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The Swedish Fortification Agency (Fortifikationsverket) is seeking an engaged Compliance Officer who wants to work proactively to support the authority regarding quality in regulatory compliance by evaluating and preventing the authority's risks. Do you want to contribute to Sweden's defense capabilities? Apply today!

The Swedish Fortification Agency owns, develops, and manages real estate for total defense. We are experts in fortification, meaning protection and construction technology. Our main mission is to contribute to increased defense capabilities – for a secure and free Sweden.

Your daily work – contribute to strengthening Sweden's total defense

The Swedish Fortification Agency is in a strong phase of expansion with large investment volumes to continue developing and building real estate and facilities within the defense sector.

At the Swedish Fortification Agency, there is an independent internal audit appointed by the Board, responsible for providing the Board with reliable and objective evaluations of risk management as well as control and governance processes based on an internal audit plan established by the Board.

The Finance Department is responsible for steering, coordination, and follow-up of the Agency's operational and economic management, process work, and overall investigation and analysis work, as well as for internal operational audits and regulatory compliance.

To the Governance Unit, we are now seeking an experienced Compliance Officer. We can offer a job with great opportunities for you who are interested in compliance to shape the authority's work in the area and thereby contribute to strengthening the control function and reducing the occurrence of risks.

As a Compliance Officer, you will work proactively together with a colleague to support the authority regarding quality in regulatory compliance by evaluating and preventing the authority's risks. You are responsible for guiding the organization's employees in matters concerning risks, legislation, and regulatory compliance through methodological support, information, and consulting. On behalf of management, you are responsible for controlling that rules and guidelines are followed in a satisfactory manner within all operational areas.

The role includes ongoing situation analysis of regulatory compliance and ensuring that the methods for evaluation are continuously developed in a way that takes advantage of digitalization opportunities. You will have broad contact surfaces, and establishing and developing networks is an important part of the assignment.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have an academic degree with a focus on economics or law, or other education that the employer considers equivalent. You have several years of experience working with compliance through work with risk identification, risk assessment, and evaluation of regulatory compliance. You have knowledge of and understanding for administrative law and regulatory frameworks within the public sector and experience of working proactively and consultatively with good results.

You have good knowledge of administrative IT support systems. You communicate and express yourself well both orally and in writing in Swedish. A driver's license (Class B) is a requirement.

It is merit if you have further education in auditing and relevant experience from an audit firm or other activities within internal control and supervision. It is also positive if you have knowledge and experience of working in a government agency. It is also to your advantage if you have experience from the construction or real estate industry.

Your personal qualities are very important to us. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability and your engagement. We are looking for you who have strong integrity and the ability to work independently within the role. You are a good communicator and find it easy to build trust and create networks. For the role, you must be systematic and structured and have good analytical skills. We need you to have a high security awareness with high integrity and good judgment, as well as a pronounced drive to help protect Sweden's security.

What do we offer you?

Together with approximately 1400 colleagues at the Swedish Fortification Agency around the country, you work with a unique real estate portfolio to strengthen total defense in Sweden. We are proud of the socially important mission we have, where we contribute to a secure and free Sweden by owning, developing, and managing real estate for total defense. We work based on the public sector value foundation and strive for gender balance. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us. Here you get good opportunities for professional development, and we work to ensure you can have a good balance between work and leisure.

About the employment

The position is a permanent employment and may begin with a probationary period. As a permanent employee, you will be assigned a wartime position. Location is Eskilstuna or Stockholm. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and implies placement in a security class. A security clearance with register control will be carried out before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences.

Welcome to submit your application with CV and cover letter no later than April 23, 2026. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your application is a public document and is as such a public document according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data: contact the current recruitment specialist so you can get help submitting your application. The questions you will answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. We may use tests in the recruitment process.

Questions about the position?

Welcome to contact Göran Strömberg, Head of the Governance Unit, 010-44 45 282 or Recruitment Specialist Monica Landmark, tel 010-44 44 690. You can also contact our union representatives: Eric Bergman (Ledarna), Tommy Eriksson (SEKO), Karin Alm (SACO), they can be reached via our switchboard, tel 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are declined.