Staff Assistant to Cyber Defense Unit (1.CFF)

The Cyber Defense Unit (1.CFF) is part of the Armed Forces' capability for armed combat in the cyber domain. We defend the Armed Forces' command support systems through both proactive reconnaissance activities and reactive management of IT security incidents. Our dimensioned adversaries have significant resources and high competence, which places high demands on us to protect the systems. As the unit's operations involve handling live missions, you will be an important player in defending Sweden and strengthening our overall capability in the cyber domain.

Main Responsibilities

As a Staff Assistant with us, you will belong to the command section, S3. The section is responsible for ensuring that all operations are coordinated, ordered, and subsequently followed up. You will also support other parts of the staff with various tasks within your area. In the role of staff assistant, you will have a varied and exciting everyday life where your main tasks are:

• Manage the unit's various command support systems.
• Assist the staff in preparing briefings, orders, and reports.
• Maintain situation maps and tables.
• Communication, expedition, and archive services.

What We Offer You

We can offer you meaningful tasks and a higher purpose in being part of the total defense family and defending Sweden. Opportunities to broaden your skills both within your own area and for the unit as a whole. You are given the space to solve assigned tasks to the level required and to spend the time needed to solve your tasks in the best way. A workplace characterized by a family feeling, community, and strong trust in the employee and their competence.

• Time, opportunity, and tools to deliver results in your tasks.
• Annual training plan that you have significant influence over, to deepen your skills.
• Competent and driven colleagues working towards a common goal.
• Opportunity to train up to 3 hours a week during working hours. With us, training is a task.
• Work is conducted on-site, but we place a lot of focus on you having a good balance between work and private life, where you have the opportunity for flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Good user skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience in administrative work.
• Driver's license B
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English in both speech and writing

Meritorious

• Completed military basic training.
• Service at the staff.
• Experience in archive and expedition tasks
• Knowledge of the Armed Forces' IT systems, especially IS UndSäk
• Experience in signal protection service

Personal Qualities

To thrive in the role of staff assistant with us, you need to enjoy a role where you can work at a varying pace and where tasks may differ from one day to another. You are a person who is happy to step in and support where needed and sees great value in bouncing ideas to find the best solutions. With a natural drive, you are self-sufficient and take your own initiatives within your professional role, and you are skilled at making the right priorities in a changing everyday life. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

Other Requirements

You should not disclose that you have applied for a position at 1.Cyber Defense Unit to anyone other than those directly involved. The reason we ask you to be discreet with this information is that there are positions within the unit that are subject to confidentiality.

For employment with the Armed Forces, Swedish citizenship is required. Employment entails national and international duty to serve. The position has combat status, which means you must be able to handle and use weapons. You will receive this training with us.

A security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment. The selection process will be supplemented with psychological tests.

Employment type: Permanent employment, a 6-month probationary period applies for those who are currently not employed within the Armed Forces.
Location: Enköping
Start date: By agreement.

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Welcome to submit your application by April 12th. Your application should include a CV and a cover letter describing how you meet our requested requirements.
Applications should be sent to: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), indicating reference “2608” in your application.

Note: The application instructions below are incorrect; use the email as per the instructions above.

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