implement.

The unit is responsible for creating decision support for the allocation of financial resources, prioritization of development initiatives, development of models for economic control and portfolio monitoring, and ensuring that investments are followed up based on economy, benefit, and effect.

The role involves many contact surfaces and close collaboration with the Agency's management, business representatives, development managers, and financial functions.

Responsibilities

As Unit Manager, you are responsible for the operations, personnel, budget, and work environment of a unit with qualified employees within economic control and portfolio monitoring.

You lead and develop the unit's work by:

• producing economic decision support for the allocation of line budgets, administrative budgets, development initiatives, and investments
• analyzing and monitoring the portfolio's economy and benefit realization
• developing methods and models for economic control of development activities
• supporting management and decision-makers with analyses and recommendations
• ensuring transparency and quality in economic monitoring and portfolio reporting
• as a manager, you lead through trust, clarity, and participation. You create conditions for employees to develop and contribute their skills while driving the business towards set goals.

You report to the Section Manager and are part of the Section's leadership group, where you contribute to the development of the operations from a holistic perspective.

Read more about the Swedish Migration Agency here (#)

Who are you?

We are looking for you who are a confident leader with strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in economic control and business development.

You have the ability to see the connections between economy, business goals, and development efforts, and can translate complex information into clear decision support. You are strategic while being pragmatic and results-oriented.

As a leader, you create engagement and participation. You build trusting relationships, communicate clearly, and have the ability to create consensus on complex issues.

You have good collaboration skills, a structured approach to work, and thrive in an operation where development and change are a natural part of everyday life.

In our work as civil servants, high demands are also placed on judgment and a high level of security and confidentiality awareness.

We will place great emphasis on your personal competencies.

You who apply have

• An academic degree in economics.
• At least five years of current managerial experience with responsibility for operations, budget, work environment, and employees.
• Experience leading economists, controllers, or similar specialist functions.
• Several years of experience in economic control, business control, or controlling in a large organization.
• Experience in producing economic decision support for management or steering groups.
• Experience leading development or change work.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish.

It is meritorious if you have

• Managerial experience from a government agency.
• Experience in economic control of development portfolios, programs, or larger investment initiatives.
• Experience in benefit realization and effect monitoring.
• Experience in portfolio management or PMO operations.
• Experience working at the intersection of economy, business development, and digitalization.
• Experience leading employees in multiple locations and remotely.
• Experience with government steering and financing.

The Employment

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: Office hours

Location: Norrköping, Stockholm, Gothenburg, or Malmö

Remote work possibilities: Yes, partially based on operational needs

Start date: By agreement

Benefits & conditions: Read about our employment benefits here (#).

Application deadline: We conduct ongoing selection, but we want your application no later than August 9, 2026

To apply for the position, please click or copy the link below to proceed to the application form: Apply here (https://migrationsverket.varbi.com/se/apply/positionquick/946765/)

Want to know more?

Contact details for the responsible manager can be found further down in the advertisement.