Enforcement Officer Trainee at the Enforcement Authority

Kronofogdemyndigheten · Vollzeit

Skolgatan 1, Skövde, Schweden

A job that truly matters! With us, you contribute to a well-functioning society for the public and businesses. About the Job As an enforcement officer, you work within one or more of the Enforcement Authority's areas of operation: summary proceedings, enforcement, debt settlement, and supervision in bankruptcy/reorganization. You are responsible for the legal quality of case handling. Your work spans several legal areas, primarily insolvency law, enforcement law, and property law. Initially, you will work within the enforcement area. In summary proceedings, you make qualified legal assessments in cases involving payment injunctions, general assistance, and special assistance. In enforcement, you are an integral part of authority exercise in enforcement measures and are responsible for executive property and housing rights sales. In debt settlement, you investigate the requirements for debt settlement in review and objection cases and make decisions in complex matters. In bankruptcy supervision, you oversee that bankruptcy administration is conducted correctly and are available to administrators when difficult questions arise. You also work with supervision of business restructurers. You also provide daily legal support to other colleagues, conduct training sessions, perform legal investigations, make decisions, respond to referrals, and write statements to courts. The role also includes representing the authority in various contexts and answering questions from the public and parties. You will undergo internal training for approximately one year. The training will alternate between theory and practice, applying law within our various operations. There is both opportunity and expectation to work in different operational departments over time. Everyone working at the Enforcement Authority contributes to work against crime. Your responsibilities include identifying and preventing attempted crime and reporting suspected crimes to other authorities. As an enforcement officer/trainee, you can, for example, counteract various types of crime by providing legal support to enforcement inspectors and case handlers. This can result in preventing welfare fraud. Work locations are Skövde or Uddevalla. About You As an employee at the Enforcement Authority, you are expected to live up to our employee policy. The Enforcement Authority's Employee Policy You take initiative, are engaged, and take responsibility for achieving goals. You contribute to operations development and help your colleagues succeed. You treat others with respect and kindness, listen actively, and show a positive attitude. You are a skilled lawyer with the ability to translate your legal expertise into practical operations. You can collaborate and communicate pedagogically, both verbally and in writing. You are stable and trustworthy when meeting with people in vulnerable situations. You work results-oriented, demonstrate decisiveness, and work focused on what needs to be achieved. You have analytical ability, meaning you see connections and find the most effective solution. You learn new legal areas easily and adapt to changing circumstances and conditions. Your Qualifications: To be accepted as an enforcement officer trainee, you must have: - A Nordic law degree - Completed notary service at a district or administrative court, or calculated to be completed by your first employment day - Swedish citizenship - Category B driver's license It is desirable that you have two years of current work experience in qualified legal work from a law firm, court, or authority in a decision-making role, beyond notary service. About Us The Enforcement Authority is a state agency with an important mission. We work closely with people in vulnerable situations. We help those who haven't been paid and guide those who need to pay. We provide citizens and businesses with information and good service so they can make long-term and sustainable decisions. This requires knowledge, decisiveness, consideration, and courage. We contribute to a well-functioning society for the public and businesses—a society where debts and other claims are established and collected in a legally secure manner. With us, you can count on challenging work assignments that are also developmental for you. When you leave work at the end of the day, you can be sure that you have done something that truly matters—both for others and for yourself. Good to Know The employment is permanent and begins with a six-month probationary period. You start your employment as an enforcement officer trainee and after completing the training, you will receive the title of enforcement officer. The Enforcement Authority offers the possibility of remote work by agreement with the employer. This position requires Swedish citizenship. Working in the state means you follow the state's value base. Special requirements are also placed on judgment, security awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. We ask questions during interviews about any previous criminal activity and shortcomings in previous employment. For final candidates, these questions are also asked to references. We also obtain information about debts registered with the Enforcement Authority, bankruptcy, and business bans. The information obtained is weighed in a comprehensive assessment of your suitability for the current position. Employment with us may involve placement in a security clearance. A security vetting with background checks according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before an employment decision is made. When you apply, please attach your CV. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment, so you should not include one in your application. Get to know us better by visiting our website and following us on LinkedIn. Kronofogden.se: Work With Us The Enforcement Authority on LinkedIn Welcome to submit your application by October 9, 2026! We collaborate with the Swedish Tax Agency in our recruitment, which means that the Tax Agency's HR department will handle your application. The Enforcement Authority uses the state framework for job placement. We therefore politely decline calls from job placement agencies or sales representatives.