Do you want to be part of something bigger and contribute to the development of civil defense in northern Sweden?

Background

Since October 1, 2022, Sweden has been divided into six civil areas.

The County Administrative Board of Norrbotten is the responsible authority for the northern civil area, which includes Jämtland, Västernorrland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten counties. The Governor of Norrbotten is the head of the civil area and leads the work with the support of a civil area office. The office, consisting of a head of office and 12 employees, is in a development phase. Our mission involves planning, collaboration, and preparations for heightened readiness, as well as tasks related to peacetime crises.

About the job

The civil area office plays an exciting role in the work of developing civil defense in northern Sweden. We are now looking for an employee who, with a holistic view and good collaboration and planning skills, can contribute to the development of the operations at the civil area office.

You will be part of a team with driven and engaged colleagues, where we share our knowledge and experiences with each other as a way to learn and enhance our collective capability. You will collaborate with other colleagues internally within the agency, as well as external actors at regional, higher regional, and national levels, such as other county administrative boards, colleagues at other civil area offices, national authorities, and the Armed Forces.

The main tasks of the position are:

• Coordinating and driving our work on planning and developing our ability to lead and collaborate during peacetime crises and in preparation for heightened readiness.
• Coordinating and driving our work on processes and methods for reporting and situational awareness.
• Preparing, planning, and coordinating the office's participation in exercises at regional, higher regional, and national levels.
• In collaboration with, among others, the Armed Forces, county administrative boards, sector-responsible authorities, and colleagues at the office, developing contingency planning for civil defense within the civil area.
• Participating in working meetings and networks at the national and higher regional levels to develop civil defense. Sometimes you will be the convener and lead meetings.
• Other tasks within the civil area office, such as referral work, handling cases, etc.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• Relevant higher education or other training combined with experience deemed equivalent by the employer.
• Experience in crisis preparedness or total defense in municipalities/municipal companies, regions, state authorities/state-owned companies, or the private sector with related tasks.
• Very good ability to express yourself in spoken and written Swedish.
• Experience in project management, leadership, and coordination of processes, analysis, or investigative work, as you will be working with planning and report writing as part of your daily activities.

As a person, you thrive in an outgoing role where you are used to conducting presentations, leading training sessions, and moving meetings or projects/processes forward. You take initiative and work in a structured manner by planning and executing your work effectively within given or self-imposed deadlines. You instill confidence and are good at working collaboratively with others in a responsive, unpretentious, and flexible manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively. The work is in constant development, which means you need to have a flexible approach to tasks and working methods and be adaptable. You also have a knack for seeing opportunities in changes. You possess analytical skills and have a broad perspective on issues, understanding connections between areas and actions, the consequences of events, and long-term effects, contributing suggestions for solutions.

We consider it meritorious if you have:

• Experience in handling cases in public operations, considering transparency and confidentiality.
• Experience in collaborating and cooperating with various actors in society.
• Worked within or in collaboration with the Armed Forces.
• Experience in developing organizational structures and exercise-related issues.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities, and we see it as a given that you contribute positively to our work environment and job satisfaction and act according to the government's core values (https://www.statskontoret.se/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/).

Good to know

We use a six-month probationary period.

Our work is primarily conducted on-site at our office in Luleå. Travel may occur.

If you are called for an interview, you may be required to complete a work sample.

Since some positions require security clearance, you may undergo a security review before employment. This includes a security interview and background check. For certain positions, Swedish citizenship is required.

About the County Administrative Board and our offer to you

We work together for development and contribute to the best for society. We do this on behalf of the government, and our area of responsibility is broad. Our assignments span across society, and we have everything from biologists and engineers to economists and social scientists.

We work together to create societal benefits every day and ensure that national goals and decisions are implemented. We believe in everyone's ability to independently drive their daily work, where you as an employee get the right conditions for work-life balance.

We offer you:

• Good development opportunities
• Individualized employment conditions
• Health-promoting activities and a sustainable work environment
• Flexible working hours, extra vacation days, and the possibility of remote work

We believe in the power of working for something greater, the importance of having space for life, and that all our employees should feel included in our knowledge space.

Other

We actively work for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees from different backgrounds and work to make our workplace accessible to all.

We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's minority languages and therefore value knowledge of Sami, Meänkieli, Finnish, Romani Chib, and Yiddish.

In our recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding advertising channels and marketing. We therefore request no further contact with media/advertising salespeople, recruitment sites, or similar.