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Do you want to help protect Sweden and the Schengen area from international and cross-border crime? Do you have a proactive work approach with great personal drive and commitment? Do you want to lead border police officers in external service and develop as a police officer and supervisor?

The Police Region North encompasses Sweden's four northernmost counties, has over 2,000 employees, and consists of four police areas: Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, and Jämtland. The region also has four regional units: Operational, Investigation, Intelligence Unit, and the Regional Office, which report directly to the regional police chief.

In the operational unit, there is the Border Police Section, which includes five border police groups, one operational group in each police area, and a regional group with regional functions. Approximately 80 employees work in the border police in the region.

We are now looking for an External Commander at the Border Police based in Skellefteå.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of external commander, you will be responsible for leading the group's employees in external service under the direction of the group leader. Collaboration within the group/section and with other police departments as well as external partners is of utmost importance to contribute to the common goals of the Police Authority.

We collaborate with other units within the police such as the Intervention Unit, Regional Command Center, Area Police, Traffic Police Section, and investigation groups at local and regional levels, which provides great opportunities for individual professional development. The Border Police also collaborates with other authorities such as the Migration Agency and the Prison and Probation Service regarding enforcement work, as well as the Tax Agency and the Work Environment Authority in various initiatives within the framework of agency collaboration.

In the role of external commander, you will work with:

• Planning and leading the daily external operational activities within the group. Common tasks include working against international criminal actors, internal immigration controls, house searches, border control, workplace inspections, checks in border areas, assistance with enforcement actions, enforcement travels, and other intelligence-based crime prevention and crime-fighting activities.
• Planning daily operations and interventions with internal and external partners.
• You are part of the creative work to develop the operational capability of the Border Police.
• As an External Commander at the Border Police, you will have close cooperation with the group leader and may, if necessary, be called upon to take responsibility for the group leader.

Travel within the region, the rest of the country, and outside Sweden's borders may occur.

Work during inconvenient hours may occur.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Police degree, in accordance with the Police Ordinance (2014:1104)
• Border control officer training 14 weeks or validated for the same.
• Basic police knowledge in weapons, tactics, and driving (Polkon, PNF level 3 or equivalent)
• Swedish citizenship

We consider it an advantage if you also have:

• Experience in operational leadership within the police
• At least 1 year of experience in border police operations in Police Region North
• Knowledge of the DC system AKC and RUC.
• Additional language skills relevant to the tasks of the border police.

Personal qualities

In the role of External Commander, you need to have a great deal of humility and flexibility regarding the group's tasks and varying work assignments.

• The External Commander has many points of collaboration both internally and externally, which makes it important that you can create and maintain relationships. You are aware of the importance of relationships for collaboration and results.
• Ability to effectively handle the dual role of being both an employee and a supervisor.
• Leading operational border police activities is a dynamic job that often involves rapid changes in daily life, but sometimes also changes in direction for the operation. The External Commander has a very important role in being positive, unpretentious, and inspiring.
• You have the ability to identify the causes of problems, assess the situation, and make the right decisions at the right time. You have an interest in development and take personal responsibility to actively seek new knowledge and share what you learn.

Great emphasis will be placed on 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 information

Working hours: Weekly planned working hours 5:2, work during inconvenient hours may occur.

Start date: By agreement.

Applications are made via the employer's website. Follow the instructions in the ad to submit your application.

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

We place high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. Employment comes with an obligation to be placed in a war position. Read more about war placement and security review at https://polisen.se/krigsplacering (https://polisen.se/krigsplacering) and https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning (https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning)

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Police Authority

The Police Authority offers 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 (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, as well as efficiency and service. As an employee within the police, you are expected to act according to these and contribute to their maintenance. This is a prerequisite for legal security, legal certainty, 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.

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