Analyst at the Unit for Situation Awareness and Intelligence

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency is the leading, directing, and coordinating authority in civil defense. We ensure that society is prepared for crises, heightened readiness, and war.

We make Sweden ready.

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The recent security political developments place the work of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency in a historically important context. The development of Sweden's civil defense and crisis preparedness is advancing at a rapid pace with the Agency as the cohesive hub. The Department for Operational Planning and Management plays a crucial role in this development, and the department's work is strongly characterized by further developing methods to meet the demands posed by the evolving world.

To make appropriate decisions during crises and ultimately in war, it is central to have an updated situational picture and assessments of how various risks and vulnerabilities affect society. Decision-makers need qualitative and relevant analyses as a basis for directing and coordinating Sweden's civil preparedness system – analyses that the Unit for Situation Awareness and Intelligence is tasked with delivering.

Your Responsibilities and Tasks

As an analyst in the Unit for Situation Awareness and Intelligence, you are a generalist. You are responsible for monitoring developments within one or more areas of interest, but you must also be able to shift focus at short notice. Therefore, you need to quickly and systematically be able to tackle new areas of analysis while being able to work focused on monitoring a specific event development or theme for a period. The unit is part of the agency's ongoing operational activities, and as an analyst, you are expected to contribute to this with analyses and assessments as needed.

You will work in a team where you collaborate and can take on different roles depending on the situation and event. This means that you will be able to function both as a cohesive force and as a contributor to various tasks within the group.

In your employment, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing change work at the agency and within the department. Therefore, it is important that you enjoy working in an environment where work methods and products are continuously developed. Preparedness duty is included in the employment.

Your Skills and Competencies

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant academic degree or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Experience in analytical work.
• Experience and ability to structure complex problems and make them understandable to others.
• Experience in working focused under tight time constraints.
• Knowledge of total defense and Swedish crisis preparedness.
• Excellent skills in expressing yourself in speech and writing in both Swedish and English.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Training in intelligence methodology.
• Experience in leading projects or workgroups.
• Worked with digital tools for collection, processing, and analysis.
• Experience in method or process development.
• Experience in working with situational pictures within civil defense or crisis preparedness.
• A broad network within Swedish preparedness.
• Knowledge of NATO's civil preparedness work.

In all our work, both internally and externally, we must act based on the state value framework. Like all employees and leaders with us, you are expected to act according to the agency's approach.

The approaches apply in everyday life, crises, and war. They should be seen as a whole and build on each other; collaborative – proactive - action-oriented.

It is also important that you have good problem-solving analytical skills while being able to see the big picture and the larger perspective. We also expect you to have high integrity.

About the Employment

We offer you a fixed-term employment until February 2027, with the possibility of extension.

Your place of employment will be Stockholm, and travel may occur as part of the job.

The majority of our positions involve placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. When placed in a security class, a security review with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Most employees at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are assigned to war duties.

About Us

The unit's task is to conduct analyses during heightened risks and in the event of imminent or occurred incidents. The analyses should support the operational decision-making of several target groups. The task includes continuously maintaining knowledge of the current stress and capability of the civil preparedness system and analyzing and assessing the national consequences and spillover effects that societal disturbances may entail. Furthermore, the unit is responsible for producing national consolidated situational pictures and assisting in the development of the civil preparedness system. The unit is responsible for maintaining and developing the C2 function in the agency's operational management system and providing functional leaders.

We offer you the opportunity to take wellness hours, and you will also receive a wellness allowance. You may also have the opportunity for remote work to some extent. For you as a state employee, there are also favorable vacation conditions.

All of us who work at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency are expected to contribute to increased gender equality and equal treatment for a work environment and society free from discrimination.

Do you want to know more? If you have questions, please contact acting manager Alexandra Nordlander. Union representatives are Carin Hammarbo (Saco-S), Peter Nytting (ST), and Ann-Britt Paradis (SEKO). All can be reached via the switchboard number 0771-240 240.

Welcome with your application by February 25, 2026.