Planning Officer at Central Military Region

Do you want to contribute to making Sweden and the world safer? Do you value mutual trust and wish for both personal responsibility as well as good opportunities for professional development? Then the role of Planning Officer might be for you.

Department J5 Central Military Region (MR M)

You will belong to the defense planning department J5 at MR M, which is now growing and seeking more employees. The J5 department is responsible for, among other things, pre-defense planning, total defense coordination, mobilization, and physical planning within MR M.

Main Responsibilities

As a planning officer, you will support C J5 and the staff in leading and coordinating MR M's defense planning, primarily regarding total defense development and host nation support. The work involves translating development processes into plans and tactical orders. This is done in close collaboration with parallel tactical staffs as well as with the higher staffs of the Armed Forces. You will lead and coordinate MR M's total defense planning in cooperation with civil defense and civil actors. The position requires high capacity and a well-developed understanding of planning, planning processes, and adaptability to new conditions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading MR M's capability development in host nation support.
• Maintaining, revising, and upholding MR M's governing documents regarding planning, activation, and mobilization (e.g., OPLAN, SOFO, Support Plans)
• Contingency planning
• Concentration transport planning and other planning activities at MR M
• Collaboration at regional and higher regional command levels within total defense

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Officer education OF3, or specialist officer education SO8 with complementary training equivalent to HSU/SU and proven experience in staff work, primarily planning at OP/TA level
• Good computer skills with strong knowledge of the Office suite
• Driver's license at least class B

Personal Attributes

The work at the department is characterized by collegiality, expertise, humility, and joy in tasks. At J5, we work together to achieve our goals, which means you need to be both responsible and a team player. To succeed in your role, you must be meticulous, structured, analytical, cooperative, and strive for development. You also have high integrity and can work independently as well as in a group. The workload can sometimes be high, so it requires you to handle working at a fast pace and simultaneously manage multiple tasks.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in staff service at operational/tactical level
• Experience working in ISUS, SWECCIS
• Experience in operational management
• Complementary training in and experience of operational/tactical planning
• Experience of civil-military cooperation within Total Defense
• Military driver's license
• Service at another authority within total defense
• Experience working at an international military staff (NATO)

Other

Employment form: Officer or Specialist Officer
Employment rate: Full-time
Work location: Kungsängen (the position involves periods of absence from the workplace)
Start date: By agreement

Inquiries about the position

If you have questions about the position and the recruitment process, please contact Jonas Rydsheim at the switchboard 08-788 75 00.

Union Representatives

SACO – Christer Lindberg
SEKO – Anna Löfgren
OFRO – Thomas Marcusson
OFRS – Örjan Jansson
All can be reached via the switchboard at 08-788 75 00.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-01-15. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position, as well as answers to the specified selection questions.

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

Information about the Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Central Military Region (MR M) is a military unit and an organizational unit where the Commander and Staff are located in Kungsängen. The organization consists of a Commander with staff, six training groups for training and support of the Home Guard, and about 7000 Home Guard soldiers organized into eleven battalions and several independent units.

The Commander of the Central Military Region with a regional staff leads subordinate units, collaborates with regional and local actors, leads security and intelligence services, and supports operational and tactical commanders who solve tasks within the region. The region also serves as a link between the Armed Forces and civil society, actively cooperating with the county administrative board and region. If necessary, MR M also leads operations, for example, during national crisis situations and support to society. The military region solves tasks in peace, crisis, and war.

The organization and operational area of the Central Military Region encompass the geographical counties of Stockholm, Uppsala, Södermanland, Västmanland, Dalarna, and Gävleborg. Training groups and Home Guard are present in each county.

The Armed Forces have 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. Therefore, we welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitments.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security clearance 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.

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

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.