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Do you want to work closely with the Regulatory Council by reviewing the quality of impact assessments and preparing draft decisions on behalf of the council? Are you a driven person who easily sees potential and opportunities for development? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

At the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket), we work for competitive businesses and sustainable development throughout Sweden. We offer knowledge, networks, and investment opportunities. This provides direct benefits to companies, as well as the prerequisites for companies, municipalities, and regions to meet future challenges. Tillväxtverket is a national authority with a regional presence in nine locations.

The position is located within the "Better Regulations" unit, which supports the Regulatory Council in its work. Regulators are required to prepare impact assessments when developing new or amended regulations. The Regulatory Council is a special decision-making body within Tillväxtverket, tasked with deciding, from a business perspective, whether the quality of impact assessments reaches an acceptable level.

About the position

The main responsibilities of the role are to assist the council in reviewing impact assessments and to prepare draft decisions, which are also presented orally to the council. The work also includes method development, guidance, and training regarding impact assessments with the aim of improving quality.

Your workplace will be: Stockholm, Östersund, or Malmö.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A degree from a university or college, preferably in a social science field such as political science, economics, or law.
• Knowledge of simplification issues within the public sector.
• Good knowledge of the legislative process at both the EU and national levels.
• Excellent written communication skills in both Swedish and English.
• Extensive experience in delivering oral presentations and lectures.
• Work experience that has required quickly grasping various subject areas to identify effects and consequences of regulations for businesses.

The following are meritorious:

• Knowledge of preparing impact assessments for regulation-making according to Ordinance 2024:183 on impact assessments.
• Experience in providing effective support in the preparation of impact assessments or similar documents.

As a person, we are looking for you who are meticulous, analytical, independent, and results-oriented.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

We expect you to adhere to our employee and manager policy (https://tillvaxtverket.se/tillvaxtverket/omtillvaxtverket/jobbahososs/fordelarmedattjobbahososs/medarbetarochchefspolicy.600.html), which expresses the expectations we have for all employees.

We assume that you share our value base, which is the Swedish public sector values (https://www.statskontoret.se/fokusomraden/god-forvaltningskultur-och-antikorruption/den-statliga-vardegrunden/). This unites all state employees, regardless of activity and profession. The value base aims to create an administration that is efficient, legally secure, and free from corruption and abuse of power.

Employment type and application deadline

The employment is a fixed-term contract (deputy position) for approximately one year.

Application deadline is August 17

More information and contact

For more information about the duties, you are welcome to contact Unit Manager Henrik Tegehed, tel. 072-204 55 06. Questions about the recruitment process are answered by HR Partner Anna Svenberg, [email protected], 08-681 92 74.

Union representatives

ST: contact person Robert Berggren, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Saco: contact person Susanna Lindbom, email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Both can be reached by phone via the switchboard number 08-681 91 00.

We work based on competence, and the recruitment process will include selection questions, possible tests, interviews, and reference checks.

If you have protected personal data, we ask you to contact the HR partner in this recruitment.

We are centrally located in modern premises where you choose your workspace daily based on your tasks. Tillväxtverket strives for a working method where digital and technical solutions facilitate daily work. Read more about the benefits of working with us (https://tillvaxtverket.se/tillvaxtverket/omtillvaxtverket/jobbahososs/fordelarmedattjobbahososs.960.html).

Tillväxtverket wants to utilize the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity bring to the operations. We strive for a work environment where every employee is given the opportunity to combine professional and private life for balance in life.

Apply now to help create your and Sweden's future!

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