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Do you want to help develop how one of Sweden's most important authorities handles information?

At the Swedish Migration Agency, you will have the opportunity to work strategically with information management in a business where the right information is crucial for legally secure decisions and an efficient public administration.

As an Information Strategist, you help shape the agency's long-term development within information governance, information architecture, and data governance – in close collaboration with operations, architecture, and development teams.

We are now looking for an Information Strategist for the Section for Strategy and Information Governance within the Digitization and Development Department (DUA).

Here, you will work with current societal issues influenced by developments in our surroundings. Issues that touch and engage. We offer a dynamic work environment where continuous improvement and human interaction are at the forefront.

The Section for Strategy and Information Governance is responsible for the strategic development of the agency's information management. Here, you work together with various specialist roles within the information management field. By combining different perspectives and competencies, you create the prerequisites for a cohesive and long-term development of the agency's data and information.

The role involves many contact surfaces, both within the Digitization and Development Department, with other departments within the agency, and with external collaboration partners.

Responsibilities

As an Information Strategist, you are responsible for the strategic development of the agency's information management. Based on the agency's mission, goals, and long-term development needs, you follow developments in the field and analyze how trends, regulations, and initiatives in the external environment affect the agency's prerequisites. By translating these insights into strategic choices and priorities, you contribute to shaping the agency's future direction in this area.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Driving and/or contributing to strategic initiatives related to the information field.
• Ensuring that information management and information needs are integrated into the development of new digital solutions through close collaboration with the architecture function, product owners, and development teams.
• Contributing to the development of the agency's capabilities within information governance, information architecture, and data governance.
• Producing analyses and decision support materials within the information field.
• Contributing to the development of working methods and capabilities within information management.
• Monitoring developments within information governance, information management, digitalization, and relevant regulations.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a strong strategic drive and are motivated by developing operations through better information governance and information usage. You have the ability to see the big picture and are accustomed to working in complex organizations where collaboration, anchoring, and change management are important parts of the work.

As a person, you are analytical, proactive, and communicative. You are confident in driving issues forward and translating strategic needs into concrete working methods and development initiatives. You can explain complex relationships in a clear and pedagogical way and have an easy time building trusting relationships.

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

You who apply have

• A relevant university or college degree (at least 60 credits) in areas such as business development, informatics, information science, archival and information science, or another education combined with relevant work experience.
• Several years of experience in working with information governance, business development, information architecture, data governance, or a corresponding strategic development area.
• Documented experience in leading, driving, or contributing to strategic development work.
• Experience in driving change and development initiatives in larger organizations.
• Very good communication skills and express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you have

• Experience working in the public sector or other socially important operations.
• Knowledge of legal requirements for information management, architecture work, or information security.
• Experience working cross-functionally and creating collaboration between different competence areas.
• Good understanding of information management from a business and organizational perspective.
• Experience working close to information architecture, solution architecture, business architecture, or data governance.

Details

Location: The position is located at one of the Swedish Migration Agency's main cities: Norrköping, Stockholm, or Gothenburg.

Employment type: Permanent employment with a six-month probation period.

Start date: According to agreement.

Working hours: Full-time, office hours.

Remote work: Possibility of some remote work exists based on the operation's needs and conditions.

Salary: We apply individual salary setting based on responsibility, competence, experience, and performance.

Benefits: As an employee here, you will have access to several benefits that contribute to a good balance between work and private life. Read more about our benefits on the Swedish Migration Agency's website.

Application: We work with rolling selections, so please submit your application as soon as possible. The last day for applications is August 16, 2026.

Other information

We have chosen to remove the cover letter and replace it with selection questions relevant to the position. This makes it easier to make an objective assessment of your competence. You submit your CV as usual.