Group Leader for Station Commanders and Arrest Guards in Lund

Are you ready for a bigger challenge? The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,700 employees and is organized into seven police regions, several national departments, and a secretariat. The authority is undergoing extensive growth that will continue in the coming years to meet future challenges. Working for the police means creating safety in people's lives. Every day.

Police Region South is organized into five police areas: Blekinge, northeastern Skåne, Kalmar Kronoberg, Malmö, northwestern Skåne, and southern Skåne, which together are divided into 20 local police areas. Furthermore, there are four regional units: the operational unit, the intelligence unit, the investigation unit, and border police, a regional secretariat, and national departments represented in the region to support police operations.

Police Area Southern Skåne is one of the police areas in Region South. The geographical area covers 16 municipalities. Police Area Southern Skåne is divided into five local police areas: Eslöv, Kävlinge, Lund, Trelleborg, and Ystad. Within the police area, there is also an investigation section, an investigative journal section, and a local office.

We are now seeking an engaged and driven group leader for station commanders and arrest guards in Lund for the investigative journal section.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of group leader for station commanders and arrest guards: As the group leader for station commanders and arrest guards, you report to the section manager and are part of the section's management team, where you collectively are responsible for ensuring that assignments are carried out and for driving the authority's change and development work. You have special responsibility for the group's operations within the area of station commanders and arrest guards and its results. As a group leader, you represent the entire Swedish Police Authority both internally and externally and work to strengthen trust in police operations.

Being a manager and leader within the Swedish Police Authority means creating safety and building trust by exercising sincere, courageous, and attentive leadership with confidence in others' skills and abilities. As a manager, you drive development by inspiring and encouraging reflection and feedback in a way that is based on following the law and treating people equally. You create conditions and work for good relationships that contribute to us acting together based on what is best for citizens and the assignment as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Police degree, in accordance with the Police Ordinance (2014:1104)
• At least 6 months of continuous experience working as a team leader, project manager, or similar
• Experience participating in change and development work
• Experience in the relevant operational area such as station commanders and/or arrest guard operations

We consider it a merit if you also have:

• Experience leading others towards set goals and results
• Participated in management forums
• Experience in the police organization's operations
• Management and leadership training for direct, indirect, and/or strategic levels
• Experience participating in/driving collaboration with community actors outside the police organization/your own organization
• Regional station commander training

When hiring, we will place great importance on personal qualities and leadership abilities. The basis for this assessment lies in the Swedish Police Authority's leadership criteria. The leadership criteria describe a desirable leadership style within the Swedish Police Authority and include the following abilities:

• Analysis and holistic view
• Goals and results
• Development and change
• Social security
• Oral and written communication
• Create participation and motivation

Read more about the leadership criteria here (https://polisen.se/ledarkriterier/). If the link is not clickable, copy and paste the link text into your browser.

As part of the selection process, tests will also be used.

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Job title: Police Inspector
Work location: Lund
Working hours: Period planning 5:3
Start date: By agreement
Function: Group Leader

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirement profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection process. It is therefore important that you respond clearly and thoroughly to the questions and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be met at the time of application.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment process. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support Visma Recruit.

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An employment with the Swedish Police Authority may begin with a six-month probationary period.

The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.

Please read about our benefits as an employee of the police here (https://polisen.se/erbjudande).

We conduct our operations according to the six principles of the state value base: democracy, legality, objectivity, freedom of opinion, respect, and efficiency and service. As an employee of the police, you are expected to act according to these principles and contribute to their maintenance. This is a prerequisite for legal certainty, legal security, and for the police's legitimacy in society. As a representative of the police, you respect everyone's equal value and create trust in the police.

Feel free to read more about the police and our operations at polisen.se.

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