Staff Officer for Special Flight Squadron in Linköping

The Special Flight Squadron in Linköping at Skaraborg Air Base operates radar and signals intelligence aircraft, transport aircraft, aircraft maintenance services, and continues airworthiness work. The squadron is an operational unit and can be deployed for missions both nationally and internationally with short notice.

The squadron staff is primarily responsible for the squadron's operational planning, internal processes, and follow-up. Together with the squadron leadership, the staff develops operational orders and leads the development of the wartime unit. As a staff officer, you will, in collaboration with the Chief of Staff and other parts of the staff, work with case management, staff preparation, and coordination of materials for reports and orders.

Main Responsibilities

• Translate assigned tasks and assignments into internal orders and instructions
• Handle case follow-up in cooperation with the Chief of Staff
• Participate in the implementation/development of the unit's capabilities within command, communications, and logistics
• Support the staff and other components of the squadron

Requirements

Qualifications

• Completed upper secondary education
• Officer/Specialist Officer degree
• Good user of the Office package
• Category B driver's license for manual transmission vehicles
• Good physical fitness
• Swedish citizenship

Personal Attributes

To succeed in the role of staff officer at the Special Flight Squadron, you are flexible, have good teamwork skills, and find it easy to work in a group. You can take initiative, are independent, and are accustomed to prioritizing and structuring. You can handle multiple tasks simultaneously with different deadlines. You are receptive, stress-resistant, and have good communication skills. To thrive in the role, an analytical, communicative, and solution-oriented approach is required, as well as an understanding of the importance of delivering with quality and precision.

We also expect you to be a good representative of the Swedish Armed Forces and support their values (see http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/ (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/)). Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

Merits

• Experience in adapting to different tasks, work groups, and paces, as well as knowledge and understanding of operational management
• Good experience in staff service
• Experience working in VIDAR and SharePoint
• Knowledge of the Air Force's wartime organization tactics
• Officer degree with a focus on logistics or communications service

Other Information

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

Full-time/Part-time: Full-time

Location: Linköping

Start Date: As soon as possible according to agreement

Rank Level: OF1-2 or SO6-7

Salary: We apply individual salary setting. The lowest placement for this position is 33,000 SEK/month; further, we take previous work experience and competence into account.

The position requires physical and mental fitness. Travel for work and personal training occurs. Since both the position and tasks are linked to a wartime organization, you will also be assigned to wartime duties in our organization. This means, among other things, that you will receive training on what is expected of you during heightened readiness.

Contact Person

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Andrea Nyysti at 010-827 70 00 (switchboard).

Union Representatives

• Officersförbundet OFR/O, Patrik Karlsson
• Försvarsförbundet OFR/S, Per Gunnarsson
• SACO, Ulf Svensson
• SEKO, Magnus Krantz

All can be reached via FM switchboard 010-825 10 00

Last Day for Applications

Please submit your application by 2026-09-14. Your application should include a CV 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:

Skaraborg Air Base is a versatile and unique air base. Here you will find combat aircraft as well as the Swedish Armed Forces' combined resource of transport and special aircraft. We conduct basic and position training for conscript recruits and train all Swedish and foreign Gripen pilots. The unit also participates in many missions. In Sweden, the operations are located in Såtenäs, Malmen, Arlanda, and Karlsborg. Abroad, we are responsible for Gripen support in Thailand and for the Swedish personnel at the international transport cooperation Heavy Airlift Wing in Hungary.

Read more at https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7 (https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/f7)

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both big and small, both at home and around the world.

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 implies placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required.

A security investigation with register control will be conducted before employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be assigned to wartime duties. 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 grades and certificates must always be presented.

Phone calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.