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Are you ready for a bigger challenge? The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest agency with approximately 40,700 employees nationwide. With us, you have the opportunity to contribute to the Police's mission – to increase safety and reduce crime in society.

Workplace Description

About Region Stockholm

The Police Region Stockholm consists of Stockholm County and Gotland. The operations in the region are organized into four police districts: North, City, South, and Gotland, which together are divided into 19 local police districts. Furthermore, there are four regional units: the Border Police, the Operational Unit, the Intelligence Unit, and the Investigation Unit, a regional office, as well as national departments represented in the region to support police operations.

About the Intelligence Unit

The Intelligence Unit in Region Stockholm is responsible for intelligence activities in the region. At the unit, operational and strategic intelligence work is conducted with the aim of preventing, hindering, and detecting criminal activity. The assignment mainly involves collecting, processing, analyzing, and disseminating information that serves as a basis for decisions on operational measures.

The work is conducted on a strategic, operational, and tactical time scale.

About the Processing Section

The core task of the Processing Section is to systematically handle and prioritize the daily flow of information to the Intelligence Unit, as well as to serve as a contact point for other partners, both internally within the agency and towards intelligence functions in other agencies.

About the Group

As Group Leader, you are responsible for the processing operations in the Central Group at the Processing Section. The group collaborates with other sections at the Intelligence Unit and shares joint responsibility for all incoming intelligence information for the entire region. As Group Leader, you are the direct manager for approximately 8-10 employees.

Job Description

As Group Leader, you report to the Section Chief and are part of the section's management group, where you jointly ensure that assignments are carried out and drive the agency's change and development work. You have special responsibility for the group's area of operation and its results. As a manager, you represent the entire Swedish Police Authority both internally and externally and work to strengthen trust in police operations.

Being a manager and leader within the Swedish Police Authority means creating safety and building trust by exercising honest, courageous, and attentive leadership with trust in others' competence and ability. As a manager, you drive development by inspiring and encouraging reflection and feedback in a way that ensures we follow the law and treat people equally. You create conditions and work for good relationships that contribute to us acting together based on what is best for the citizens and the mission as a whole.

Qualifications

This is an opportunity for you who have:

• A Swedish police degree or other post-secondary education relevant to the function, or equivalent acquired experience assessed as relevant by the employer.
• At least 6 months of continuous experience working as a team leader, project manager, or similar.
• Experience participating in change and development work.
• Experience in intelligence and/or investigation activities.
• Swedish citizenship.

We consider it meritorious if you additionally have:

• Experience leading others towards set goals and results.
• Participated in management forums.
• Experience of the police organization's operations.
• Management and leadership training for direct, indirect, and/or strategic levels.
• Experience participating in/driving collaboration with societal actors outside the police organization/own organization.

When hiring, we will place great emphasis on personal qualities and leadership skills. The basis for this assessment is the Swedish Police Authority's leadership criteria. The leadership criteria describe a desired leadership style within the Swedish Police Authority and include the following competencies:

• Analysis and holistic view
• Goals and results
• Development and change
• Social security
• Oral and written communication
• Create participation and motivation

Read more about the leadership criteria at https://polisen.se/ledarkriterier/ (https://polisen.se/ledarkriterier/).

As part of the selection process, tests will also be used.

Applications are submitted via the employer's website. Follow the instructions in the advertisement to submit your application.

Apply here (https://polisen.se/jobb-och-utbildning/lediga-jobb/2026/maj/gruppchef-for-bearbetningsgrupp-underrattelseenheten-region-stockholm/)

Please note that requirements and any merits must be met at the time of application.

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The Swedish Police Authority

The Swedish Police Authority offers you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development. Please read about our benefits as an employee of the police at https://polisen.se/erbjudande (https://polisen.se/erbjudande)

We conduct our operations according to the six principles of the state's value base: democracy, legality, objectivity, freedom of opinion formation, respect, as well as efficiency and service. As an employee within the police, you are expected to act according to these and contribute to their maintenance. This is a prerequisite for legal certainty, security under the law, and for the police's legitimacy in society. As a representative of the police, you respect the equal value of all and create trust in the police.

Please read more about the police and our operations at www.polisen.se

We warmly welcome your application!

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Police Union, Björn Wiberg, Union Area Kamraterna, 010-5633690

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