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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 working style with great personal drive and commitment? Do you want to lead border police officers in external service and develop as a police officer and team leader?

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

In the operations 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 seeking an External Commander at the Border Police based in Östersund.

Job Responsibilities

As an 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 units 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 Response 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 inter-agency collaboration.

As an external commander, you will work with:

• Planning and leading the daily external operational activities within the group. Common tasks include work against international criminals, 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 law enforcement activities.
• Planning the daily operations and initiatives with internal and external collaboration 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 work closely 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 step 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 assignments and varying tasks.

• 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 cooperation and results.
• Ability to effectively manage the dual role of being both an employee and a team leader.
• 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 operations. 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 situations, 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 importance 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 advertisement 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. Security clearance with background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Employment includes an obligation to be placed in a war situation. Read more about war placement and security clearance at https://polisen.se/krigsplacering (https://polisen.se/krigsplacering) and https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning (https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning)

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The 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 formation, 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, security, and the legitimacy of the police 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 www.polisen.se (http://www.polisen.se)

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