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About 13th Security Battalion

The 13th Security Battalion is an operational, joint defence force combat unit with high material and personnel availability, capable of operating across the entire spectrum of conflict. The battalion's main task is to detect, clarify, and counter security-threatening activities in the form of foreign intelligence gathering, crime, terrorism, sabotage, and subversion directed against the Swedish Armed Forces' prioritized protected values.

The battalion works preventively through security intelligence services and security-enhancing measures. Our vision is that the 13th Security Battalion breaks the adversary's deniability and creates conditions for the entire Swedish Armed Forces to meet every threat and overcome every challenge. Do you want to contribute to increasing security at the 13th Security Battalion by working with security-enhancing measures?

We are now recruiting a Combat Control Officer to the 315th Security Platoon

The Security Platoon is part of the 13th Security Battalion and is based at F16 in Uppsala. The platoon handles varied tasks within the framework of military security service, with a focus on collection through troop reconnaissance.

Main Responsibilities

As a Combat Control Officer, you are part of the platoon leadership together with professional officers and soldiers. Your main responsibility is to organize and plan the platoon's material service and technical service towards both F16 and the 13th Security Battalion, as well as to lead the platoon's material service through our deputy group commanders. You may also be included in temporarily assembled combat groups during the execution of security operations. Tasks may include planning of transport, accommodation, and supply during temporary deployments through cooperation with supporting units.

Qualifications

• Approved professional officer education
• Category B driver's license
• FM FySS (175p multitest, 13:30 field test)

Meritorious

• Previously served as a Combat Control Officer or technical chief within the Swedish Armed Forces
• Good familiarity with PRIO and LIFT systems
• Experience from national or international operations
• Good ability to express oneself in speech and writing
• Military work permits

Personal Qualities

A position with us requires initiative, precision, and flexibility. The work is carried out both individually and in collaboration with others, so teamwork and social competence are important. We are looking for someone who, through their drive and creative problem-solving skills, can continue to develop the platoon's material service.

We see you as a secure and unpretentious individual who can act when required. You thrive in a changing environment where the pace can go from calm to very high.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

For the agency's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the existing 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 http://www.forsvarsmakten.se (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other

Employment type: Permanent. The employment may begin with a six-month probation period.

Employment level: Full time

Place of work: Uppsala

Date of commencement: SSSM, by agreement

Salary: Individual salary setting applies

Information about the position:

Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) OBS: Emails are answered first after the holiday, from Monday week 634

Information about the recruitment process

HR Generalist

Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union Representatives

OFR/O Ärna, Josefine Granberg tel 0505-45 10 00 (switchboard)

OFR/S, Daniel Modin, tel 0706-38 68 33

SACO, Oscar Moberg, 072-984 84 53

SEKO, Åsa Karlsson, tel 076-649 23 95

We welcome your application by 2026-08-31. Your application should include a CV, two references, and a cover letter where you explain why you are suitable for this position.

Applications for this position will only be received via the Swedish Armed Forces' website. Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit: Uppland Air Wing, F 16, has its headquarters at Uppsala Garrison. The unit is part of the Swedish Air Force and is responsible for the operation and security of Uppsala Airport as well as the training of conscripts in various roles in the Air Force. The unit also leads the 161st Combat Control and Air Surveillance Battalion, which controls fighter aircraft in the air and maintains constant surveillance of Swedish airspace. The unit operates from several different locations in the country and is an important part of the growth period the Air Force is undergoing. In the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life. Employment with us entails placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security screening with register control will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be war-placed. 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 certificates and documents must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.