Job Advertisement: Position within the Army Staff

One of the Army Staff's focus areas is to build the new army. An army that focuses on capability in the field and in this builds new as well as restructure existing units. The Army Staff develops and manages the army's war units and subordinate units and schools.

The above combined with the continued establishment of the Army Staff as a cohesive force makes the tasks very varied, developing, and dynamic. We are all solution-focused and take our tasks and responsibilities with great commitment where everything for the army is our driving force.

The Army – when and where it matters!

TVK Mark

The Technology and Maintenance Office Mark (TVK Mark) is part of the Armament Department, which belongs to the Army Staff (AST). AST is a separate organizational unit within the Armed Forces. TVK Mark is responsible for ensuring that the material is managed so that the required availability and performance are maintained. This includes material maintenance, modifications, and planning material utilization including related economics.

About the Position

• You are responsible for planning your own work.
• The work is complex with several parallel tasks at the same time.
• You will attend the training necessary for your position.
• Health and fitness during working hours is a mandatory task.
• The work involves a fair amount of travel and overnight stays.
• You will have many contacts and meetings within the Armed Forces, with the defense industry, and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). Both digital and physical.
• You will be part of a group where we work together, with different areas of responsibility.
• We work a lot in Excel and SAP.
• The working hours are office hours, and we apply flexible working hours.

Main Responsibilities

• Within configuration, you decide on the introduction of modifications and upgrades. You are the Armed Forces' representative during the supplier's tests of new and upgraded products. We see an increase in apps and software in our systems, and you will be responsible for configuration management of these. You need to have a good understanding of how IT works. You issue Technical orders to implement changes and updates in existing systems and follow up to ensure they are carried out.
• Within systems security, you work to ensure that our systems are secure for both the user and from a military perspective.
• You handle and follow up reports on faults and deficiencies in systems and materials.
• As TDL, you have an important role in the work of developing system goal-setting documents and requirement elements.

Qualifications

• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• High school diploma
• Driving license B

Meritorious

Experience in:

• Project management
• Requirements specification
• Procurement
• ILS work
• Having held the role of Technical Manager or Product Manager

Personal Qualities

Social competence and work ethic are important; we put the group first and help each other. In the group, we work within our own areas, so you need to have your own drive and be able to take your own initiatives, but also be able to ask for help when you get stuck. Working in our group is fun; we enjoy each other's company at work and joke and laugh together. Having self-distance and being unpretentious are important qualities to fit into the group. An authority has complex administrative regulations and processes, which means you need to be meticulous and have a certain degree of patience. The position is administrative, with a lot of technical documentation. It is important to understand the equipment you are responsible for on a general level. Technical knowledge is a prerequisite for solving the tasks. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability for the position.

Union Representatives

(can be reached via FM switchboard 0505-45 10 00)

• OFR/O: Tobias Brandt
• OFR/S: Claus Dehlin
• SACO: Karin Gällmo
• SEKO: Benny Augustsson

Inquiries about the Position

Jesper Månsson (Material System Leader) 0500-46 47 86, jesper.mansson@mil.se

Information about the Recruitment Process

AST HR Manager, Marie Levin, 0171-15 70 00

Other

• Position Level: Civil
• Salary: Individual salary setting according to collective agreement
• Employment Type: Permanent, starting with a six-month probationary period if you are not already employed within the Armed Forces
• Work Location: Skövde
• Start Date: By agreement
• Business Trips: Mainly nationally and sporadically internationally

Application Deadline

Welcome with your application by 2025-04-30. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter (max 1 page).

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the Recruiting Unit:

The Armed Forces is undergoing extensive development work to build a stronger defense against the background of a deteriorating security situation and a new defense political direction focusing on national defense. Leadership for a stronger defense aims to increase robustness, simplify command and obedience relationships, and through decentralization of mandates and responsibilities increase the conditions for mission tactics.

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 conditions for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

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 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.

When applying for employment, a CV and cover letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.