Chief of Staff at FMV

Are you a driven individual with experience in preparation, governance, and methods within public administration? Are you a development-oriented leader with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships? As an authority in the defense sector, our mission is to deliver what our Swedish defense needs, more important than ever. We are currently in a time where you, as Chief of Staff, will be a key person in creating an even more dynamic and reliable organization. Do you want to contribute to making Sweden and the world safer? Then you could be the one we are looking for.

Responsibilities

The staff supports the head of the operational area in leading, coordinating, and developing the operational area and supports the departments in their operational activities. The department includes functions to consolidate, support, and follow up on production management, finance, administration, preparation support, security protection, and contingency planning. Currently, 13 employees work in the staff.

As Chief of Staff, you will have a wide variety of tasks and work both individually and collaboratively with others. In addition to leading the work in the staff, you will also prepare the management team's work and have close cooperation with other chiefs of staff at FMV. As Chief of Staff, you report to the head of the Logistics operational area and are part of its management team. You actively contribute to the management team's work and the joint effort to develop the entire organization. As a leader, you represent FMV's vision, goals, and values. You have operational, employer, and financial responsibility, and in this, you are your employees' most important communication channel.

Your responsibilities include developing and exercising good leadership according to FMV's leadership principles; Lead by example, Trust, Openness, and Results. You work in accordance with applicable regulations and guidelines within your areas of responsibility and work towards the goals set within each area.

The position is located in Stockholm.

We are looking for you who

You have a relevant academic education or equivalent education/competence acquired in another way that FMV assesses as equivalent, along with experience in personnel management with full personnel responsibility. You have previous experience in change management and organizational development as well as leading and following up on an organization. Furthermore, you have worked to deliver results in a goal-oriented organization, you have knowledge of processes, governance, and methods within public administration, as well as experience in leading and conducting preparations. To succeed in this role, it is essential that you can work with various tools in the Office suite and that you have good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

We consider it an advantage if you have experience from a similar role in an authority and knowledge of operational, process, and organizational development as well as financial follow-up. Furthermore, it is considered advantageous if you have experience in material supply to the Armed Forces, knowledge of the Armed Forces' and FMV's customer-supplier relationship and the regulations governing this, as well as knowledge of FMV's governance model, operational planning process, and financial model.

As a leader at FMV, you create conditions for your employees' and FMV's development. Therefore, you need to have the ability to place events in a larger perspective and understand your role in them. Your leadership style is characterized by a strong desire for development, which is evident when you clarify goals and frameworks for the organization. In action, you show concern for both employees and other partners. You also understand that an efficient and reliable organization is built on openness to differences.

We place great importance on personal qualities. In the selection process, we may conduct tests with the support of an external provider.

About us

The Logistics operational area is responsible for procuring materials and services for the Armed Forces' capabilities in close cooperation with the Armed Forces, including logistics support, personal equipment, field catering systems, base and maintenance systems, and medical systems. The Logistics operational area is also responsible for the development and management of the authority's methods, requirements, and follow-up in several areas such as systems safety, integrated logistics support (ILS), decommissioning, operational reliability, and life cycle costs (LCC) as well as material data (product data and technical information).

FMV – The Defence Materiel Administration
At FMV, you contribute to making Sweden and the world safer. We procure, develop, and deliver materials and services to the Swedish defense. In our vision “Right material for a stronger defense” lies our work and our deliveries to the Armed Forces of everything from helicopters, submarines, fighter jets, and laced boots to compasses, radar stations, armored vehicles, and cushions. The breadth of our mission gives you the opportunity to work with exciting content, people, and projects. We value mutual trust and a sustainable working life. Therefore, we offer all our employees a wide range of training, skills development, and exercise.

Do you want to be part of developing the defense of the future?
Apply for the position via FMV's website. We want your application documents in Swedish, and for a more inclusive recruitment process, we do not accept any personal letters. Our union representatives are SEKO Peter Andersson, SACO Ann Karlsson, OFR/O Henry Joona, and OFR/S Peter Boström. All can be reached at phone 08-782 4000 (FMV Switchboard).
If you have questions, please contact Rutger Carlheim-Gyllenskiöld, recruiter from Jefferson Wells at phone 0703-77 53 52 or [email protected]

The application deadline is 2025-01-28

Welcome with your application.

FMV exists for the country, in many parts of the country. As an employee with us, you will have both a secure and challenging employment and a great deal of personal responsibility. To work with us, you need to be a Swedish citizen and undergo a security review, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. We apply probationary employment, and as an employee, you will be placed based on the needs of the total defense. Applications for this position will only be accepted via FMV's website or through our registration.

We have already made our medieval, therefore we kindly decline calls from those who want to sell advertising and recruitment services.