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Are you a leader motivated by working collaboratively and creating conditions to find solutions to common challenges? Do you want to work in an organization in constant change where learning and development are in focus? Then you should apply for the position of group manager for the Swedish Security Service's training operations. Welcome with your application.

Our mission is Sweden's security.

Location: Stockholm

Application deadline: 2026-03-04

This is your mission

The training operations of the Swedish Security Service are entering an exciting phase of development and are now looking for you, an engaged leader motivated by change work and leading through change. Together, you will closely collaborate with employees and fellow managers to build and develop the Security Service's training operations.

As a group manager, you are responsible for the operations, staff, and work environment. You lead and distribute the group's work, ensure that employees thrive, and create team spirit, motivation, and engagement. The group's competence is in demand, and sometimes prioritization, flexibility, and quick deliveries are required.

In the role of group manager, you are part of the unit's management team, where great importance is placed on contributing to a unified and clear leadership. From a holistic perspective, you work together to drive the unit forward and ensure that the operations develop in accordance with the authority's overarching goals and needs. You also have budget responsibility within the framework of your assignment.

Your placement is at the headquarters in Solna, and the work is performed on-site, which means you cannot work remotely. Travel within and outside Sweden may occur.

The qualifications we seek in you

We are looking for you who have:

• Police degree
• Several years of relevant experience in training operations from the Police Authority or the Security Service
• Good knowledge of the Security Service's mission and organization
• Long-term relevant experience in developing and implementing new concepts, capability needs, and training with good results
• Several years of experience in training and instructing
• Experience in a managerial or leadership role with a similar focus
• Good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing

The employment requires Swedish citizenship.

You who apply may also have competencies that provide breadth and complementary perspectives. If you can contribute with one or more of the following, it is meritorious:

• Experience and knowledge in digital learning platforms
• Exercise management
• Good subject knowledge in either weapons, vehicles, or physical protection techniques
• Experience in leading through change

This is the colleague we are looking for

As a manager at the Security Service, you exercise leadership in accordance with our leadership policy. Managers and leaders are expected to promote a holistic view, decisiveness, good relationships, and learning in taking responsibility for the authority's mission and its results.

This means, among other things, that you have the ability to see your own operations in a larger context and take responsibility for your part of the whole. You prioritize and make the necessary decisions and adjust them based on changing conditions. In your role as a manager, you act as a role model.

You give employees the freedom to take active responsibility within clear frameworks and address problems that arise and remove obstacles. In your role as a manager, you support other leaders and contribute to a unified and clear leadership. You promote collaboration and have a positive expectation of others, creating a safe, open climate with the intention of understanding others' perspectives and good intentions.

You coach, support, challenge, and provide feedback with personal care. Furthermore, you are attentive and reflect on your own leadership, share knowledge, experiences, and motivate others to do the same.

Employment conditions and benefits

Employment at the Security Service involves placement in a security class that requires Swedish citizenship. Employment also requires a satisfactory result in the security screening with a background check, conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act.

This is a permanent position that begins with a six-month probationary period. We apply individual salary setting. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in wartime.

On our website, www.sakerhetspolisen.se, you can read more about what it is like to work with us and about our benefits.

How to contact us

You are welcome to call the recruiter at 070-735 62 47

Union representatives: Police Union, phone 010-568 70 03, SACO, phone 010-568 70 04, and ST, phone 010-568 70 02.

How to apply

Applications are made via our website, www.sakerhetspolisen.se

Applications must be received by 2026-03-04

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

Please attach a separate document (pdf or word) with answers to the selection questions below that you submit along with your application.

Selection questions:

1. Do you have Swedish citizenship?
2. Do you have a Police degree?
3. Do you have several years of relevant experience in training operations from the Police Authority or the Security Service? If yes, please describe briefly.
4. Do you have good knowledge of the Security Service's mission and organization?
5. Describe your experience in developing and implementing new concepts, capability needs, and training.
6. Do you have several years of experience in training and instructing? If yes, please describe briefly.
7. Do you have experience in a managerial or leadership role with a similar focus? If yes, please describe briefly.
8. Do you have a good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing?
9. Do you have experience and knowledge in digital learning platforms? If yes, please specify which ones.
10. Do you have experience in exercise management?
11. Do you have good subject knowledge in either weapons, vehicles, or physical protection techniques? If yes, please specify which ones.
12. Do you have experience in leading through change? If yes, please describe briefly.

Other information

You should not disclose that you have applied for a position at the Security Service to anyone other than those directly involved. This is because we have positions that are subject to confidentiality.

In our recruitments, we use psychological tests. We have already made our choices of advertising channels.

We therefore kindly ask for no calls from recruitment companies and ad sellers.