Vacant job

To our newly established External Assignments section, we are now looking for another employee!

About the role

The Business Developer plans and is responsible, under the direction of the unit manager, for the work to establish a civil defense system with long basic training at Svenska kraftnät. Svenska kraftnät is currently investigating the prerequisites for introducing civil defense with conscription and long basic training within the electricity supply sector.

The investigation will be finalized in March 2027. In parallel, preparatory work will begin on how such a civil defense system should be established.

The role may involve some supervisory responsibility after delegation from the unit manager.

Other tasks include:

• Developing the establishment timeline, budget, and results.
• Ensuring anchoring with stakeholders, both within Svenska kraftnät’s own organization and with other authorities, companies, and organizations.
• Developing analyses and investigation and decision-making materials.
• Contributing to a continuous, appropriate resource allocation for the assignment.
• Coordinating resources within the assignment.
• Monitoring and reporting on the progress of the establishment and working to ensure that established goals are met.
• Participating in recruitment and procurement.

Svenska kraftnät is growing rapidly and undergoing fast changes, and there is a need to ensure efficient and appropriate processes to carry out our assignment. There are great opportunities for development for those who enjoy developing new ways of working, driving change, and being part of a growth journey.

The position is within the Civil Defense unit, a relatively newly formed unit within the External Assignments section of the Security and Preparedness department.

The unit currently consists of ten employees, six of whom are consultants.

The department has just over 100 employees.

The position is permanent and located at our headquarters in Sundbyberg. The employment may begin with a probationary period.

About you

Requirements:

Personal qualities:

We are looking for a person who communicates clearly and actively and who finds it easy to build trust and establish good relationships. Collaboration is a natural part of your work.

It is natural for you to view your area of responsibility as part of a larger context, both within the unit and in other parts of Svenska kraftnät.

It is important that you take initiative and have a positive attitude towards the challenges that arise.

You plan, organize, and prioritize work efficiently and drive your work to completion.

You must also adhere to the Swedish public sector values (https://www.statskontoret.se/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/).

In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Education:

An academic degree in a relevant field for the tasks, or equivalent competence acquired in another way as assessed by Svenska kraftnät as equivalent.

You also have:

• At least five years of experience in business development and/or project management within government agencies.
• Experience in successfully driving complex business development.
• At least two years of experience in internal and external collaboration.
• Class B driver’s license.
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

Merits

• Experience working with total defense issues, particularly civil defense or civil defense organizations.
• Experience leading government assignments.
• Certification or experience that the employer assesses as equivalent in project management.

Good to know

• The position is located in Sundbyberg.
• Remote work up to 50% may be possible if the tasks allow.
• Travel may occur, primarily within Sweden.
• Last day for applications: August 14, 2026.
• The position is a permanent employment and may begin with a probationary period.
• The employment concerns a position in a security class.
• Instead of attaching a cover letter to your application, you answer a number of questions in the application form.
• Individual salary setting is applied and is in accordance with the central collective agreements RALS/RALS-T.
• Read more about our benefits (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/var-arbetsplats/formaner/)

For questions, please contact the following persons:

Anna Svegfors, hiring manager, 010-475 94 39.

Lennart Jansson, recruiter, 010-350 91 49.

Annika Ingeborn, union representative SACO, 010-475 87 72.

Erica Midfjäll, union representative ST, 010-475 87 31.

You can also reach us via email: [email protected].

svk.se/jobba-har (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/)

We decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers in connection with recruitment, as we have procured agreements that apply to Svenska kraftnät as a government agency.

Other information

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. A security clearance investigation is conducted prior to employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security clearance investigation will also include a register check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement for certain positions. The employment includes an obligation to be placed in a wartime position. For more information on personnel security at Svenska kraftnät, see svk.se/personal-security (https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsakerhet).