Do you want to play an important role in strengthening Sweden's preparedness?

Everyone in Sweden should have safe food and safe drinking water – even in times of crisis or war. Here, the Swedish Food Agency plays a crucial role as the sector-responsible authority for the preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water. We are now looking for someone who, with creativity and enthusiasm, wants to strengthen Sweden's preparedness.

Why the Swedish Food Agency?

As the sector-responsible authority, the Swedish Food Agency leads the work of coordinating measures in preparation for and during peacetime crisis situations and heightened preparedness in the preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water. The preparedness sector includes the Swedish Food Agency, county administrative boards, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish Board of Agriculture, and the Swedish Veterinary Agency. Collaboration between the authorities in the preparedness sector is characterized by strong commitment and a willingness to build Sweden's preparedness together.

Your role

Together with colleagues and other stakeholders, you will contribute to developing and driving the work within the preparedness sector. You will participate in projects, support our experts, and contribute to our work to ensure the safety and resilience of society during crises.

You should be able to represent the Swedish Food Agency and the preparedness sector in other activities within the civil preparedness system both nationally and internationally. The role includes preparing, compiling, and presenting information about our activities in various contexts. You contribute to the development of working methods and routines and gather new perspectives for the work area through good environmental monitoring. For us, environmental monitoring is part of being successful in reaching out with our expertise and developing in our roles.

A large part of the work will consist of coordination and collaboration, primarily with other government agencies within our own and other preparedness sectors, but also with international partners. You will prepare, conduct, and follow up on meetings within the preparedness sector and prepare and respond to consultations.

Unit for Sector and Collaboration

In the unit for sector and collaboration, we lead and coordinate the Swedish Food Agency's responsibilities as the sector-responsible authority in the preparedness sector of food supply and drinking water. We work to strengthen civil preparedness through coordination within our preparedness sector, with other preparedness sectors, and with other actors such as the Armed Forces and NATO. We work creatively and adaptively with the goal in focus. We have enthusiasm for the task, are responsive to the changing demands of the environment, and our work is characterized by courage, joy, and a lack of pretentiousness.

Your qualifications

We are looking for someone with a relevant university degree in a field that the employer deems relevant for the position. You have knowledge and experience of working within the Swedish civil preparedness system. It is an advantage if you also have experience working within or with our preparedness sector.

You have knowledge and experience of work related to NATO's civil preparedness efforts and/or Nordic collaboration in the area of civil preparedness. We would also like you to have experience collaborating with actors within the preparedness system in Sweden or at the international level.

You have excellent knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing, as well as good knowledge of English. You are used to speaking in front of an audience, and we would like you to have experience conducting workshops or training sessions.

Your personal qualities

As a person, you easily engage, build relationships, and create trust. You are creative, driven, and communicative while being attentive and able to understand others' needs. You express yourself clearly in writing. It is important that you thrive in contexts where you represent the organization, whether at a meeting table or from a stage. You can plan your own work and are accustomed to taking advantage of and learning from experiences.

To succeed in your work, you act responsibly, collaboratively, and developmentally. You are solution-focused and invite and are open to collaborations and new perspectives that improve our deliveries. You enjoy working in teams and are open to new working methods, sharing knowledge and lessons to strengthen our collective ability. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Welcome to contact us

You are welcome to contact the recruiting manager Susanne Norén. The representative for Saco-S is Karin Gustavsson and for ST Henrik Kjellgren. All can be reached via our switchboard at tel. 018-17 55 00.

The application deadline is 2026-02-01. Apply via the job advertisement on Lediga jobb (livsmedelsverket.se), marking your application with diary number 2025/04739.

The application must be written in Swedish.

More information about the position

Employment type: permanent position. Job title: Preparedness Officer.

Start date: Immediately/as agreed

Organizational affiliation: Department of Food and Drinking Water Supply, Unit for Sector and Collaboration

Location: Uppsala

All permanently employed staff at the Swedish Food Agency are assigned to the authority in times of war.

This position is classified in a security class, and Swedish citizenship is therefore a requirement for employment. A security screening with background check will be conducted in accordance with applicable security protection legislation.

ID documentation supporting your application must be brought to a possible interview.

We will make our assessment based on the information provided in the application documents. Therefore, be clear in describing how you meet the qualifications.

Welcome with your application!

This recruitment is conducted entirely by the Swedish Food Agency. We therefore decline phone calls from recruitment companies and ad sellers.

The Swedish Food Agency works to ensure that the food produced, sold, and served in Sweden is safe and honest, for a society where it is easy for people to eat in a healthy and sustainable way, and for a secure food and drinking water supply in everyday life and crisis. Our tools are knowledge, advice, regulations, and control. We are a total of about 700 employees, of which more than 390 are in Uppsala and about 300 work with food control out in the country.