HR Generalist at the Swedish Armed Forces

Do you want to be part of an important mission where you have the opportunity to develop? As an HR Generalist in the Swedish Armed Forces, you play a vital role in a successful team within an agency that is experiencing strong growth. Together with competent and engaged colleagues, you will have responsibility, development, and challenges. All this with an employer that encourages work-life balance and good health. We offer you the opportunity to train up to three hours per week during working hours, generous working time agreements, parental salary, and up to seven weeks of vacation per year. We warmly welcome your application!

About the Unit

The Regimental Staff K 3 consists of about 40 employees, half of whom are professional officers and half have a civilian employment. The staff supports the regimental commander and other leaders at the regiment with coordination and follow-up, and provides expert support in a range of different areas of expertise. The staff, led by the Chief of Staff, is organized into nine sections where you, as an HR Generalist, belong to G1, the HR section. At the HR section/G1, generalists and specialists work to support the regiment in strategic and operational HR services. The section is led by the HR Manager/C G1 and the Deputy HR Manager.

Main Responsibilities

As an HR Generalist, you will provide consultative HR support to the regiment's leaders in several HR processes. You will assist in matters concerning labor law, recruitment, onboarding, competence and personnel supply, contractual issues, etc. The position also includes the responsibility to support one of K 3's various units. Daily work consists of a combination of administrative tasks as well as development, improvement work, and follow-up of processes within your area of responsibility. Collaboration with other parts of the Swedish Armed Forces occurs regularly.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Academic degree in HR/Human Resources or other education/work experience that the employer deems equivalent
• Experience in HR work
• Good computer skills and very good ability to handle Office programs
• Good administrative skills
• Good knowledge of expressing oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Driver's license B (manual transmission)

Personal Qualities

To succeed in the role of HR Generalist, we believe you are a team player who understands that HR is one of several functions that together drive and develop the organization. To capture the organization's needs, the HR function works closely with operations, which is why we see you as a good communicator and relationship builder. You have the ability to take initiative and drive processes for the development of the function and the regiment. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in HR work within the Swedish Armed Forces or another government agency
• Good knowledge in labor law
• Experience in leading and coordinating projects

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is required that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Swedish Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

Other

Employment type: Temporary position until 2026-06-30 with possible extension. Civil employment.

Employment rate: Full-time

Work location: Karlsborg

Start date: As soon as possible, by agreement.

For inquiries about the position and the recruitment process, please contact:

Birgitta Holm, HR Manager K 3
0505 45 10 00 (switchboard)

Petra Eggen, Deputy HR Manager K 3
0505 45 10 00 (switchboard)

Union representatives

SACO, Annelee Karlström, 0505 45 10 00 (switchboard)
OFR/S, Mikael Ekelund, 0505 45 10 00 (switchboard)
SEKO, Jon Sjöberg, 0505 45 10 00 (switchboard)
OFR/O, k3-wanasofficersforening@mil.se

Application Deadline

Welcome with your application by 2025-05-06 at the latest. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

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

The Life Regiment Hussars, K 3, has fast and powerful units and a long experience in the intelligence area. K 3 trains a ranger battalion and an intelligence battalion. The ranger battalion is a unit with high mobility that should be able to be the first on site during an operation. The intelligence battalion delivers intelligence by using advanced technology, personnel on the ground, and unmanned aerial vehicles (RPAS).

At K 3, there is also the Swedish Armed Forces Survival School and the Aviation Unit responsible for remotely piloted aircraft systems and military parachuting. Here are also the support functions of the Garrison Unit and the Logistics Unit. Please read more on this page.

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

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 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. A security check with a register control will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be placed in a war situation. The nature of this obligation varies depending on the type of position.

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

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.