Vacant job

At Naval Radio, you will work with active operations and exciting tasks to contribute to Sweden's defense. We value our colleagues and offer good opportunities for competence development. The place of employment is Muskö, but the role involves duty at both Muskö and Karlskrona. The work occasionally requires travel as part of the duties. If you are positive, meticulous, and flexible, you could be one of us.

About the Unit

The main task of the Naval Staff is to lead, develop, and maintain the naval units. Our mission is to operate year-round, around the clock, to meet every threat at any time. Both on the coast and at sea. The Naval Staff's headquarters is established at the Muskö base in the Stockholm archipelago, but it is also present at Berga, in Karlskrona, Gothenburg, and Visby. The unit conducts exercises and operations nationally and internationally. This requires us to operate and function in various types of environments and situations. As a sailor/soldier at the Naval Staff, you are a crucial piece of the puzzle for the navy to fulfill its missions.

Main Responsibilities

Naval Radio has modernly equipped communication command centers in rock caverns. The main task is to ensure the Swedish Armed Forces' communications with military units, both on fixed systems and via radio. Naval Radio participates in and supports national and international active operations, exercises, testing, and trial activities. The operations run 24/7 year-round, which means scheduled shift work both on weekdays and weekends. During shift work, you work relatively long shifts. Overnight accommodation is available. Normally, you work a continuous shift scheduled for either day or night, followed by time off. During exercises and other conditions, the schedule changes to fit the ongoing operations.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• 3-year upper secondary education or equivalent as assessed by the employer
• Good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish and English
• Good experience working with IT-based systems, primarily in a Windows environment

Personal Attributes

The position of Communications Operator places high demands on social competence and teamwork skills, the ability to switch between low and high workload, good initiative-taking ability, and high stress tolerance. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Radio certificate or alternative communication knowledge
• Knowledge of radio communication and wave propagation
• Driver's license B (manual transmission preferred)
• Serving or previously served mainly on board Naval ships in communications/combat information center duties or elsewhere in the Swedish Armed Forces within the area of communications/command systems
• Signals security training

To ensure the agency's mission is successful, all employees are expected to act according to the existing code of conduct. The Swedish Armed Forces' code of conduct safeguards the equal value of all people, fairness, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se))

Other Information

Employment type: Permanent, with an initial probationary period for those not already employed by the Swedish Armed Forces.

Employment level: Full-time.

Place of employment: Muskö.

Work location: Karlskrona and Muskö.

Start date: 2026-09-21.

For inquiries about the position and the recruitment process

Contact Sandra Jokinen via the Swedish Armed Forces switchboard at 010-820 00 99.

Union Representatives

Officersförbundet (Swedish Officers' Union) Urban Nyman

TCO/Försvarsförbundet (Defense Union) Jan Wasberg

SACO Birgitta Strauss

SEKO Jan-Anders Nilsson

All can be reached via the Swedish Armed Forces switchboard at 010-820 00 99.

Last Day for Applications

We welcome your application by 2026-06-16. Your application should include a CV, answers to the specified selection questions, and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position.

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

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Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Swedish Armed Forces are undergoing extensive development work to build a stronger defense against the backdrop of a deteriorating international situation and a new defense policy orientation focusing on national defense. Leading a stronger defense aims to increase robustness, simplify command and control arrangements, and increase the prerequisites for mission tactics through the decentralization of mandates and responsibilities.

As part of this work, the Swedish Armed Forces have organized a Naval Staff to lead the Naval units. The Naval Staff is established at Muskö in Haninge Municipality.

The Swedish Armed Forces have a strong code of conduct based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good opportunities for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

An employment with us involves placement in a security classification. Swedish citizenship is usually required.

A security investigation with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the employment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented.

Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.