Deputy Council Secretary to the National Home Guard Council

The National Home Guard Council's office is set to develop and strengthen for the future, and we are now looking for a deputy council secretary who can eventually take on the role of council secretary. Welcome with your application!

The Home Guard

The Home Guard constitutes a large part of the personnel in the Armed Forces and is represented throughout Sweden. The National Home Guard Staff is the staff of the National Home Guard Commander to lead and direct the unit production and develop the combat force.

The Home Guard consists of various types of military units and activities, including a combat school, four military regions with staffs, military region units, home guard battalions, and territorial units. The combat force is experiencing strong growth, with approximately 800 permanent employees and about 22,500 home guard soldiers currently – expected to grow to 26,000 by 2030.

The National Home Guard Council

The National Home Guard Council is a government agency under the Ministry of Defence and exercises overarching influence on issues of significance for the Home Guard across the country. This includes exercising the right to be heard by the Armed Forces on national matters regarding the development of the organization and operations within the combat force.

The office currently employs a council secretary, office assistant, and the editor-in-chief of the Home Guard Newspaper.

Main Responsibilities

Overall, the position involves implementing practical influence in everyday matters where the Armed Forces must consult the Home Guard Movement on important issues affecting the Home Guard.

• Represent the Home Guard in central matters concerning home guard soldiers and home guard units
• Serve as the link between central and local influence bodies
• Support local and central elected representatives in influence matters
• Assist the Chair of the National Home Guard Council and the National Home Guard Staff regarding influence-related issues
• Act as a presenter in the National Home Guard Council
• Manage the approved motions related to the influence system
• Support and advise home guard soldiers who have been subjected to unwelcome behavior
• Follow up on the implementation of influence regionally and locally
• Attend councils and meetings
• Educate on influence in the Home Guard's leadership courses
• Budget and personnel responsibility
• Lead and develop the office's operations and ensure that processes and routines are followed effectively
• Operational planning, follow-up, and reporting

The position involves travel and weekend work, all planned with good foresight and standard compensation applies.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Solid, relevant, and current experience with the Home Guard
• Relevant and current work experience in a position with clear responsibility and mandate
• Relevant and current experience in presenting, holding presentations, and leading meetings
• Relevant and current experience in independently leading development work
• Relevant and current knowledge of regulations
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good verbal and written skills in Swedish and English
• Category B driving license

Personal Qualities

To thrive and fit in the position, we are looking for someone who is mature and stable, has good social competence, is relationship-building, and enjoys a supportive and advisory role. You have strong communication skills, are a good listener, and have an open mind, as well as being accustomed to tailoring your message to different target groups. You are comfortable meeting people at various levels of competence and responsibility. Furthermore, you have high integrity and a strong value base. You have a very good ability to work independently while also being a strong team player. You are driven, proactive, enjoy taking responsibility, are structured, and results-oriented. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Meritorious

• Relevant experience of engagement in the Home Guard's influence
• Relevant experience in association activities
• Relevant experience in working with influence in the Home Guard
• Relevant experience in a leadership position
• Relevant experience from association activities or FFO

Other

Employment type: permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period. The position is located in the National Home Guard Staff's premises at Gärdet in central Stockholm. Start date: By agreement. The position of deputy council secretary is intended to eventually take on the role of council secretary.

Contact Persons

For inquiries about the position: Chief of the National Home Guard Staff, Colonel Görgen Larsson, and HR Specialist Agneta Lund.

Union Representatives

SACO: Stefan Ungerth
SEKO: Monika Danielsson/Lise-Lotte Larsson
Defense Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff
OFRO: Roger Ericsson

All can be reached via switchboard 08-788 75 00

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-03-19. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Home Guard is part of the Armed Forces' operational organization and is in strong growth.

The Home Guard operates in peace, crisis, and war, and as a military unit, its main task is to protect, monitor, oversee, and support society. In many ways, the Home Guard is a national backbone for the defense and protection of Sweden. The number of permanent employees is expected to be around 800, and the volunteers in the home guard units should be about 25,000.

The National Home Guard Staff is the central staff of the National Home Guard Commander to lead and direct the production of the combat force of the Home Guard. The National Home Guard Commander is responsible for developing and maintaining the combat force of the Home Guard, which consists of four military regions with staffs, training groups, territorial units, and home guard units, the Home Guard Combat School HvSS, and music corps.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. A security review with a background check will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be war-placed. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

To the application for employment, a CV and personal letter must be attached. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of diplomas and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.