Emergency Management Officer

The County Administrative Board is the government's representative in the county and coordinates regional development work. We work with issues related to environmental and nature conservation, rural areas, urban planning, animal welfare, preparedness, gender equality, integration, and cultural heritage. We actively promote the development of the county and coordinate various sectors of society. In our work, we uphold legal security, transparency, equal treatment, and good service. The County Administrative Board in Halland County has its office in central Halmstad and currently employs about 230 people. For more information, see our website, www.lansstyrelsen.se/halland.

The Position

The position of Emergency Management Officer is located at the County Administrative Board's emergency preparedness unit, which currently employs 21 people.

The emergency preparedness unit collaborates with local, regional, and central actors to create a safe and secure society. The County Administrative Board must be prepared for and able to handle situations that arise before, during, and after a crisis or war. The County Administrative Board is the highest civilian total defense authority at the regional level.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of Emergency Management Officer within the planning function, you will belong to a workgroup that primarily focuses on planning within civil defense and crisis preparedness issues. The area of work is broad, and the tasks will have both an internal and external focus.

Your responsibilities will include managing and developing the County Administrative Board's work with regional risk and vulnerability analysis, critical societal functions, and continuity management. The tasks also include handling matters primarily within the urban planning process based on risk and preparedness considerations, as well as other matters where the risk and preparedness perspective is deemed necessary.

In addition to colleagues in the emergency preparedness unit, the work offers a large network of contacts with specialists in other units within the County Administrative Board's own operations, combined with contacts in the county's municipalities, regions, other County Administrative Boards, and central authorities. Other tasks may also occur.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a university or college education relevant to the tasks, such as risk management, risk analysis, crisis management, urban planning, or political science, or other education that we consider relevant for the position.

You have experience in in-depth and independent analysis and/or investigative work within one of the areas of risk and security, continuity management, critical societal functions, or urban planning (for example, the detailed planning process) and have a good ability to express yourself well in both speech and writing.

A B driver's license is required for this position.

Personal Attributes

As a person, you should be service-oriented, analytical, and able to work independently towards set goals. You are calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions with others. Furthermore, you should be flexible, solution-oriented, and adept at solving problems, as well as open to new working methods. You are interested in learning from others and sharing your own knowledge. We see good collaboration skills and contributing to a positive work environment as prerequisites.

We place great importance on your personal attributes.

Other

We can offer:

• An exciting workplace with broad expertise
• An opportunity to contribute to important societal missions
• Possibility of remote work if the operations allow
• Wellness benefits with wellness hours

We know that diversity enriches and are looking for someone who can complement our team with your skills, experience, and personality.

We ask you to apply for the position through the link in this ad to facilitate our handling of incoming applications and to ensure the quality of our selection process. It is crucial that you are meticulous when filling out your application as it will be assessed against a defined competency profile and against other applicants. Applications for the position are made through our recruitment system.

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The County Administrative Board applies a six-month probationary period for this employment.

The position is classified in a security class, and we conduct a security review with a background check according to the provisions of the Security Protection Act before the position is filled, and the requirement for the position is Swedish citizenship. The position will be part of the County Administrative Board's crisis management and war organization.

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