Are you ready for a bigger task?

The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,000 employees across the country. With us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime in society.

The Police Region East includes Södermanland, Östergötland, and Jönköping County. The Södermanland Police Area is further divided into several local police areas as well as an investigation section and a secretariat.

The investigation groups and the Investigation Section are looking for investigators during the summer months of 2026, based in Eskilstuna, Strängnäs, and Nyköping.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will work with investigations and act as a support in our investigative activities. This may involve investigations related to volume crimes, crimes in close relationships, youth cases, or other types of cases. It involves close collaboration with our investigators and preliminary investigation leaders, as well as other contacts within and outside the authority.

Your role includes, among other things:

• Assisting with all investigative measures such as witness and victim interviews and interrogations of suspects in certain cases
• Registration of seizures, requests for account statements, journal notes, etc. according to the preliminary investigation leader's decision
• Taking reports

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• Police education from semester 3 or longer
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English in both spoken and written form
• Experience working with various computer systems
• Driver's license (B)

In addition to the above requirements, the following are meritorious:

• Other language skills (in addition to Swedish and English)
• Experience working in government operations
• Knowledge of RAR and Durtvå

Personal qualities:

You should have a sense of service and the ability to create good relationships with both the public and colleagues. You should be flexible, stress-resistant, enjoy challenges, and have good prioritization skills as well as the ability to handle peak workloads. In addition, you should be responsible and have a strong sense of legal security. We place great importance on personal suitability.

OTHER

Work location: Eskilstuna, Strängnäs, or Nyköping
Start date: June 2026
Function: Investigator

After the temporary employment ends, there may be an opportunity for intermittent employment (hourly employment).

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirements profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. It is therefore important that you respond clearly and thoroughly to the questions and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be met at the time of application.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment process. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support Visma Recruit.

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider to be sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

If you wish to supplement your application, please contact the responsible HR consultant.

An employment with the Police Authority may begin with a probationary period of six months.

The Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.

Please read about our benefits as an employee of the police at: https://polisen.se/erbjudande (https://polisen.se/erbjudande)

We conduct our operations according to the six principles of the government’s value base: democracy, legality, objectivity, freedom of opinion, respect, and efficiency and service. As an employee of the police, you are expected to act according to these and contribute to their maintenance. This is a prerequisite for legal security, legal certainty, and the police's legitimacy in society. As a representative of the police, you respect everyone's equal value and create trust in the police.

Please read more about the police and our operations at polisen.se

We warmly welcome your application!

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