Surveillance Personnel for the Swedish Customs Intelligence Department

Do you want a responsible and interesting job where you can contribute to creating a safe and secure society? Then the job within the Swedish Customs Intelligence Department is for you.

The Swedish Customs has the mission to stop or seriously disrupt organized crime and to prevent the illegal importation of drugs, doping agents, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, and other goods that threaten life, health, and the environment. The Intelligence Department handles intelligence and risk analysis and must have the ability to work with intelligence operations across all areas of the Customs' mission, including restrictions and collection.

The department is divided into four units with geographical responsibility: South, West, East, and North. The department also includes the Customs Selection Center (TSC) and the unit for strategic analysis and national desk.

We are now looking for surveillance personnel to work with intelligence gathering for the West Intelligence Unit based in Gothenburg.

About the Position

The Swedish Customs is looking for observers with experience in targeted surveillance within law enforcement.

Within the Swedish Customs Intelligence Department, the main task of observers is to carry out targeted surveillance against large-scale smuggling and organized crime. The work may also include some initial investigative measures. Personnel placed within the surveillance operations are equipped with service weapons for which training is required.

As an employee of the Swedish Customs, it is important that you are professional and work according to our values, and that you consider the entire Customs.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Basic education in law enforcement or equivalent education/experience obtained in another way
• Completed and approved conflict management including communication, self-defense, OC spray, and baton training
• Completed and approved weapon training
• Experience working in law enforcement
• Good ability to express yourself well in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Computer skills and the ability to independently use basic computer programs in the Office suite to report, document, and present
• Swedish driver's license, at least class B. Driving occurs daily in the job, making it very important to be an experienced and skilled driver
• Swedish citizenship

Personal Qualities

The work requires that you are a stable and secure person with a high security mindset. Your ability to collaborate is good, and you should have the ability to read and handle various situations that arise. As an observer, you will work in a smaller group, so it is important that you are genuinely interested in working in a team and developing together with other team members. You should also have the ability to work independently. You can handle working under stressful conditions where you need to make quick decisions with good judgment. In the role of an observer, creativity, flexibility, and initiative are also required, as well as an interest in technical aids.

You should treat people with respect and understanding, have good judgment, and be a good representative of the Swedish Customs both internally and externally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

The operations are diverse, which places high demands on you to be both flexible and prepared to perform both routine and more qualified tasks. The operations are in constant development, and improvement work is part of everyday life. For this position, great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

We Offer You

By working at the Swedish Customs, you have an important job where you contribute to a safe and secure society. We value well-being and professional development highly and strive for you as an employee to have a good balance between work and leisure. With us, you will receive secure employment conditions, and our benefits include wellness grants, subsidized medications, and good vacation and pension conditions.

Other

Reference number: TV- 2025-29388.

Location: Gothenburg.

Domestic and international travel may occur.

The work involves shift work.

Location: Gothenburg

The employment is a temporary position limited to June 30. Individual salary setting applies.

Start date: by agreement.

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Security screening with background checks according to the Security Protection Act will be conducted before employment. Before employment can be considered, you will also be drug tested. The Swedish Customs is a total defense authority, and upon employment, you may be assigned to the Customs in case of war.

The Swedish Customs values the qualities that contribute to the operations by having a balanced gender distribution and ethnic diversity.

For More Information and Application

Inquiries about the position can be made by the recruiting group manager, 031-63 39 30. For questions about the recruitment process, you can call the Swedish Customs HR support, 060-67 25 85. Union representatives are for OFR-P/TULL-KUST, Annika Jonsson, 031-63 35 33 and for Saco-S, Anneli Mannerbjörk, 031-63 37 06.

Your application, including a personal letter and CV/resume, must be submitted to the Swedish Customs by January 12. You apply via the electronic application form below.

We kindly ask for no contact with staffing and recruitment companies or advertisers of job postings.

The Swedish Customs is a government authority that controls the flow of goods across Sweden's borders. With the vision that only approved goods should pass the border, we prevent illegal goods from entering the country and contribute to a safer society. We simplify trade with other countries and lay the foundation for increased growth and competition on equal terms. The Swedish Customs, founded in 1636, currently has about 2,600 employees and is led by the Director General of Customs, Johan Norrman.