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Do you want to work with us to ensure democratic and legally secure elections?

We are now looking for you who want to work in an agency that plays a vital and central role in the democratic process.

About the job

The Swedish Election Authority is the central electoral authority and is responsible nationally for planning, coordinating, and conducting general elections and referendums. The agency is also responsible for handling tasks within the framework of European Union citizen initiatives.

In this position as an Election Case Officer at the Swedish Election Authority, you will work with conducting elections and development work related to the election process, including areas such as electoral geography, statistics on eligible voters, and election results. This may involve participating in the development of educational materials, requirement specifications, and the creation of routines within the field.

During certain periods between and before elections, the job includes administering electoral geography, i.e., electoral districts and constituencies, as well as properties. Duties include ordering files from the Swedish Land Survey and the Population Register, preparing instructions and materials for municipalities and county administrative boards regarding electoral districts, and compiling files.

In connection with elections, you work with determining election results, the distribution of mandates between parties, and ensuring that members and substitutes are appointed correctly. You perform calculations regarding the probability that a mandate distribution will be affected by various circumstances and ensure that results are presented in a pedagogical manner.

You provide ongoing support both internally and externally, primarily to county administrative boards and municipalities. General case handling tasks also occur, such as appointing new members in the event of resignations during the term of office and answering questions from the public.

The Swedish Tax Agency is the host agency for the Swedish Election Authority, and all who work for the Swedish Election Authority are employed by the Swedish Tax Agency with placement at the Swedish Election Authority's office in Sundbyberg. The office consists of approximately 45 employees, and you will work in the team here that deals with areas such as electoral geography, voting rights, and election results.

Our work is characterized by respect and pride in the important mission we have. You plan your own working day and handle your cases both independently and together with knowledgeable and engaged colleagues. We offer you flexible working hours, and it is important to us to create conditions for a balance between work and leisure.

About you

To do a good job and thrive with us at the Swedish Election Authority, you need to be receptive, think new thoughts, and take responsibility. In the work, good judgment and an understanding of legal certainty and security are important. You must also live up to our employee policy.

In this job, you will:

• promote a stable and trust-building work atmosphere and collaborate
• act on your own initiative, be self-reliant, and take responsibility for the results
• understand and analyze complex questions and problems quickly and be able to make sensible and rational assessments
• be flexible and quickly adapt to new conditions
• have a methodical and systematic approach to work
• have very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing
• have good pedagogical skills.

You must also have:

• a completed university education of at least 180 credits (120 p) with a statistical/mathematical or equivalent focus
• relevant and current experience working with qualified statistical/mathematical calculation models or methods
• experience retrieving and processing data from databases using, for example, SQL and Excel
• experience visualizing statistics.

It is also desirable that you have good knowledge of GIS analysis with experience of, for example, ArcGIS, QGIS, or equivalent.

Good to know

The employment is permanent. Probationary employment will apply. Tests may be used in the recruitment process.

An employment with us may involve placement in a security classification. Therefore, a security clearance with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some of our security-classified tasks, Swedish citizenship is required.

On val.se and skatteverket.se/jobb, you can, for example, read about our societal role, the benefits of working with us, and how the application process works.

Our overarching ambition is that the Swedish Election Authority should be an open, reliable, and development-oriented agency that contributes to high trust in the Swedish electoral system.

When you apply, you attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment, so you should not attach one to your application.

We look forward to receiving your application!