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The General Estates Fund inherits when there are no relatives. Together, our testators contribute approximately one billion kronor annually, which finances various estate fund projects. The Estates Unit's mission is to protect the General Estates Fund's rights by settling estates in a legally secure, cost-effective, and ethical manner with respect for the deceased. We also make decisions regarding testamentary provisions where the Estates Fund is a legal heir. Work at the unit requires a strong ability to manage your own matters, but also the ability to cooperate and communicate both within the unit and with colleagues throughout the Swedish Courts Administration.
Job Description
As manager of the Finance and Administration Section, you are responsible not only for daily management but also have a central role in developing governance, monitoring, and financial processes within the Estates Unit. You actively contribute to the unit's strategic development and ensure that operations are conducted with high efficiency, control, and long-term perspective.
The section consists of five administrators and four economists. The section's staff review accounts submitted by trustees appointed to settle estates on behalf of the General Estates Fund. They are also responsible for maintaining gravesites of the General Estates Fund's testators and assist the unit's legal staff with administrative tasks. The operations manage approximately one billion kronor per year, which places high demands on financial management, monitoring, and control. You have an important role in ensuring that these processes are fit for purpose, efficient, and provide good reporting material.
The operation is in an intensive development phase where we are developing both work methods and system support. You are expected to take an active and driving role in this work, with responsibility for identifying improvement areas, prioritizing efforts, and translating them into concrete results.
As section manager, you report to the head of the Estates Unit. You are part of the unit management team and are expected to actively contribute to the operation's overall priorities, resource allocation, and strategic direction.
Are you our new colleague?
We are looking for someone who has:
An academic degree in economics, law, or other education that the employer deems equivalent
At least three years of experience in case handling within public sector operations with a focus on finance, administration, or law
Several years of current experience in management or leadership with personnel responsibility within public sector operations
Experience in audit and/or control work or law enforcement work
It is advantageous if you have experience with:
Systematic quality and monitoring work
Leadership within state operations
Developing and creating work processes, procedures, or governance documents
Personal Qualities
To achieve the desired results in the role of section manager, we believe you have a genuine desire to create good conditions for the operations you work within. You also have the ability to quickly understand a complex operation with various stakeholders. You are good at prioritizing, both for yourself and for the operations and people you manage. We believe you thrive in an operations-focused and development-oriented role. You enjoy leading employees toward set goals and you are clear in your communication. You are considerate, collaboration-oriented, responsible, and solution-focused, and you work in a structured manner and perform your work with high quality. You have a genuine interest in people.
We place great importance on your personal qualities.
The Swedish Courts Administration seeks diversity and values the qualities it brings to the organization. We focus on competence and welcome all applicants regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, ethnic and social background, religion or other belief, functional ability, sexual orientation, and age.
More Information
Permanent employment beginning with a six-month probationary period. The position is located in Stockholm where we are situated in activity-based offices on Slottsbacken opposite the Royal Palace in Gamla Stan.
Start date as soon as possible (by agreement).
We offer flexible working hours and value that you have leisure time and a private life outside your professional role so that as an employee you can perform and feel good at work every day.
Application
In this recruitment process, we do not want you to submit a personal letter. Instead, to make a fair and equal assessment of you as an applicant, we use selection questions. We therefore ask you to answer the questions as thoroughly as possible so we can determine how well you match the required competencies. Also attach your CV.
Welcome to submit your application by August 23, 2026
Contact Persons
Mathias Westrell, Unit Manager, phone 08-700 09 66
Mia Andric Rysén, HR Specialist, [email protected]
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Other
In preparing our recruitment work, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly but firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar parties.
The Swedish Courts Administration is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance. We are approximately 370 employees working with assignments in law, administration, finance, insurance, and asset management. Our broad operations serve other government agencies as well as private individuals, companies, associations, and foundations. We have offices in Stockholm, Karlstad, and Härnösand and since 1539 we have held a central role in Swedish state administration.Do you want to help make it possible for good ideas to be turned into a better life for children, young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities? Are you drawn to the idea of working in an organization with clear social commitment and the ability to make a difference? Are you a driven and engaging leader? Then keep reading!
The General Estates Fund inherits when there are no relatives. Together, our testators contribute approximately one billion kronor annually, which finances various estate fund projects. The Estates Unit's mission is to protect the General Estates Fund's rights by…