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About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will become safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, remand centers, and prisoner transport.

The position is located within the Civil Preparedness Unit, which belongs to the Security Department. We are in an exciting development phase where the unit is being formed and built up. The unit's main task is to lead, support, and coordinate the authority's overall preparedness work. It consists of 31 employees and is divided into two sections. The Preparedness Measures Section has the main task of supporting the authority's implementation of preparedness measures at all levels, carrying out and coordinating the authority's preparatory planning, and developing and managing the authority's business continuity management.

Job Description

As an expert within the Civil Preparedness Unit, you will have the opportunity to make a real societal contribution and strengthen our ability to meet future security challenges. You will belong to the Preparedness Measures Section, where your tasks primarily consist of providing support to local and regional operations regarding preparedness issues and the implementation of measures. You coordinate, ensure quality, and follow up on the region's preparedness work. The duties include supporting operations in business continuity management, developing preparedness plans, exercising various capabilities to reduce vulnerability and increase the ability to handle peacetime crises and heightened alert.

The work consists largely of operational support to the operations, which is why you are expected to be able to lead and drive processes and networks, but also participate in and support others' assignments. Your assignment may also include some national development and management tasks. You produce reports and background materials, and you are expected to contribute your knowledge to develop the preparedness work. You participate in collaboration forums within the expert area both internally and externally. Your role includes promoting good collaboration in the forums you participate in and acting as a support for both the Regional Director and the Section Manager in the implementation and follow-up of activities and assignments related to the preparedness area.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who works purposefully and organized, and who has an easy time creating clarity and conveying messages in a simple and clear way to all parties. You build trusting relationships, are sensitive, and work well with other people. At the same time, you have the ability to adapt yourself and your perspective to new situations and changing requirements, and take responsibility for driving your work forward independently.

For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute with your attitude to ensure that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for you who have:

• An academic education/degree of at least 120 credits corresponding to two years of higher education/university in areas that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant, or other education combined with experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service finds relevant
• Experience in processing cases, conducting investigations, and preparing decisions
• Experience in information gathering, processing/analysis, and presentation of conclusions
• Experience in driving, leading, and collaborating in processes with multiple actors at different organizational levels
• Good computer skills and a strong understanding of the importance of secure information handling
• Knowledge of the preparedness system
• Good knowledge of leadership and control in administration
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish
• Good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in English

The following are also meritorious:

• Education in the security area, especially in crisis preparedness and civil defense
• Relevant education within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations
• Experience of work in the area of crisis preparedness and civil defense
• Experience of security work such as physical security or information security
• Experience of exercise activities
• Experience and understanding of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's different areas of operation
• Experience of authority collaboration

Other

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal cover letter and replaced it with selection questions that are relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high requirements regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and that you follow current laws. This means that you stand up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Some positions are placed in security classes, and a security investigation with register control will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. Swedish citizenship is required for some security-classified positions. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security investigation here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve war posting at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war posting here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probation may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for an even gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs are answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.