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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.

The Operational Unit belongs to Region Stockholm. Its mission is to actively support local police areas, police regions, and units in their fundamental tasks. This is done by developing and providing specialist capabilities that enhance operational effectiveness in addressing the region's issues. With specialist competence, high service, and good collaboration, the operational unit is an important part of the operational and crime-fighting work.

We are now looking for a driven and committed group leader for the Section of Operational Communication. The section works with crime prevention efforts and consists of three groups: Negotiators, Dialogue Police, and Operational Communication, which also includes crisis support and volunteer activities. As the group leader for the Operational Communication group, you will have great freedom to develop and steer your operations according to the unit's operational goals. You will have the opportunity to work deeply with crime prevention efforts aimed at making a change, and you will influence important decisions made by the authority. Operational communication means working with areas, topics, and groups using police methods and communication to reduce crime.

Job Responsibilities

As the head of operational communication, you will report to the section head and be part of the section's management team, where you will collectively be responsible for ensuring that assignments are carried out and for driving the authority's change and development work. You will have particular responsibility for the group's activities within operational communication and its results. As a group leader, you will represent the entire Police Authority both internally and externally and work to strengthen trust in police operations.

Being a leader within the Police Authority means creating safety and building trust by exercising sincere, courageous, and attentive leadership with confidence in others' competence and abilities. As a leader, 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 acting together based on what is best for citizens and the mission as a whole.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• at least 1 year of continuous experience working as a group leader
• experience leading change and development efforts
• experience in the relevant operational area, extensive experience in crime prevention work
• a relevant degree for the position, police degree in accordance with the Police Ordinance (2014:110)
• Swedish citizenship
• experience leading others towards set goals and results

We consider it an advantage if you also have:

• been part of a management forum
• extensive experience in operational communication targeting various groups for crime prevention purposes
• experience working within the police authority's operational management
• leadership training for direct, indirect, and/or strategic levels
• experience leading collaboration with many stakeholders and community actors both outside and within the police authority

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

• analysis and holistic view
• goals and results
• development and change
• social security
• oral and written communication
• creating 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.

Employment

• Permanent employment as group leader
• The employment may begin with a probationary period
• Placement in Stockholm
• Working hours VP 5:2

Other Information

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions in your application email. You can find the complete advertisement, information about the application, and selection questions here (https://polisen.se/jobb-och-utbildning/lediga-jobb/2026/februari/gruppchef-till-operativ-kommunikation/).

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

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

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. A security check with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a war situation. Read more about war placement and security checks here (https://polisen.se/krigsplacering) and here (https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning).

The Police Authority will process your personal data in accordance with the rules of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and other applicable data protection regulations. Read more about our handling of personal data here (https://polisen.se/personuppgifter/rekrytering).

Your application is a public document under the principle of public access.

The Police Authority

The Police Authority offers 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 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.

Please read more about the police and our operations at here (http://www.polisen.se).

We warmly welcome your application!

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