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Are you a collaborative leader with extensive knowledge of public law? Do you want an important role in the continued development of the Swedish National Agency for Education's legal work and the agency as a whole? We are looking for a Head of Legal Affairs and simultaneously Division Manager for our legal division for a fixed-term contract of approximately eight months. Join us and contribute to the future of schools!

About the job

As Head of Legal Affairs and Division Manager for the Legal Division, you are responsible for developing the Swedish National Agency for Education's legal work together with the unit managers on the division. You are responsible for fundamental and complex legal issues, including school law and administrative law matters. You ensure that the legal division provides adequate legal and strategic support to the entire agency. Furthermore, you are responsible for coordinating, developing, and managing the Agency's regulations.

Your assignment includes driving, developing, and managing the Agency's information service, providing qualified and service-oriented support to our target groups and the general public. You are also responsible for driving, coordinating, and developing the Agency's work with information management and security issues, as well as the agency's internal preparedness work. Since 2022, the Swedish National Agency for Education has been a preparedness agency.

The Legal Division has five units with a total of approximately 90 employees. You lead and drive the division forward based on the common priorities set by the Swedish National Agency for Education. In the division's management group, which includes five unit managers and one division coordinator, you work to ensure the division operates in a focused and efficient manner. You work with a holistic view of both the division and the Agency. You drive continuous improvement work regarding the division's working methods, development, and competence supply.

You report directly to the Director General of the Swedish National Agency for Education and you are an important part of the agency's management group, where you contribute to the development of the entire agency and to achieving our goals. You have close collaboration with different parts of the organization to promote development and efficiency. The duties also include representing the Swedish National Agency for Education externally and in the media.

"The Swedish National Agency for Education is currently working on major reforms within the school system, while we continue at the same pace with our ongoing operations and many varied assignments – all to contribute to the future of children and students. The Legal Division is an important part of this, right in the heart of the Agency's work."

Christina Månberg, Acting Director General

Being a leader at the Swedish National Agency for Education means leading with a holistic perspective, in partnership and in relation to the outside world. You create conditions for development and engagement and set clear frameworks and expectations for your employees. You are a carrier of the Agency's culture, values, and decisions.

You work at our modern and spacious office in Solna Business Park.

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us, you need to stand for and live up to the public sector's values and our core values for employment: role model, trust, responsibility, collaboration, and development. Read more at www.skolverket.se/jobb (http://www.skolverket.se/jobb).

For this job, you must have

• a degree in law or juris
• current and multi-year experience in legal work
• good knowledge of public law
• current and multi-year experience as a manager with personnel and budget responsibility
• experience working with strategic development both in the management group and within your own area of responsibility
• experience leading and driving change in a goal- and result-oriented organization
• operational knowledge within schools, education issues, and/or school law
• very good language skills in Swedish and English (spoken and written).

It is meritorious if you have experience as a manager at a state agency.

As a person, you need to

• be good at building good relationships,
• have high integrity,
• be clear and responsive in your communication style,
• have good judgment and be able to make well-balanced decisions taking different perspectives into account.

Important to know

The last day for applications is August 2. The position is a fixed-term contract for approximately eight months, but no longer than until a permanent division manager is appointed.

Contact persons for the recruitment are Sara Rising during week 29, Tommy Lagergren during week 30, and Christina Månberg during week 31.

When you register your application, you will answer a few questions instead of attaching a cover letter. Please review the application form and prepare your answers before applying.

The Swedish National Agency for Education works to ensure that all children and students receive a good and equitable education in a safe environment. We support the Swedish preschool, school, and adult education in various ways. As an employee at the Agency, you contribute to creating good conditions for children's and students' development and learning. Get to know us better by visiting our website www.skolverket.se/jobb (http://www.skolverket.se/jobb). Our mission – the future of schools.