Unit Manager Psychology at the Swedish Agency for Mandatory Military Service in Umeå

The Swedish Agency for Mandatory Military Service is establishing itself in Umeå! Do you want to be part of it from the beginning? We are now looking for a unit manager in psychology who wants to help start our new testing office in Umeå.

The office in Umeå will open in the autumn of 2026 and will be centrally located in newly renovated premises next to the Ume River.

At the testing units, there will be senior physicians, psychologists, nurses, and administrators working together with our case officers. In total, we will be about 60 colleagues in Umeå working together to achieve our goals.

Your Responsibilities

In the role of unit manager with us, you will lead the unit forward and ensure that the operations deliver according to set goals. You will have responsibility for the work environment, as well as budget and personnel responsibility for approximately 13 employees when the operation is fully established.

As a unit manager in psychology, your closest colleagues will be psychologists whose task is to conduct psychological assessments for selection to training and employment within the Armed Forces and other clients. The method is developed by the agency's chief psychologist.

Your tasks will include working with implementation, planning, and follow-up at both group and individual levels. You will also ensure that the unit is adequately staffed to carry out assignments and you will be responsible for the professional development of employees together with expert functions.

This is a close-to-employee role where you collaborate with expert functions in medicine and psychology, as well as other professions, managers within the unit and department to achieve set goals. You will be part of the management team for the testing unit in Umeå and report to the head of testing production in the unit.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who have

• a university degree or equivalent experience deemed relevant by the employer.
• at least a few years of leadership experience with personnel and budget responsibility.

It is advantageous to have

• an education in health and medical care
• leadership experience with personnel responsibility in health and medical care
• experience working with improvements related to results, quality, and/or efficiency
• experience with Excel

Your Personal Qualities

You have the ability to act confidently and steadily when required and can adapt your behavior to the situation. You have good collaboration skills where you can relate to people in a responsive and smooth manner. You possess pedagogical insight and understand the different conditions of individuals. It is also important to communicate clearly.

In your leadership, you have the ability to create participation and engagement where you motivate and coordinate the group. Therefore, it is important that you can work clearly towards goals and focus on achieving results. You can also see and understand the whole picture and have a structured way of working.

About the Employment

We offer you a permanent full-time position that may begin with a probationary period.

Due to the nature of the operations, you cannot work from home, but we hope that this can instead contribute to a clearer division between work and leisure. You will have the opportunity to train during work hours and a favorable wellness allowance. Read more about the benefits and conditions we offer: Swedish Agency for Mandatory Military Service (https://www.pliktverket.se/om-myndigheten/jobba-hos-oss)

The employment is security classified, and we will therefore conduct a security review with a background check according to the provisions of the Security Protection Act. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in wartime.

We welcome a diversity of applicants with different backgrounds and look forward to your application. To apply, you do not need to write a personal letter. Instead, we have chosen to focus on selection questions and your CV for a bias-free recruitment.

Interviews will be conducted during week 7 in Umeå.

About Us

At the Swedish Agency for Mandatory Military Service, we work to make Sweden safer. Our main task is to enlist, register for basic training, and record personnel in the wartime organization. We also conduct tests and assessments for other authorities, such as the Police and the Swedish Defence University. In short: we ensure that the right people are in the right place in total defense.

Meet some of our employees – on our website, you will find videos and interviews with some of us!