Group Manager Process Development

Are you a confident leader with a strong understanding of administrative work, change management, and needs-driven development? Then you might be the person we're looking for. At Tillväxtverket, we work for competitive businesses and sustainable development across all parts of Sweden. We offer knowledge, networks, and investment opportunities. This provides direct benefits to businesses and also creates conditions for businesses, municipalities, and regions to meet future challenges. Tillväxtverket is a national authority with regional presence in nine locations. As a group manager within the Process and Systems unit, you will lead employees with extensive experience and expertise in business development and user-centered development methods. The unit works to create conditions for more efficient working methods through process and system solutions for grant management, as well as systems for business and analysis support. The unit is located in multiple locations, which means a focus on digital leadership and requires both the willingness and ability to lead digitally. About the Position We are now seeking a group manager for the process development group who wants to be part of continuing to drive the development of user-friendly and quality-assured business support. As a group manager, you have an important role in promoting an innovative environment that encourages collaboration within and outside the group. In this role, you work closely with the unit manager for Process and Systems and with other managers within the EU Investment and National Support department. You also collaborate with managers and employees in other units and departments, such as the Digitalization and IT unit and the Law and Control department. The role includes: Planning and developing business support systems for grant management Organizing, leading, and following up on the group's work Responsibility for business results, employees, and delegated budget Developing the business through trust-based leadership Collaboration and cooperation with internal and external parties and target groups Representing the unit and authority in internal and external dialogues Participating in the unit's management team Your duty station will be: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Östersund, or Arjeplog. Travel is part of the role. We are looking for someone who has: A degree from a university or college, equivalent to at least three years of studies, in one of the following areas: economics, IT, or social sciences. Experience in management and driving projects with multiple stakeholders. Understanding of how a government agency functions in terms of management, governance, organization, and follow-up. Experience in leading business development. Good understanding of administrative work and needs-driven development. Very good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. The following are considered merits: Knowledge of grant management from EU funds or national support. Experience in digital leadership. Experience in change management. Experience working as a manager with personnel, budget, and operational responsibility in government or public activities. Knowledge of Tillväxtverket's various policy areas: business policy, regional development policy, and rural policy. Good knowledge of Swedish government administration. As a person, we are looking for someone who is confident in their leadership. You have good communication and collaboration skills, strong responsibility, and strategic thinking. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities. We expect you to live up to our employee and manager policy (https://tillvaxtverket.se/tillvaxtverket/omtillvaxtverket/jobbahososs/fordelarmedattjobbahososs/medarbetarochchefspolicy.600.html), which expresses the expectations we have of all employees. We assume that you share our values as expressed in the Swedish government's value base (https://www.statskontoret.se/kunskapsstod-och-regler/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/). This unites everyone who is employed by the state, regardless of activity and profession. The value base aims to create an administration that is efficient, governed by the rule of law, and free from corruption and abuse of power. Employment Form and Application Deadline The position is a permanent employment. We apply a 6-month probationary period. Application deadline: August 26, 2026 More Information and Contact For more information about the tasks, you are welcome to contact Unit Manager Åsa Olsson at [email protected]. Questions about the recruitment process are answered by HR Partner Anna Svenberg at [email protected]. Trade Union Representatives ST: Contact person, Robert Berggren, email: [email protected] Saco: Contact person, Susanna Lindbom, email: [email protected] Both can be reached by phone via the switchboard 08-681 91 00 We recruit based on competence and the recruitment process will include screening questions, possible tests, interviews, and reference checks. If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the HR partner in this recruitment. We are located centrally in modern facilities where you choose your workspace daily based on your work tasks. Tillväxtverket strives for a working method where digital and technical solutions facilitate daily work. (https://tillvaxtverket.se/tillvaxtverket/omtillvaxtverket/jobbahososs/fordelarmedattjobbahososs.960.html) Tillväxtverket wants to take advantage of the qualities that equal gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity bring to the organization. We strive for a work environment where each employee has the opportunity to combine professional and private life for a good work-life balance. Welcome with your application to create your and Sweden's future! In this recruitment, Tillväxtverket has already decided on preferred recruitment channels and marketing. We politely but firmly decline contact from job placement agencies or salespeople.