Special Helicopter Group (SHG) - Deputy Platoon Leader for Close Protection Platoon

The Special Helicopter Group (SHG) is a special operations unit within the Swedish Armed Forces' special operations system (FMSF) located at the Helicopter Wing in Linköping. SHG's primary tasks are tactical transport, intelligence gathering, and air support. Like other units within FMSF, SHG has high demands for availability from specially selected personnel, with extensive operational experience and high levels of training and competence.

About the Position

As the deputy platoon leader for the close protection platoon at SHG, you will play a crucial role in enabling SHG's operational activities. The close protection platoon is organized within the unit's newly established base company, which supports the unit's flying resources with capabilities that enable basing. The platoon organizes the personnel and capabilities required to ensure the protection of the unit's grouping. As a deputy, you will primarily be responsible for the platoon's material and training services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist the platoon leader in their duties and absence.
• Lead the platoon's material service and ensure its availability.
• Train and educate own personnel.
• Lead and coordinate activities within the framework of assigned or adjacent tasks.
• Participate in planning and development work at the unit level.

Your daily work will be dynamic and at times challenging, but with the establishment of the platoon, you will have significant opportunities to influence and develop a resource that is in demand by the unit. The position involves maintaining readiness for national and international operations, in some cases with short notice.

Qualifications

• Specialist officer, SO 6-7.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Experience as an instructor or deputy platoon leader at ground combat units (regardless of weapon type).
• Established experience as an instructor.
• Range safety officer.
• Instructor for soldier-carried weapons (automatic rifle, pistol, machine gun, anti-tank weapon).
• Good ability to express oneself verbally and in writing in Swedish and English.
• Driver's license class B.
• Swedish citizenship.

Meritorious Qualifications:

• Experience from another position within FMSF.
• International service.
• Additional instructor competencies within ground combat (e.g., medical care, vehicles, winter, sensors).

Personal Qualities We Value:

We believe you have the ability to make decisions and lead your platoon under extreme, combat-like conditions with unknown variables - as well as in a training context with good conditions. You also have good stress resilience and pronounced collaborative skills. You demonstrate openness to unconventional methods and solutions.

Other Information

Employment degree: Full-time, scheduled working hours
Work location: Linköping
Start date: By agreement

Information about the Recruitment Process

Applicants for the position at SHG, who after selection are deemed suitable, will undergo a selection process including additional tests, interviews, and medical examinations. In connection with any invitation to selection, details regarding working hours, travel, equipment, and preparations will be provided. Invitations to selection will be sent preliminarily during week 525 for the selection process in the autumn of 2025.

For inquiries about the position, contact: Hkpflj-rekrytering-SHG@mil.se

Union Representatives:

OFR/O, Mats Häggström
Defense Union, Christoffer Willers
SACO-S, Anneli Helmersson
SEKO, Urban Hellqvist

All can be reached via switchboard 013-28 30 00

Application

Welcome with your application by 2025-05-18. Your application should be sent via email and must include a CV and a completed application form (available at https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Save the application form as "FirstName_LastName_DeputyPlatoonLeaderCloseProtection", fill it out and email it along with your CV to Hkpflj-rekrytering-SHG@mil.se Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Note that this position cannot be applied for in ReachMee, only via email.

The Swedish Armed Forces' special operations forces are a military strategic resource that increases the number of possible courses of action. An operation with special forces is characterized by a high impact on the security policy level. It may involve, for example, rescuing or saving Swedish citizens in international service or gathering intelligence. Within the special forces, we strive for simplicity in both planning and execution, unpredictability through unconventional methods, as well as determination, precision, and decisiveness. Readiness is high, and personnel are specially selected, trained, and equipped to fulfill their tasks.

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both in large and small ways, both at home and around the world.

The Armed Forces offer you the opportunity to develop as a person and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we support each other.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

The Armed Forces harness the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to the organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitments.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in a war situation. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

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