Control and Legal Compliance Officer

Malmö kommun · Full-time

Malmö stad August Palms plats 1, Malmö, Sweden

Ref: 20261895 Do you want to use your legal expertise to strengthen legal compliance within LSS and social services? Job Responsibilities We are looking for someone with solid experience in public authority administration and qualified legal investigation work. In this role, you will work as a specialist to ensure legally sound decisions, prevent incorrect payments, and strengthen the organization's control efforts. This position suits you if you have experience from a government agency, municipality, or other public sector organization where legal assessments and advanced case handling have been central to your work. The work encompasses both operational and strategic matters related to incorrect payments and welfare fraud. You will be responsible for investigating suspected incorrect payments within LSS and SoL, analyzing complex legal issues, and preparing decision documentation for recovery claims, reports, and other legal measures. The role also includes interpreting and applying relevant legislation, case law, and legislative history. An important part of the role is to develop the organization's preventive work through risk analyses, control measures, and improved routines and processes. You collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, provide legal support to managers and case handlers, and contribute to training and knowledge-building initiatives on regulations and legal application. We are looking for someone who not only wants to investigate individual cases, but who is also driven to develop working methods, strengthen internal controls, and contribute to long-term, knowledge-based work against welfare fraud and incorrect payments. Qualifications an academic degree of at least 180 credits in law, social sciences, social work program, criminology, or other education that the employer deems equivalent several years of experience in qualified public authority administration and case handling good experience with legal investigation work and interpreting and applying legislation very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish ability to independently handle complex cases and make well-founded decisions We place great emphasis on your legal expertise and your ability to make legally sound assessments. You also have good understanding of legally sound public authority administration and documentation. It is meritorious if you have good knowledge of the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Disabilities (LSS), the Social Services Act (SoL), the Administrative Procedure Act, the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act, the Municipal Act, the Welfare Fraud Act, and administrative procedure and basic administrative law principles. It is particularly meritorious if you have experience in qualified investigation and decision-making work within government operations, for example from Försäkringskassan, Arbetsförmedlingen, Pensionsmyndigheten, Utbetalningsmyndigheten, IVO, Migrationsverket, Skatteverket, or another relevant government agency. We also view experience in one or more of the following areas positively: incorrect payments, recovery claims, and welfare fraud welfare fraud, notification procedures, and internal control risk analyses and process development training and development initiatives in law or public authority administration To succeed in this role, you need to be analytical and able to make well-founded legal assessments in complex cases. You work in a structured and thorough manner, which ensures high quality and legal compliance in case handling. You are self-driven and confident in making decisions within your area of responsibility. At the same time, you have good collaboration skills and can communicate legal assessments clearly and pedagogically, both verbally and in writing. We are looking for someone with high integrity, a professional approach, and an interest in developing operations, working methods, and processes. You can balance legal compliance and efficiency and contribute to an organization characterized by quality, accountability, and development. About the Workplace Welcome to the Government Authority and Preventive Social Services Department! With us, you will have the opportunity to work in a specialist function where law is at the center. You will be an important part of the work to strengthen legal compliance, counteract incorrect payments, and develop future control efforts within welfare. You get to work close to operations and contribute both operatively and strategically to legally sound and sustainable public authority administration. In the Disability Services Administration, over 3,000 employees work together to create and develop even better support and services for people with disabilities. Our operations include LSS, social psychiatry, personal assistance, companion and respite care, and health care. Seriously ill children cared for at home are also part of our mission. We work for everyone's right to good health, opportunity for work and employment, and the ability to participate in society based on their circumstances. Be part of creating a meaningful and good life for Malmö residents with mental, intellectual, or physical disabilities! Malmö City's operations are organized in 14 departments. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with Malmö residents, we develop an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here. Read about Malmö City as an employer here https://malmo.se/Jobb.html Job Information Employment type: Permanent Scope: Full-time Number of positions: 1 Start date: By agreement Other Please note that Malmö City has removed the cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work. Malmö City strives for employees to reflect the diversity that exists among the population. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer being able to meet the needs of Malmö residents. The position is declared vacant on the condition that it does not need to be claimed by personnel already employed in the municipality. Your application materials are public documents and are handled according to the principle of public access. 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