Vacant job

The Swedish Armed Forces are in an expansion phase and on a significant growth journey. Here you have the opportunity to work in a dedicated and recently established department where you will develop while contributing to the organization's and department's development journey. In your role as Operations Administrator, you will be a key piece in driving the staff and military region's various processes.

Regional Staff North, J7

The Northern Military Region's staff is located in Boden. Department J7 handles education and exercise issues as well as operational safety within the Northern Military Region (MR N). The department has various capabilities and focus areas, with the main focus on coordinating, planning, monitoring, and evaluating exercise and training activities conducted within the military region.

Main Responsibilities

• Coordination of the military region's mission-driven support to voluntary defense organizations and follow-up of conditions for implementation.
• Development of administration related to attraction, recruitment, retention, and decommissioning of volunteers.
• Support the planning of music activities within MR N.
• Provide administrative support within the entire department's operations.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Secondary education with passing grades.
• Good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish and English.
• Post-secondary education or experience relevant to the tasks.
• Driver's license category B (manual).

Personal Attributes

We are looking for you who want a varied position with a high degree of independence and responsibility. As a person, you enjoy having many different contacts both internally and externally. You thrive working independently and in groups. It is important that you are meticulous, flexible, have good collaboration skills, and are open to working in a changing environment. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Merits

• Experience from the Swedish Armed Forces and the Home Guard.
• Experience from voluntary defense activities.
• Completed basic military training or conscription.
• Experience with PRIO - Course Administration.
• Good knowledge of the MS Office package.

For the authority'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 www.forsvarsmakten.se (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other

Employment type: Permanent. The Swedish Armed Forces apply a six-month probationary period for those not already employed by the authority.

Working hours: Full-time.

Work location: Boden.

Civil position.

The work may involve travel both domestically and internationally.

Working hours are partly irregular.

Further training within the Swedish Armed Forces is available.

Start date: According to agreement.

Information about the position can be obtained from

Niklas Perman, reachable via the switchboard at 010-825 10 00.

Union Representatives

Union representatives, reachable via the FM switchboard at 010-825 10 00.

SEKO/F: Susanne Thunberg

OFR/S: Annelie Forshage

OFR/O: Jonas Nordin

SACO: Sture Sundqvist

Application

Apply no later than 2026-08-28. 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 Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Northern Military Region (MR N) is responsible for territorial land command in the four northern counties.

The region consists of a staff and five training groups. The operations are located from Kiruna in the north to Härnösand in the south. At MR N, there are seven Home Guard battalions and several support functions.

The Swedish Armed Forces have a strong value base based 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.

An employment with us involves placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required.

Security clearance with register check 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 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.

Phone calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.