Vacant job

Do you want to work with land management and a crucial societal mission? As a lease administrator at the National Property Board (Fortifikationsverket), you are responsible for agricultural, hunting, and fishing management, enjoying a varied role involving contracts, collaboration, and the development of large land areas.

The Domain Group's mission is to manage forests, support the National Property Board with forest-related issues, and administer the agency's hunting, fishing, and agricultural leases.

The National Property Board is one of Sweden's largest property owners, managing approximately 380,000 hectares of land, often characterized by high biodiversity and significant nature values. More than half of this area is protected, for example as nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites.

Your daily life as a lease administrator

In the role of lease administrator, you will, in consultation with other lease administrators, independently manage and develop the defense-adapted agricultural, hunting, and fishing administration. The work is primarily located in Västra Götaland and involves close dialogue with, among others, the Swedish Armed Forces and holders of usage rights. You will have many points of contact in your daily work.

The position involves travel, primarily shorter business trips to our lands, properties, and offices. You will be responsible for an area comprising approximately 50 agricultural leases, around 50 hunting rights agreements, as well as a smaller number of fishing rights.

The administration includes, among other things, contract processing, negotiations, project management, and administration. The work also involves updates in property support systems, document management, as well as consultation and investigation work.

Locations for the role are Skövde, Karlsborg, or Linköping, or as agreed.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a university degree or higher education in a relevant field, such as as a farm manager, agronomist, forester, or game manager. You have good knowledge of environmental and nature conservation and a good understanding of land management issues. You express yourself fluently in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and have basic knowledge of English. Furthermore, you have good IT skills, preferably with experience of property systems and GIS. A B-driver's license is a requirement as travel is part of the job. We see that you have several years of relevant work experience, for example as a lease administrator or land manager.

It is meritorious if you have certificates, forestry permits, competence certificates, etc., within forestry or agricultural areas, training in wildlife management, and a hunter's license. Experience and education in property and usage rights, as well as experience in negotiation and contract processing, are also seen as an advantage. Experience from the green industries, public administration, or knowledge of total defense is also meritorious.

We place great importance on your personal qualities. You are collaborative and have the ability to adapt to find solutions that benefit the whole. You work systematically and plan your work in a structured way, while also taking responsibility for completing tasks on time. You are relationship-building, take initiative in social contexts, and are easy to build long-term contacts with. Furthermore, you are stable, handle stress constructively, and maintain good judgment even in pressured situations.

What do we offer you?

Together with approximately 1500 colleagues at the National Property Board across the country, you work with a unique property portfolio to strengthen total defense in Sweden. We are proud of the socially important mission we have, where by owning, developing, and managing properties for total defense, we contribute to a safe and free Sweden. Our tasks are varied, exciting, and challenging and require competence. We work based on the core values of the state and strive for equal gender distribution. Equal rights and opportunities are important to us.

Here you get good opportunities for competence development and we work to ensure you can have a good balance between work and leisure.

About the employment

The position is a permanent employment and may start with a probationary period. As a permanent employee, you will be mobilized for war service. The location is Skövde, Karlsborg, or Linköping, or as agreed. Employment with us requires Swedish citizenship and involves placement in a security class. Security clearance with register check will be conducted before employment in accordance with Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. We welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences.

You are welcome to send in your application with CV and cover letter no later than August 31, 2026. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the GDPR. Your application is a public document and is therefore public according to the principle of public access. If you have protected personal data: contact the current recruitment specialist so you can get help with submitting your application. The questions you will answer when submitting your application will form the basis for the first selection we make. We may use tests in the recruitment process.

Questions about the position

You are welcome to contact recruiting manager Rigo Derler at 010-44 44 129 or recruitment specialist Oliver Ljungman at 010-44 45 806. It is also fine to contact our union representatives: Eric Bergman, Ledarna, Tommy Eriksson, SEKO, Karin Alm, SACO, they can be reached via our switchboard, tel 010-44 44 000.

Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.

As the advertisement is running during current holiday periods, we would like to inform you that the selection process will begin only after the application period has expired on August 31.

Thereafter, we plan to start interviews from week 37. We thank you for your patience and look forward to receiving your applications.