Special Helicopter Group (SHG)

The Special Helicopter Group (SHG) is a special operations unit within the Swedish Armed Forces' special forces 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 a high level of training and competence.

About the Position

As a group leader in the close protection platoon at SHG, you will play a crucial role in enabling SHG's operational activities. You will lead one of several groups within our newly established close protection platoon. The platoon organizes the personnel and capabilities required to ensure the protection of the unit's deployment.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead your own group during operational and peacetime conditions.
• Train and educate your personnel.
• Support the platoon leadership as an instructor in coordinated exercise and training activities.

The position involves maintaining readiness for national and international operations, sometimes with short notice.

Qualifications

• Specialist officer, SO 6-7.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Range commander.
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.
• Driver's license class B.
• Swedish citizenship.

Meritorious Qualifications:

• Experience from another position within FMSF.
• Experience as an employed group leader, soldier, or sailor (GSS).
• International service.
• Instructor competencies within the ground combat arena (e.g., weapons, medical care, vehicles, winter, sensors).

Personal Qualities We Value:

We believe that you have the ability to make decisions and lead your group under extreme, combat-like conditions with unknown variables. You also possess good stress resilience and pronounced collaborative skills, and you work hard to execute the commander's intent. You demonstrate openness to unconventional methods and solutions.

Other Information

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

Information about the Recruitment Process

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

Swedish Armed Forces Special Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces Special Forces is a military strategic resource that increases the number of possible courses of action. An operation with special forces is characterized by a high impact at the security policy level. This may involve 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 contributions that affect the lives of others, both in large and small ways, both at home and around the world.

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

In the Swedish 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 Swedish Armed Forces harness the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to the organization. Therefore, we welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitment.

Employment with us means placement in a security classification. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with background checks will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be assigned to military service. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.