Staff Assistant to the Defense Staff's Export Control Section

Are you interested in staff work at a strategic level and have experience in management, staff, and coordination activities? The Defense Staff's Materiel Department at the Armed Forces Headquarters is seeking a case officer/staff assistant to be placed in the Export Control Section. We welcome your application!

About the Unit

The Defense Staff supports the Supreme Commander in processing and preparing matters at the military strategic level, ensuring that decisions made by the agency's management are implemented, followed up, and reported back. The Defense Staff is also responsible for translating the government's guidance of the Armed Forces into strategic plans and directing the heads of branches and combat forces. Furthermore, the Defense Staff has an overarching responsibility for coordinating infrastructure and material supply.

Main Responsibilities

As a staff assistant in the Defense Staff's Export Control Section, you will have a holistic perspective and be involved in the preparation, execution, and follow-up of working meetings and preparations within the framework of export control activities and the section's work. You will have a supportive role in the section's work and development. This support consists of administrative tasks such as writing documents, minutes, bookings, orders, shopping carts, updating collaboration areas, preparing and compiling materials in various management systems.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Completed upper secondary education with passing grades
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Good computer skills and experience using parts of the Microsoft Office package
• Experience in service-oriented administrative work
• Completed military service (or basic military training) in the Swedish Armed Forces

Personal Qualities

To both thrive and fit in the role of staff assistant, we see that you are positive, structured, and have a well-developed ability to take responsibility and initiative. You are curious and have an easy time acquiring new knowledge. You are also unpretentious and a pronounced team player who appreciates working both independently and in a group. Last but not least, you enjoy working in an environment characterized by both high tempo and complex matters. You share the Armed Forces' values and code of conduct that describe the values, abilities, and behaviors we consider crucial for successfully fulfilling our mission. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

MERITORIOUS

• Experience as a staff assistant, intelligence assistant, or security assistant
• Completed staff service training
• Experience and knowledge of the Armed Forces' IT systems
• Experience from previous or current employment within the Armed Forces

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing values. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other

Employment type: Permanent. The Armed Forces applies a 6-month probationary period for those who are not already employed in the Armed Forces.
Employment rate: Full-time.
Work location: Stockholm.
Start date: As soon as possible, by agreement.

For inquiries about the position, contact:

Jonas Larsson
Carola Nordlund

The above contact persons can be reached via the switchboard at phone number 08-788 75 00.

Union Representatives

SACO: Stefan Ungerth
SEKO: Monika Danielsson/Lise-Lotte Larsson
Defense Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff
OFRO: Roger Ericsson

The above contact persons can be reached via the switchboard at phone number 08-788 75 00.

Application

We welcome your application no later than 2026-01-19. Your application should include a CV, answers to the specified selection questions, and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

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

Information about the recruiting unit:

At the Headquarters, there is the Supreme Commander and the Director General. The Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. As of January 1, 2023, the Headquarters consists of the Defense Staff, Operations Management, Military Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Headquarters' Staff Department and independent supervisory units.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. A security review 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 assigned to a military position. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

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

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.