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External Commander at the Swedish Police Authority in Southern Ångermanland

Polismyndigheten

Västernorrlands län, Sollefteå

Previous experience is desired

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The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,700 employees across the country. With us, you have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime in society.

Police Region North is the largest region in terms of area. The region consists of the four northernmost counties in Sweden and is organized into four police areas: Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten, and Västernorrland, which are further divided into 12 local police areas. Additionally, there are three regional units: the operational unit, the intelligence unit, and the investigation unit.

Workplace Description

Within the local police area of Southern Ångermanland, there are six BF/IGV groups that handle crime prevention, incident-driven, and planned operations around the clock. The intervention operations are based in three locations within the local police area, including Sollefteå, Kramfors, and Härnösand, which is the main location.

We are now looking for someone who wants to work as an external commander with a geographical placement in LPO Southern Ångermanland. The assignment includes operational responsibility for external management within both the entire police area and the local police area. Placement in BF/IGV group, subordinate to the local group manager.

Job Responsibilities

As an External Commander, you are responsible for planning, leading, developing, and following up on efforts in the police area's external operations. The work includes both the local intervention operations' work towards set goals and the minute operational assignment. The tasks are based on a comprehensive responsibility for the operations and are based on the current problem picture of the police area. In this role, you will lead the external operations either on behalf of the regional duty officer at the regional command center, on behalf of the group manager within BF-IGV, or independently through assigned delegation. Within the police area, several external commanders can serve simultaneously, one of whom has the function of county external commander. The external commander has a clear employer and work environment responsibility and is one of the primary management resources for the duty officer. Finally, the function as an external commander is conducted in shifts and is staffed around the clock, all year round, and has its base placement in the BF/IGV group within the local police area.

In the role of external commander, you will be responsible for:

  • Supporting and leading all or parts of the police area's intervention operations (External Management).
  • Supporting and leading all or parts of the local police area's crime prevention or crime investigation activities.
  • Acting as police operation chief when necessary.
  • Planning, leading, and following up on special events and planned operations.
  • Being responsible for leading the work at the crime scene, including ensuring that extensive first-hand measures are taken and quality assured.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

  • Police degree, in accordance with the Police Ordinance (2014:1104)
  • Current experience of working in a supervisory role for at least six months where you have led your employees towards goals with good results.
  • Ability to express yourself well in both spoken and written Swedish and English.

We also consider it meritorious if you have:

  • Experience in external management, leading and planning operations, and supervising employees towards set goals within incident-driven and planned crime fighting.
  • Experience in other supervisory roles, either within or outside the authority, which the employer deems relevant.
  • Experience in investigative work that the employer deems relevant, such as investigation rotation.
  • Training in the EFP method (search for missing persons).

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who has a good ability to identify challenges and make thoughtful decisions. You work towards the organization's common goals and clearly see how your role as a supervisor contributes to the overall development and results of the organization.

As a supervisor, you are expected to remain calm in pressured situations and act confidently and steadily even when conditions change rapidly. You are flexible in your working methods and adapt to the needs of the organization.

The role requires you to have good communication skills. You are clear in your leadership, convey goals and expectations in a clear and motivating way, and are attentive to your employees. You thrive in collaboration with others, create participation in the workgroup, and contribute to an open and constructive work climate.

When filling this position, we will place great importance on your personal qualities.

Union Representatives

Police Union Region North:, SEKO Police:, ST Region North:, SACO-S Region North:. All can also be reached via the Police switchboard 114 14.

Other

Work location: Placement by agreement in Härnösand, Kramfors, or Sollefteå

Working hours: Period planned 5:3

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

Please note that requirements and any merits must be fulfilled at the time of application.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure the quality of the recruitment process. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support Visma Recruit.

Selection tests may occur as part of the recruitment process.

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.

If you want to supplement your application, please contact the responsible HR consultant.

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

The Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.

Please read about our benefits as an employee of the police at: 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 polisen.se

Warm welcome with your application!

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