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Do you want meaningful work and to contribute to a safer Sweden in an uncertain world?

The Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must) provides the Government and the Swedish Armed Forces with qualified decision support regarding global developments and threats to the security of Sweden and the Armed Forces. Must's internal security department directs, supports, and handles security matters within areas such as personnel security, physical security, signal security, and information and IT security.

Main Responsibilities

• Leads and develops the section within physical security, responsible for operations, personnel, budget, and competence supply
• Establishes structures, develops working methods, and ensures quality, follow-up, and continuous development
• Handles strategic and operational security issues, including complex cases, changing threat landscapes, and in-depth analyses
• Collaborates with Must's Security Chief, internal functions, and external actors, and conducts active monitoring of the external environment regarding security protection and physical security
• Participates in the department's management group and contributes to strategic choices, prioritizations, and the development of Must's physical security

Qualifications

• University degree or officer education, or other experience deemed relevant by the employer
• Documented experience in a managerial or leadership position with responsibility for personnel and operations
• Several years of experience in qualified security work, for example within security protection, physical security, or protection of vital and security-sensitive operations
• Good experience in steering, coordinating, and following up on security work
• Good ability to express oneself well in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Valid driver's license (Category B)

Merits

• Work experience from the Swedish Armed Forces, another defense or security authority, or from work in security-classified operations
• Leadership training or other relevant management education
• Security training from the Swedish Armed Forces, university, or university college, or alternatively relevant professional experience in the area deemed relevant by the employer
• Experience with security protection legislation, security protection analysis, and security protection planning
• Knowledge of risk management and protective measures
• Experience of collaboration with other authorities or security organizations

Personal Attributes

As a person, you are unpretentious, analytical, judicious, and have high integrity. You are confident in your leadership and have the ability to make well-founded decisions even under uncertainty and in security-sensitive contexts. You have a structured working method, good collaboration skills, and an ease in creating trusting relationships. You are motivated by building and developing operations over time and see the value of combining strategic thinking with practical feasibility, taking responsibility for both results and people. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

The above qualifications must be verifiable upon request through certificates, references, as well as work or selection tests. For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing value system. The Swedish Armed Forces' value system protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other Information

Employment type: Permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period
Start date: According to agreement
Location: Stockholm

For inquiries about the position or the recruitment process, contact: [email protected], please write "Section Chief Physical Security" in the subject line.

Union Representatives

Union representatives can be reached via [email protected]. We warmly welcome your application by 2026-06-10. Selection may take place on an ongoing basis. In your CV and cover letter, we would like you to describe how you meet our requested requirements and merits. You apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se (https://jobb.forsvarsmakten.se).

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website. Must is a knowledge organization offering both exciting and important tasks for Sweden. Here, both officers and civilian experts work in various fields, such as political science, IT, economics, technology, mathematics, and HR. A large part of Must's operations are subject to secrecy, and we therefore ask you not to tell others than your closest ones that you have applied for a job at Must. Read more about Must and our operations https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/musts-arsoversikter/must-arsoversikt-2022.pdf (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/2-om-forsvarsmakten/dokument/musts-arsoversikter/must-arsoversikt-2022.pdf). Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world. The Swedish Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a human being and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer with an open organization where we stand up for each other. In the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value system based on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life. The Swedish Armed Forces utilize the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution bring to the operations. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences in our recruitments. Employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security screening with register check will be conducted before 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.