Do you want to help strengthen Sweden's future preparedness and civil defense?

In Helsingborg, we are currently building an environment where new ideas, social benefits, and business development grow together. Here, you can contribute to creating better conditions for companies, innovations, and investments that truly make a difference. Together, we shape a safer and more resilient future.

About the workplace

The City Management Administration has an overarching mission to lead, develop, and coordinate the city's joint work. We drive strategic issues, create conditions for the entire organization to function effectively, and offer support and services to the municipal council, administrations, and companies. Through close collaboration with both internal and external actors, we contribute to the development of Helsingborg and make it easier for employees, residents, and businesses to succeed.

The growth potential within preparedness and civil defense is significant, and the sector is in an expansive and formative phase. To achieve full effect, strong and long-term collaboration between the city, business, academia, and authorities is required. We are now looking for someone who wants to help build, drive, and accelerate the development of the preparedness sector in Helsingborg.

The role involves attracting, enabling, and developing investments and establishments at the intersection of business development and needs within defense, preparedness, societal resilience, and dual use. The assignment includes strategic collaboration with academic actors, particularly Lund University and the Lund University Centre for Preparedness and Resilience (LUPREP), to strengthen the connection between research, innovation, and business establishments.

The mission is to strengthen Helsingborg's position as an attractive place for companies, investments, and innovations related to defense, preparedness, and critical societal operations. The role operates in the intersection between business, the public sector, academia, and defense and preparedness-related actors, with a clear focus on business benefits, growth, and long-term societal development.

Job Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Develop and drive strategies for establishment, investment, and market positioning within defense, preparedness, and critical societal sectors
• Attract, manage, and execute investment and establishment processes – from initial contact to completed establishment
• Identify and develop business and investment opportunities at the intersection of business, defense, and preparedness
• Package and communicate Helsingborg's offerings in land, infrastructure, skills, collaboration, and test environments to relevant companies and investors
• Drive collaboration with the city's administrations, companies, property owners, businesses, and academia, particularly Lund University and LUPREP, to strengthen establishments, innovation, and skills supply
• Build and develop networks with companies, investors, authorities, and other actors at local, national, and international levels
• Contribute to the development of land and areas for defense-related and preparedness-relevant activities and follow and analyze trends in the field
• Prepare strategic analyses and decision-making materials for priorities and long-term development

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• Academic education in fields such as economics, urban planning, political science, defense, industrial economics, or equivalent
• At least 5 years of documented experience in establishment and investment promotion work
• Good understanding of the business investment logic and public decision-making processes
• At least 5 years of experience in driving complex processes with many stakeholders and different driving forces
• Strong business and communication skills and a good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working with defense, preparedness, or critical societal operations from a growth, business, or investment perspective
• Networks within the preparedness and defense sector
• Experience in collaboration between the public sector, business, and state actors
• Knowledge of land, real estate, and infrastructure-heavy establishments
• Experience with international investor relations

Working in the City of Helsingborg

Do you want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in the City of Helsingborg. Here, you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work in the city: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ (https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/)

Additional Information

Application deadline: 2026-03-12. Selection is ongoing.

Employment type: Permanent position

Extent: Full-time

Start date: By agreement

Number of positions: 1

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in the City of Helsingborg, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking on the application link in the ad. Your application should include your CV and other relevant documents for the position, such as educational certificates or licenses. You will also be required to answer selection questions.

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Union Representatives

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