Investigator Sought for the Follow-up and Control Unit

Do you want to contribute to strengthening the welfare system and combating economic crime? We are looking for dedicated investigators with an economic background! Here, we work to prevent, detect, and investigate incorrect payments, welfare fraud, and labor market crime. Through our efforts, we contribute to a sustainable and legally secure society. Together, we get Sweden to work. Do you want to be one of us? **Our Workplace** The Follow-up and Control Unit is part of the Finance Department, and we are responsible for coordinating the agency's work against incorrect payments, welfare fraud, and labor market crime. The unit works to prevent, detect, investigate, and follow up on incorrect payments, enforce compliance against benefit fraud and scams, and recover incorrectly paid compensation. The unit consists of five sections with over 90 employees located in Falun, Kristinehamn, Kalmar, and Solna. Do you want to help protect the welfare system? We are now looking for someone who wants to be part of the continued development of the Swedish Public Employment Service's control work! **Job Description** As an investigator, you are expected to independently, and as part of a team, investigate cases where there is suspicion of incorrect payments and welfare fraud. Your work will include participating in various assignments and projects, as well as conducting in-depth investigations, which involve gathering data, analyzing, evaluating, writing reports, and contributing to capacity-building efforts within the section. You need to have strong analytical skills and be able to draw conclusions from complex cases. You can identify needs and are proactive. The position requires you to perform your work independently based on applicable guidelines, but also to collaborate with other parts of our operations. You have good communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and you easily build trusting and long-term relationships with people around you. We are looking for someone who has a strong ability to work in a structured and methodical manner and can interpret and apply existing regulations and decisions. You are unpretentious and positive, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, service-oriented, and have good collaborative skills. **Our Offer** This is a permanent full-time position that begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date is negotiable. The work location is either Falun or Solna. We offer favorable vacation agreements, the possibility of flexible working hours, the option for remote work up to 49%, wellness benefits during work hours, and wellness grants. Our workplace consists of over 10,000 competent and engaged employees. By collaborating and being open to new perspectives, we develop as individuals and as an organization. Together, we create opportunities that get Sweden to work. Read more about our organization and our mission on our website: https://arbetsformedlingen.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss **Basic Qualifications** - A university degree of at least 180 higher education credits (120 credits according to the previous system) in a relevant field for the position, such as economics or law. - At least one year of work experience in the last five years in qualified investigative work, i.e., more complex investigations that require a high degree of judgment. - Work experience in applying regulations. - Good knowledge of Swedish, meaning a strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing, as well as high reading comprehension. **Other Qualifications for the Position** - Work experience in development work, such as developing and streamlining work methods. - Work experience in investigating and making decisions regarding incorrect payments from welfare systems to businesses or investigating economic crime. - Work experience in writing reports. - Experience interpreting corporate accounting and other financial reports. The government’s core values guide us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, as well as contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our agency. https://www.jobbastatligt.se/var-vardegrund In addition to these qualifications, you have personal abilities and a disposition to work in accordance with the Swedish Public Employment Service’s employee principles. **Employees at the Swedish Public Employment Service:** - Take responsibility for their work performance and their contribution to the whole. - Adapt to change and unforeseen events. - Initiate development and contribute to improvement. **Application** We welcome your application by December 7, 2025. Please attach your CV and certificates that support the requirements for education and work experience in your application. When you submit your application, you will be asked to answer some selection questions. To ensure a fair and accurate assessment, it is crucial that you provide the year and month for each employment and a brief description of your tasks. If this information is not provided, it will be more difficult for us to make an accurate assessment of your skills and experience, and you may risk being excluded from the selection process. At the Swedish Public Employment Service, we apply an evidence-based recruitment process. You