Vacant job

The Swedish Armed Forces are in a period of development and growth. We are now looking for an individual with strong analytical, organizational, and administrative skills, who is a good writer and enjoys building trust and good relationships, to achieve results together with their colleagues. Does this sound interesting? Then the role of HR Generalist at the National Home Guard Staff might be a job for you!

About the Home Guard

The Home Guard Combat Force (SK Hv) operates throughout Sweden and accounts for nearly half of the Swedish Armed Forces' personnel, consisting of both employed staff and Home Guard soldiers. The combat force is experiencing strong growth. Today, the number of permanent employees is approximately 800, and the number of Home Guard soldiers is approximately 22,500 – which is to increase to 26,000 by 2030.

HR is part of the National Home Guard Staff, which is the National Home Guard Chief's staff for leading, directing, and developing unit production within the combat force. The National Home Guard Staff consists of a planning department, an implementation department, a support department, and a staff section. HR belongs to the support department, which consists of three sections: the HR section, the security and management system section, and the logistics section. The HR section consists of approximately ten employees, each with their own areas of responsibility while simultaneously supporting colleagues in the team.

Main Responsibilities

The role of HR Generalist involves organizing, planning, and monitoring planning and reporting processes within the HR function. The role requires a combination of structure, communication, and analytical and problem-solving skills.

The HR Generalist, in close collaboration with the HR Manager, is responsible for coordinating and driving the HR section's part of the SK Hv quarterly reporting to higher management; from developing guidelines to analyzing data and being responsible for the results report. The role also has coordinating responsibility for the HR section's part of SK Hv's annual implementation plan, with a focus on creating structure and stable progress in the process, for a final product with good quality and clarity in assignments.

Furthermore, the role includes responsibility for coordinating and taking minutes at SK Hv's quarterly meetings with the Swedish Armed Forces' employee organizations, as well as logistical responsibility for SK Hv's annual HR conference.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Relevant academic university degree in HR, behavioral science, personnel, or equivalent experience assessed by the employer as equivalent
• Current and relevant work experience from a large organization, preferably a government agency
• Current and relevant experience in data analysis and reporting
• Current and relevant experience in coordination and organization
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Very good knowledge of Swedish with high linguistic competence in both speech and writing

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you who have strong organizational skills and work systematically with planning, prioritizing, and driving tasks forward with high administrative precision. You have good analytical skills and can see the big picture while handling details to identify connections, trends, and deviations in complex information. With critical thinking, you easily find the crux of different issues. Furthermore, you have a good ability to build trusting relationships and communicate clearly and professionally with different types of stakeholders and at different levels in an organization.

Great importance will be placed on personal attributes.

Meritorious

• Relevant work experience from the Swedish Armed Forces
• Good knowledge of the Swedish Armed Forces' system support
• Relevant work experience within public administration
• Knowledge of the Home Guard

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to our value base. The Swedish Armed Forces' value base protects the equal value of all people, justice, and equality, and promotes democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/)).

Other

Employment type: Permanent employment. The Swedish Armed Forces apply a six-month probation period for those not already employed by the agency.

The position is civilian.

Employment level: Full-time.

Work location: Stockholm.

Start date: As agreed.

For information about the position, contact:

Recruiting Manager Marie Gunnarsson

For information about the recruitment process, contact:

HR Specialist Elin Dahlqvist

Union Representatives:

SACO: Stefan Ungerth

SEKO: Monika Danielsson/Liselott Larsson

Swedish Defence Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff

OFRO: Roger Ericsson

All can be reached via switchboard 08-788 7500.

Last application date

Welcome to submit your application by 2026-06-07. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter where you justify why you are suitable for this position.

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

Information about the recruiting unit:

The Chief of Defence and the Director General are located at the Headquarters. The Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. As of 2023-01-01, the Headquarters consists of the Defence Staff, the Operations Command, the Military Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Headquarters Staff Department and independent oversight units.

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with register check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be mobilized for war. 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.