Vacant job

Do you have experience within security clearance and an interest in working internationally in connection with NATO and the EU? Do you want the opportunity to deepen and broaden your expertise in the field of security clearance? The Swedish Armed Forces are growing, and your skills are needed. We welcome your application!

About the unit

The Operations Command (OPL) is responsible for supporting the Head of OPL with relevant planning, execution, and decision-support materials for the management of the Swedish Armed Forces' operations, both nationally and internationally. The Intelligence and Security Division supports this work with information and intelligence in all the aforementioned sub-areas. This work involves handling extensive information material with very high demands on structure and methodology.

We are now looking for a Security Clearance Investigator for the International Security Detail (ISD), which is part of OPL J2. ISD is tasked with supporting various parts of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters with security clearance abroad.

Main responsibilities

In the role of Security Clearance Investigator, you will work broadly across all areas of security clearance, with a focus on personnel security where the need is greatest. You may be responsible for conducting initial investigations, security clearance interviews, follow-ups, and termination interviews. Many of the follow-ups take place at the respective duty stations. Furthermore, you will conduct protection interviews, assess and conduct personnel investigations, and present personnel cases. You will also hold training for accompanying personnel, conduct security checks at duty stations where needed, and support security clearance planning.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Completed upper secondary education
• Several years of current and relevant experience in independent investigative work within the field of security clearance
• Good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Category B driver's license

Personal qualities

To thrive and fit into this role, we see that you are a calm and stable person with high integrity. You take significant personal responsibility, are solution-oriented, and drive your work forward in a structured manner. Your ability to collaborate and build relationships is very good, and you have a natural interest in contributing to and supporting others. Furthermore, you are analytical, have a broad perspective with the ability to weigh together information and make correct assessments. Great importance will be placed on your personal qualities.

Merits

• Relevant education within the field of security clearance
• Training in interview methodology
• Current and relevant experience from an authority, preferably the Swedish Armed Forces
• University education in e.g., Political Science, Behavioral Science, or another direction that the Swedish Armed Forces assess as equivalent
• Relevant international experience

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 (http://www.forsvarsmakten.se)).

Other information

• Employment type: Permanent position, starting with a 6-month probationary period.
• Employment level: Full-time.
• Work location: Stockholm.
• Date of commencement: By agreement.
• Regular travel is included in the position.
• Tests may occur during the recruitment process.

Contact persons

For questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Jens Westlund. For questions about the recruitment process, contact HR Specialist Agneta Lund.

Union representatives

• SACO: Stefan Ungerth
• SEKO: Åsa Karlsson
• Swedish Defence Union, OFRS: Kjell Tetzlaff
• OFRO: Roger Ericsson

All can be reached via the switchboard at 08-788 75 00

Application

We welcome your application no later than 2026-08-17. Your application must include a CV and a cover letter where you explain why you are suited 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 recruiting unit:

The Chief of Defence and the Director General are located at the Headquarters. The Headquarters has approximately 1,000 employees – both professional officers and civilian experts. From 2023-01-01, the Headquarters consists of the Defence Staff, the Operations Command, the Military Intelligence and Security Service, as well as the Headquarters Staff Division and independent supervisory units. An employment with us implies placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. A security investigation with register check will be conducted prior to 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 grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.