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The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority with approximately 40,000 employees across the country. With us, you have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime in society.

Police Region South is organized into five police areas: Blekinge, northeastern Skåne, Kalmar Kronoberg, Malmö, northwestern Skåne, and southern Skåne, which are collectively divided into 20 local police areas. Furthermore, there are four regional units: the operational unit, the intelligence unit, the investigation unit, and the border police, a regional office, as well as national departments represented in the region to support police operations.

The Kalmar Kronoberg police area is one of the police areas within Region South. The police area is divided into five local police areas: Västervik, Kalmar, Nybro, Växjö, and Ljungby. Within the police area, there is also an investigation section, an investigation support section, and an area office.

Within the local police area of Kalmar, there are intervention and crime prevention activities (BF/IGV), investigation groups, and support and service. We are now looking for a driven group leader for the local police area Kalmar BF/IGV group 3 who wants to contribute to the continued development of the operations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As the leader of BF/IGV group 3, you report to the local police area chief and are part of their management team, where you together are responsible for ensuring that assignments are carried out and for driving the authority's change and development work. You have particular responsibility for the group's operations within the area of BF/IGV and its results. As a group leader, you represent the entire Police Authority both internally and externally and work to strengthen trust in police operations. In parallel with your role as group leader with personnel responsibility, you also act as external commander.

Being a leader within the Police Authority means creating safety and building trust by exercising a sincere, courageous, and attentive leadership with trust in others' competence and ability. As a leader, you drive development by inspiring and encouraging reflection and feedback in a way that is based on following the law and treating people equally. You create conditions and work for good relationships that contribute to us acting together based on what is best for citizens and the assignment as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• Police degree, in accordance with the Police Ordinance (2014:1104).
• At least 6 months of continuous experience working as a supervisor, project manager, or similar.
• Experience participating in change and development work.
• Experience in intervention and crime prevention activities.

We consider it an advantage if you also have:

• Experience leading others towards set goals and results.
• Participated in management forums.
• Experience working in external operational management.
• Leadership training for direct, indirect, and/or strategic levels.
• Training in basic management and tactical leadership, FU leadership training, EFP level 1, and work environment training.

When hiring, we will place great emphasis on personal qualities and leadership abilities. The basis for this assessment lies in the Police Authority's leadership criteria. The leadership criteria describe a desirable leadership style within the Police Authority and encompass the following abilities:

• analysis and holistic view
• goals and results
• development and change
• social security
• oral and written communication
• creating participation and motivation

Read more about the leadership criteria here (https://polisen.se/ledarkriterier/). If the link is not clickable, copy and paste the link text into your web browser.

As part of the selection process, tests will also be used.

OTHER

• Permanent employment with the function of group leader
• Job title Police Inspector
• The employment may begin with a probationary period
• Location Kalmar
• Work schedule Period planning 5:3

Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a personal letter) and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirement profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection that takes place in the process. It is therefore important that you answer clearly and thoroughly to the questions and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Please note that requirements and any merits must be fulfilled at the time of application.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality assure the recruitment process. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support Visma Recruit.

If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider to be sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.

If you want to supplement your application, please contact the responsible HR consultant.

An employment with the Police Authority may begin with a probationary period of six months.

The Police Authority is Sweden's largest authority. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.

Read more about our benefits as an employee of the police here (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, 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 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.

Read more about the police and our operations at polisen.se (https://polisen.se).

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