Vacant job

Do you want to contribute to strengthening Sweden's defense capabilities while being at the center of the action? Are you interested in leading planning work at a central and strategic level? The Support Unit of the Defense Staff at the Supreme Headquarters is seeking an experienced and versatile Planning Leader who can contribute to the Swedish Armed Forces' growth and capability development.

About the Support Unit of the Defense Staff

The Defense Staff supports the Supreme Commander in handling and preparing matters at the military strategic level, and ensures that decisions made by the agency's management are implemented, followed up, and reported back. The Support Unit of the Defense Staff has overall responsibility for directing and following up the Swedish Armed Forces' combined logistics and materiel supply, development, acquisition, maintenance, and decommissioning of infrastructure, as well as the Armed Forces' supply flows and planning of host-nation support.

Main Responsibilities

The duties involve ensuring that planning, implementation, and follow-up are cohesive within the unit's area of operation through active and clear leadership.

The role requires a good understanding of and experience in strategic planning, implementation planning, preparing budget proposals, and quarterly and annual reporting.

Other duties as determined by the employer may be added.

Furthermore, the duties include handling a wide range of contacts within and outside the agency, with a focus on the Swedish Armed Forces' growth and capability development.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Relevant advanced academic education, e.g., political science or economics
• Several years of current and relevant work experience in strategic planning, implementation planning, preparing budget proposals, and quarterly and annual reporting
• Experience in strategic business development
• Experience working with security-classified information
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English
• Very good proficiency and experience with MS Office, especially Excel

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you who have a well-developed ability to collaborate and are a good team player. Given the nature of the work, there is a requirement to build and maintain good relationships, as well as having strong structural skills where the work will be characterized by a holistic view in a context that is often detailed. You should have good initiative, drawing relevant conclusions in a solution-oriented manner and driving the agency's work forward. You need to be flexible in your work and able to work through changes, sometimes rapid transitions.

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

Given the nature of the work, personal attributes are highly valued.

MERITORIOUS QUALIFICATIONS

• Military education or experience of Armed Forces operations
• Education in Military Science
• Knowledge of NATO planning and assessment methods

Other Information

Employment type: Permanent (The Swedish Armed Forces applies a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the agency).

Working hours: Full-time

Salary: According to agreement

Start date: September or according to agreement

Location: Stockholm

Civil or military position

The position is security-classified

Employment with the Swedish Armed Forces includes war-time placement within the agency.

Information about the position

For questions, contact the recruiting manager Per Åkerblom via the switchboard at 08-788 75 00.

Union Representatives

SACO: Stefan Ungerth

SEKO: Åsa Karlsson

Swedish Defence Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff

OFRO: Roger Ericsson

All union representatives can be reached via the switchboard at 08-788 75 00.

Application

We welcome your application no later than 2026-06-26. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this position, as well as answers to the specified selection questions.

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

-----------------------------------------------------Information about the recruiting unit: At the Supreme Headquarters are the Supreme Commander and the Director General. The Supreme Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. As of 2023-01-01, the Supreme Headquarters consists of the Defense Staff, the Operations Command, the Military Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Supreme Headquarters' Staff Department and independent oversight units. Employment with us implies placement in a security-classified position. 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 includes an obligation for war-time placement. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position. A CV and personal 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.