Vacant job

As a border guard with the Border Police Section, you will work in a team with high demands for responsibility regarding assigned tasks. Together with other border guards and police officers, you will perform daily tasks within the immigration area handled by the section. The main task consists of checking incoming and outgoing passengers by examining travel documents in connection with border control or internal immigration control. You will also assist serving border commanders with on-call activities for immigration matters, and some investigative work may occur. You will work extensively with interpreters and must have a high tolerance for people in vulnerable situations.

The main work is performed at Skavsta Airport, which is your place of duty, but service may occur at all external and internal border crossings in the East Region, which may involve travel time and overnight stays. Deployment to other locations may occur. Working hours are irregular and vary depending on which border crossing you serve. The employment requires a security check according to the Security Protection Act (1996:627). You work primarily indoors, but outdoor work also occurs. The position also involves a large number of administrative tasks in the form of documentation and reporting.

Initially, a 14-week theoretical and practical training is conducted. The training is estimated to start in January 2027 and will be conducted at Skavsta Airport, Nyköping.

A fixed-term employment contract applies during the training, and continued employment presupposes that you have completed the training with a passing result.

For those interested in working abroad as a border guard, there is, after gaining some experience, the opportunity to apply for assignments via Frontex.

Description of the workplace

We are looking for security-conscious and service-oriented border guards for our team at the border control operations at Skavsta Airport.

Please read more about the Police and our operations at https://polisen.se

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• completed and approved upper secondary education
• at least two years of documented experience of work relevant to the position within the service sector, preferably recently
• full color vision
• good computer skills and experience of working with the Office package
• very good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish
• good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in English
• valid B driving license for manual transmission
• Swedish citizenship

(Tests for color vision, Swedish, and English will be conducted at the interview)

We consider it meritorious if, in addition to the above, you have:

• experience of border control work within the EU/Schengen
• documented training in Swedish immigration law
• experience of working within the Swedish Police Authority
• completed training in the assessment of personal documents via the National Forensic Centre (NFC)
• experience of meeting different people as a large part of the work

Personal qualities

To thrive in the role of a border guard, you are service-oriented, have high social competence, and find it easy to collaborate with others. You are self-reliant, have high security awareness, and the ability to make responsible and wise individual assessments. Since the workload can vary, you are stress-resistant, find it easy to prioritize, and adapt easily to changing circumstances. You can act rationally even under pressure and are able to work systematically and methodically even under high workload. As a person, you are secure, stable, and have good judgment. You are open to human differences and wish to contribute to an open and tolerant climate where the police's values are a matter of course. The work is affected by various events in the environment, and as a border guard, you will come into contact with people from many different countries. You should therefore be interested in society and have empathy and understanding for other cultures.

We will place great importance on personal qualities.

Other information

Employment form: Fixed-term employment during training, thereafter permanent employment with a six-month probation period, provided you have completed the training with a passing result.

Location: Skavsta Airport, Nyköping.

Working hours: Weekly planned working hours 5:3. Working hours are irregular and vary depending on which border crossing you serve.

Start date: The training is estimated to start in January 2027.

Job title: Administrator

SELECTION QUESTIONS

To proceed in the recruitment process, you must meet certain basic requirements. The Swedish Police Authority makes a first selection based on your answers to the questions below according to the requirement profile (education and experience) in the advertisement. It is therefore important that you answer the questions clearly and in detail and do not refer to other documents, e.g., CV.

By proceeding with your application, you confirm that you accept the above.

Answer the following selection questions as part of your application:

1. Have you completed and approved upper secondary education?
2. Do you have at least two years of documented experience of work relevant to the position within the service sector, preferably recently? Specify how you meet this requirement.
3. Do you have full color vision?
4. Do you have good computer skills and experience of working with the Office package?
5. Do you have a very good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish?
6. Do you have a good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in English?
7. Do you have a valid B driving license for manual transmission?
8. Do you have Swedish citizenship?
9. Do you have experience of border control work within the EU/Schengen?
10. Do you have documented training in Swedish immigration law?
11. Do you have previous experience of working within the Swedish Police Authority?
12. Have you completed training in the assessment of personal documents via the National Forensic Centre (NFC)?
13. Do you have experience of meeting different people as a large part of the work? If yes, give examples.

Welcome with your application in the form of a CV and answers to the selection questions. Applications for this position will only be accepted via e-mail to [email protected]

Specify A203.051/2026 in the email subject line.

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Read more about wartime placement and security clearance at https://polisen.se/krigsplacering and https://polisen.se/sakerhetsprovning

If you have protected personal data, etc., we recommend that you send your application marked with the advertisement's reference number via postal mail to the address: Swedish Police Authority, Registrar's Office, 106 75 STOCKHOLM.

Warmly welcome with your application!