Training Officer at Älvsborg Amphibious Regiment

Are you a professional officer with experience in training and exercise coordination? Are you interested in working with the coordination of training and exercise planning and want to be a contributing part of the growth and expansion of the Swedish Armed Forces? Then take this unique opportunity and apply for the position of training officer at the Training & Exercise Division (G7) at the regimental staff of Älvsborg Amphibious Regiment.

About the Unit

Älvsborg Amphibious Regiment is responsible for training, education, and production of combat units; amphibious battalion, patrol boat company, and units within the naval military base. The main tasks of the Training & Exercise Division at Amf 4 regimental staff involve planning and executing larger joint exercises and coordinating training. Currently, G7 at Amf 4 regimental staff consists of four positions held by professional officers. The function coordinates, in some parts, the entire regiment's and its combat units' needs. The garrison area is spread from the southern archipelago of Gothenburg to the northern part of Bohuslän. The ongoing increase in staff at the various units and formations imposes greater demands for coordination within training and exercises, both nationally and internationally.

Main Responsibilities

We are now looking for a training officer who will coordinate training and participate in the planning, execution, and evaluation of exercises. Your main workplace will be at Käringberget in Gothenburg, but on several occasions, you will be part of the exercise management at other locations or attend planning meetings in various places in Sweden. G7 works together with other departments of the staff, with combat units, and other supporting units at the garrison. The working hours primarily occur during a normal workweek, but there will also be work in the evenings and on weekends. Work supporting voluntary defense organizations also occurs periodically. You need to be prepared to take on additional tasks within your area of responsibility and competence as directed by higher management.

Examples of some of G7's tasks include:

• Coordinate training issues within the regiment and in dialogue with the Naval Warfare School and other naval units
• Process invitations to courses/training and student course registrations
• Participate in the naval staff's long-term exercise planning
• Lead planning for participation in larger joint exercises in the short and medium term
• Conduct evaluations during exercises and manage experiences
• Lead the regiment's support to voluntary defense organizations
• Serve as exercise management during exercises
• Conduct evaluations and assessments of combat units

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Trained specialist officer OR6/7/8 or officer OF1/2 with experience in training coordination and exercise planning
• Driving license B
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written Swedish and English
• Approved FM FysS

Personal Qualities

You are positive, solution-oriented, and used to working independently as well as in a team. You should be proactive, meticulous, and appreciate working in an environment with periods of high tempo. You have a humble attitude towards tasks and a good ability to plan and organize your work according to given priorities. The position requires that work can be conducted at all hours of the day and under difficult conditions to evaluate and follow up on combat units during training and exercises. During the selection process, great importance will be placed on personal qualities and suitability.

Desirable

• Previous experience in exercise planning
• Previous experience in staff service
• Experience with the amphibious corps' combat units
• NATO training in evaluation of units
• Experience working with the Armed Forces' intranet (EMILIA, PRIO, VIDAR)
• Driver's license for passenger cars and minibuses
• Service abroad

For the authority's mission to be successful, all employees are expected to 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 about our values on our website).

Other

Employment form: 100% permanent according to the officers' ordinance, with a 6-month probationary period upon re-employment. Individual salary setting applies.

Work location: Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg
Travel and evening/weekend duties as well as participation during exercises occur

Start date: By agreement

Inquiries about the position

Chief G7, Johan Karlsson [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Information about the recruitment process

Recruitment Coordinator G1, Claudia Kremer, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union Representatives

SEKO Kurt Ragnarsson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
OF Amf 4 Niklas Bryngelsson, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Defense Union Anja Aghester, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
SACO [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We warmly welcome your application with an accompanying CV and cover letter explaining why you are suitable as a training officer with us at Amf 4 by 2025-11-23.

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

At Älvsborg Amphibious Regiment, in central Gothenburg, we operate where land meets sea and form an important link between army and naval combat forces. As a re-established regiment with garrison responsibility, we are growing and in need of more competent officers, soldiers, and civilian employees who continue to develop the unit for its important task: Defending Sweden's many coastal archipelago areas and protecting our routes into Scandinavia's largest port to safeguard Sweden's strategic imports.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value foundation based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us entails 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. With employment comes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The nature of this varies depending on the type of position.

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

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.