Special Helicopter Group (SHG)

The Special Helicopter Group (SHG) is a special operations unit within the Swedish Armed Forces' special operations system (FMSF) located at the Helicopter Wing in Linköping. SHG's primary tasks are tactical transport, intelligence gathering, and air support. Like other units within the FMSF, SHG has high demands for availability from specially selected personnel, with significant operational experience and a high level of training and competence.

About the Position

As the Deputy Commander for the staff and logistics platoon at SHG, you will be part of the unit's base company. You will be responsible for a newly established staff and logistics platoon that ensures SHG can maintain high readiness and deliver high operational effectiveness. In this position, you will lead, together with the platoon commander, the operations within medical services, technical services, fuel supply, ammunition supply, communications, and IT.

Your daily work will be varied and challenging; no day is the same. You will work in changing environments, both in peacetime and during exercises and missions, where your ability to lead personnel and operations under pressure will be crucial.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the platoon's operations and personnel.
• Responsible for the platoon's equipment.
• Plan and conduct training for the platoon's personnel.
• Establish and develop the platoon's tactical and operational capabilities.
• Ensure the unit's grouping regarding establishment and operation during exercises and missions.
• Contribute to the development of the war unit, your own company, and your own function.

Several other tasks will be added, and the work places very high demands on initiative, problem-solving ability, and a willingness to see and understand what needs to be done. A flexible mindset and a strong sense of service will be necessary. The position involves maintaining readiness for national and international operations, in some cases with short notice.

Qualifications

• Specialist officer training with approved grades.
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.
• Approved according to FM FysS.
• Driver's license class B.
• Swedish citizenship.

Meritorious

• Degree from FM Logistics School.
• Leadership of airbase units platoon/company or equivalent.
• Experience within the framework of platoon/company logistics units.
• Good knowledge of SAP PRIO.
• Previous international service.

Applicants from all branches of the armed forces are welcome to create increased competence breadth.

Personal Qualities

• Service-oriented and responsible.
• Initiative and problem-solving ability.
• Resilient and robust with the ability to handle rapid changes.
• Meticulous and structured.
• Good collaboration skills and also self-driven.
• Good security awareness.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability in connection with selection tests.

For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other:

• Employment rate: Full-time, scheduled working hours
• Work location: Linköping
• Start date: By agreement

Information about the Recruitment Process

Applicants for the position at SHG, who have been deemed suitable after selection, will undergo a selection process involving various tests at Malmen during week 636. In connection with any call to selection, details regarding working hours, travel, equipment, and preparations will be provided. For inquiries about the position, contact: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union Representatives

OFR/O, Mats Häggström
Defense Union, Christoffer Willers
SACO-S, Suzanne Ericsson
SEKO, Urban Hellqvist
All can be reached via switchboard 013-28 30 00

Application Deadline

Welcome with your application no later than 2025-05-17. Your application should be submitted via email and must include a completed application form and CV.

Save the application form as “FirstName_LastName_Deputy Commander_stafflogistics”, fill it in and email it along with your CV to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Note that this position cannot be applied for in ReachMee, only via email.

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

Information about the Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Armed Forces Helicopter Wing is a unit with both land and sea operational orientation that can operate in missions in Sweden and internationally.

Helicopter support is requested by many, for example for personnel, equipment, or medical transport, command, reconnaissance, or surveillance missions. The Helicopter Wing often participates in missions and exercises with other units but also as support to society in various crisis situations.

Our operations span all of Sweden, the breadth of tasks, and the size of the wing with over 950 employees provide variety in work and opportunities for personal development. The majority of the Helicopter Wing is located in Linköping (Malmen), where we also manage Malmen Airport and Linköping garrison, with two large units in Luleå (Kallax) and Ronneby (Kallinge).

Read more at https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/hkpflj (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/hkpflj)

Every day and every hour, our employees make contributions that affect the lives of others, both in large and small ways, both at home and around the world.

The Armed Forces have a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us means placement in a security class. Usually, Swedish citizenship is required. Security screening with background checks will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in a war position. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

Applications for employment must include a CV and a personal letter. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment companies and sellers are not welcome.