Vacant job

Degerfors is an industrial municipality with approximately 9,000 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the beautiful borderland between Värmland and Närke, where forested areas meet flat landscapes. The employer, Degerfors municipality, has about 750 employees distributed across four administrations. There is close proximity between operations, citizens, and decision-makers. Read more at www.degerfors.se (http://www.degerfors.se)

Do you want to help strengthen the protection of the municipality's information and create conditions for a safe and secure operation for our residents?

We are now looking for an information security coordinator who wants to develop and drive our systematic information security work.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As an information security coordinator, you have a central and strategic role in the municipality. You coordinate and develop the work with information security at an overarching level and ensure that the municipality complies with applicable laws, requirements, and guidelines.

The assignment also includes supporting the municipality's companies in information security issues so that these operations also conduct safe and structured information security work.

You work closely with operations, IT, data protection officers, and managers, supporting the organization in matters concerning risks, classification of information, governance, and routines. The role involves both operational and strategic work.

Examples of job responsibilities

• Drive and further develop the municipality's work with information security according to established frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000 series)
• Coordinate risk analyses, information classification, and continuity work
• Develop, manage, and follow up governing documents such as policies, guidelines, and routines
• Support managers and operations, including municipal companies, in implementing requirements in practice
• Contribute to the work regarding the new Cybersecurity Act, GDPR, and other relevant legislation
• Participate in handling and following up incidents
• Conduct training and information initiatives within the organization
• Follow up and report status to management and committees

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• Post-secondary education in information security, IT, law, social sciences, or another relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Experience working with information security, risk management, or related areas
• Good understanding of governance, management systems, and organizational development
• Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience from the public sector
• Knowledge of ISO 27001/LIS
• Experience with GDPR, NIS2, or security protection issues
• Experience in change and training work

We believe that you

• are structured and analytical
• find it easy to collaborate and build trust
• thrive in an advisory and supportive role
• can balance requirements, operational benefits, and security

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

OTHER

With us, you will receive

• a meaningful and socially important assignment
• the opportunity to influence and develop the municipality's security work
• engaged colleagues in a development-oriented organization
• good opportunities for professional development

Degerfors municipality uses Public Jobs. Applications submitted via email will not be included in the selection process.

We kindly but firmly request no contact with staffing and recruitment companies or advertisement sellers for this position.