Foreign Specialist at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is expanding – we are building new facilities, renovating, and adding to our operations, and we are now looking for more employees. Our primary goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand facilities, and client transport.

The Transport Department (TA) is tasked with transporting and supervising individuals deprived of their liberty. These are the clients of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service who are moved between remand facilities and prisons, to court hearings, and hospitals, among other places. TA also transports individuals deprived of their liberty for other authorities such as the Police, the National Board of Institutional Care, the Migration Agency, and psychiatric services. Learn more here: Swedish Prison and Probation Service Transport Department (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/fangelse-frivard-och-hakte/kriminalvardens-transportavdelning/)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The planning operations in Arvidsjaur are organized into two workgroups, one for domestic and one for international transport. Within the international operations, there is also a group of administrators and specialists at our office in Solna.

Within each workgroup, the transport planner is responsible for planning transports based on established requirements for safety, efficiency, service level, and good resource management. Your task is to support and lead the international planning operations towards set goals. An important aspect of the job is to continuously collaborate with both internal and external clients, colleagues within the planning group, and to some extent, travel agencies and airlines. You will also relieve the manager of more practical planning issues, which means you need to have a very good understanding of the planning operations. You are responsible for the competence development plan for planners, developing training and support materials. You are also responsible for coordinating travel and assignments between planners.

You will monitor issues at the national level that come to the unit regarding international operations. Operational development of international processes and quality assurance is part of your assignment.

You will participate in the management group at the unit at designated times.

Travel occurs regularly, so it is important that you can travel and be flexible when needs arise.

QUALIFICATIONS

To thrive in the role of international specialist, it is important that you are self-driven, pedagogical, structured, and enjoy creating and maintaining good relationships, as a large part of the work involves collaboration both internally and externally with other authorities such as the police and the Migration Agency. Furthermore, you need to be meticulous and stress-resistant as there are often peaks with high tempo and workload.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Logistics education or experience in planning operations for at least 3 years, focused on international planning.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• Very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written
• Experience collaborating with the police, the Migration Agency, or similar authorities
• Very good IT skills

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience from other areas within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service or another part of the justice chain
• Experience supporting planners in international matters
• Experience in planning operations within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
• Experience in coordinating roles
• Experience working with quality controls
• Experience in leadership positions
• Familiarity with IT systems TPS, HeromaProd, and SharePoint
• Additional language skills

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for whether you qualify to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness, and comply with applicable laws. This means that you uphold democratic values and the governmental values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

The position is classified in a security class, and a security clearance process, including a security interview with a background check, will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. During the security clearance, you will be investigated as a person, your background, and your relationships from a security perspective. You need to be a Swedish citizen, but you may have a foreign background. You will receive more information about the security clearance during your job interview. Read more about the security clearance at: Security Clearance (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: Military Placement (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person indicated in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.