Object Specialist for the Transport Department

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important 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, detention centers, and client transport.

The Transport Department (TA) is tasked with transporting and supervising detained individuals. These are the clients of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service who are moved between detention centers and prisons, to court hearings, hospitals, and more. TA also transports detained individuals for, among others, the Police, the National Board of Institutional Care, the Migration Agency, and psychiatry. Learn more here: Transport Department (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/fangelse-frivard-och-hakte/kriminalvardens-transportavdelning/)

JOB DESCRIPTION

In the role of Object Specialist, you will be part of the management organization for the Transport management object, together with the management leader and another object specialist. You will play a central role in the management and development of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's system support within the management object, primarily systems for transport planning and vehicle management. The work involves identifying and formulating development needs for the systems, specifying future functionality requirements, performing system maintenance, and managing access issues. You will also provide important support to users through assistance, training efforts, and the development of support documents. The work requires that you can work independently, take initiative, prioritize, as well as collaborate well in a group and cooperate outside your own department.

QUALIFICATIONS

To thrive in the position of Object Specialist, it is important that you are self-driven, quality-conscious, structured, and enjoy creating and maintaining good relationships, as a large part of the work involves collaboration both internally within the workgroup and with colleagues outside your own workgroup. Furthermore, you need to be meticulous, service-oriented, and enjoy developing systems and supporting colleagues with arising problems or questions regarding our planning and booking system TPS.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Completed upper secondary education or other education that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant.
• Several years of experience in transport logistics and operational management of transports
• Experience in system management and system development of logistics systems
• Experience in project-based work
• Very good knowledge of the structure and function of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's IT system support TPS
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing

It is meritorious if you have:

• Post-secondary education in system development, requirements, and testing
• Post-secondary education in logistics or communication
• The Swedish Prison and Probation Service's basic training
• Experience in implementing and phasing out IT system support
• Experience in user support and training for IT system support
• Good knowledge of establishing functional requirements in IT systems
• Good knowledge of testing functionality in IT development
• Knowledge of the PPS model

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 are qualified 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 state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

The position is classified in a security class, and a security review with a background check must be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security review at: Security Review (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 ad. 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 specified in the ad.

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