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Health and Civil Society Unit, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Are you at the beginning of your career and ready to take the next step? Are you interested in society and want to work with interesting and varied tasks at the center of events? Then we may have the role for you! In the varied work at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, we can offer a developmental role where you, together with competent and engaged colleagues, contribute to societal development.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

The Health and Civil Society Unit at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs comprises approximately 30 employees and works with policy areas that promote good living conditions in Sweden. The unit is responsible for issues concerning public health, mental health and psychiatry, dental care, alcohol, narcotics, tobacco, doping, health protection and disease control, civil society, sports, religious communities, and youth issues. The unit is also responsible for the oversight of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the Swedish Board for Health and Welfare Technologies Assessment, and the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society. The unit is characterized by a spirit of cooperation and a development-oriented approach. We work together to make people's lives a little better every day.

In the role of case officer, you drive and develop issues within the public health sector, which includes government assignments and participation in legislative work, for example, by serving as an expert in inquiries, preparing reports and other materials, as well as proposition and ordinance matters.

You prepare and analyze materials that form the basis for the government's positions on issues concerning public health. Furthermore, you participate in and initiate cooperation both within the unit and with other parts of the ministry, as well as collaboration and contacts with external actors in the public health sector. In the role, you are also involved in EU cooperation and international cooperation on issues concerning public health. Finally, you will work within the framework of the government's oversight of agencies.

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Your background

We are looking for someone who is at the beginning of their career and has an academic education relevant to the work. You also have relevant experience within state operations. Furthermore, you express yourself very well orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have experience working within the Government Offices, experience working in a politically directed operation, and have an understanding of the role and function of the Government Offices. It is also meritorious if you have experience working in public health, dental care, and disease control. It is also meritorious if you have knowledge of Swedish public health policy, as well as knowledge of public health, dental care, and disease control, and if you have knowledge within the unit's areas of responsibility.

Your qualities

The Government Offices' employee criteria are holistic view, development, and results. Everyone who works at the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and cooperate for the benefit of the operation. You are expected to contribute your perspective and competence and be open to others. You will bring ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the operation and your own competence. You are results-oriented in your actions and adapt when needs and direction change.

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In this role, you should also be able to take own initiatives and drive issues in cooperation with other parts of the Government Offices. You have good cooperation skills and the ability to contribute knowledge and solutions, both in your own processes and in processes driven by other parts of the Government Offices. You are responsible, quality-conscious, precise, and structured. Furthermore, you have the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with and analyze complex issues and make quick decisions with high quality.

It is important that you thrive in an environment where your more long-term and strategic work is combined with fast orders with short delivery times.

Other

The employment concerns one or several fixed-term appointments. Earliest possible start. A security clearance will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact Group Manager Elisabet Aldenberg or Group Manager Hanna Lobosco. If you have questions about the recruitment process, you are also welcome to contact Recruitment Specialist Therese Blom. Union contact persons are Pia Fagerström for Saco and Ewa Blom for ST. You can reach all of them via the Government Offices' switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job, but we decline calls from those who sell advertisements and recruitment services.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by July 21, 2026.

The Government Offices' task is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its politics. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, which is one of ten ministries, is responsible for issues concerning society's welfare. These include, among other things, public health and healthcare, social services including elderly care, care for and rights of persons with disabilities, sickness and parental insurance, pensions and the premium pension system, as well as sports, civil society, youth policy, burial issues, and religious communities.