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 as well as a high level of education and competence.

About the position

As platoon leader for the close protection platoon at SHG, you will be an important part of 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 platoon leader, you are the first-line leader and a role model in your field. You lead your personnel in both operational and training conditions, and you are ultimately responsible for solving the tasks assigned to the platoon.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the platoon's activities and personnel.
• Act as a commander with personnel responsibility (CPA) for your soldiers and officers.
• Lead and coordinate activities within the framework of assigned or adjacent tasks.
• Participate in planning and development work at the unit level.

Your everyday life will be dynamic and at times challenging, but with the establishment of the platoon, you will have great 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

• Officer, OF 1-2 or specialist officer SO 6-7.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Experience as a platoon leader in a ground combat platoon (regardless of weapon type).
• Established experience as an instructor.
• Range safety officer.
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.
• Driver's license class B.
• Swedish citizenship.

Desirable qualifications:

• Experience from another position within FMSF.
• International service.
• Instructor for soldier-carried weapons (assault rifle, pistol, machine gun, anti-aircraft weapon).
• Additional instructor competencies within the ground combat arena (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 teamwork skills. You show openness to coming up with unconventional methods and solutions.

Other

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 supplementary tests, interviews, and medical examinations.
In connection with any call to selection, details regarding working hours, travel, equipment, and preparations will be provided. Calls for 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 (mailto: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_PlatoonLeaderCloseProtection", fill it in and email it along with your CV to Hkpflj-rekrytering-SHG@mil.se (mailto: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 Armed Forces' special operations units 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 at the security policy level. This may involve rescuing or freeing 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. The readiness is high, and the personnel are specially selected, trained, and equipped to handle their tasks.

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

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

An employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security screening with a background check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

Calls from external recruitment companies and sellers are not welcome.