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The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest government agency with approximately 40,700 employees and is organized into seven police regions, a number of national departments, and an administrative office. The agency is undergoing extensive growth that will continue in the coming years in order to meet future challenges. Working for the police is about creating security in people's lives. Every day.
Police Region North is the largest region by area. The region consists of the four northernmost counties in Sweden and is organized into four police districts: Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten, and Västernorrland, which together are divided into 12 local police districts. There are also three regional units: the operational unit, the intelligence unit, and the investigation unit, a regional administrative office, and national departments represented in the region to support police operations.
Police District Jämtland is one of the police districts in Police Region North. The geographic area encompasses eight municipalities. Police District Jämtland is divided into two local police districts: Östersund and Jämtland/Härjedalen. At the police district level, there is an investigation section and a police district administrative office.
Local Police District Östersund is part of Police District Jämtland. Within the local police district, there are response and crime prevention activities, investigation teams, as well as support and services.
1 position(s).
DUTIES
As chief of BF-IGV, you report to the local police district chief and are part of LPO Östersund's management team, where you together are responsible for carrying out assignments and driving the agency's change and development work. You have special responsibility for BF/IGV operations and its results. As group chief, you represent the entire Police Authority both internally and externally and work to strengthen confidence in police operations.
Being a manager and leader within the Police Authority means creating security and building trust through exercising sincere, courageous, and attentive leadership with confidence in others' competence and abilities. As a manager, you drive development by inspiring and encouraging reflection and feedback in a way that is based on following the law and treating people equally. You create conditions and work toward good relationships that contribute to us acting together based on what is best for the public and the assignment as a whole.
QUALIFICATIONS
This is an opportunity for you who have:
• at least 6 months of continuous experience working as a supervisor, project manager, or similar
• experience participating in change and development work
• experience with crime prevention and response operations
• a police degree according to Regulation (2014:1105) on police education
We consider it a merit if you additionally have:
• experience leading others toward set goals and results
• participation in management forums
• management and leadership training at direct, indirect, and/or strategic level
• other training relevant to the function, such as leadership fundamentals, operational leadership, EFP training (search for missing persons)
• experience participating in/driving cooperation with societal actors outside the police organization/your own organization
When we hire, we will place great emphasis on personal qualities and leadership abilities. The Police Authority's leadership criteria form the basis for this assessment. The leadership criteria describe desirable leadership within the Police Authority and encompass the following abilities:
• analysis and holistic perspective
• goals and results
• development and change
• social security
• oral and written communication
• creating participation and motivation
Read more about the leadership criteria at https://polisen.se/ledarkriterier/ If the link is not clickable, copy and paste the link text into your web browser.
Tests will also be used as part of the selection process.
Employment form: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.
Working hours: Weekly scheduled 5:2
Contact persons
For questions about the position during weeks 27-29, contact Administrative Chief Christina Lundholm, 072-519 30 09, [email protected]
For questions about the position during weeks 30-33, contact LPO Chief August Knutsson, 070-383 13 98, [email protected]
Union representatives
Police Federation, Saco-S, ST within the police Region North, and Seko Police can be reached via the police switchboard, phone 114 14.
Position title: Police Inspector
Work location: Östersund
Working hours: Weekly scheduled 5:2
Start date: By agreement
Function: Group Chief
Apply by attaching your CV (we do not want a cover letter) and answering the selection questions. The questions are based on the requirements profile for this recruitment, and your answers will form the basis for the selection made in the process. It is therefore important that you answer the questions clearly and thoroughly and do not refer to other documents such as your CV. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.
Please note that requirements and any merits must be fulfilled at the time of application.
We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure quality in our recruitment work. Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Police's recruitment support system Visma Recruit.
If you have protected personal information, references, or similar information that you consider sensitive, we recommend that you contact the responsible HR consultant before proceeding with your application.
If you want to supplement your application, you should contact the responsible HR consultant.
An employment with the Police Authority may be initiated with a probationary period of six months.
The Police Authority is Sweden's largest government agency. We offer you a workplace that stimulates diversity, creativity, and personal development.
For more information about our benefits as an employee of the police, visit: https://polisen.se/erbjudande
We conduct our operations according to the Swedish state's value base principles: democracy, legality, objectivity, free opinion formation, respect, and efficiency and service.
For more information about our operations, visit polisen.se
We warmly welcome your application!Are you ready for a larger assignment?
The Swedish Police Authority is Sweden's largest government agency with approximately 40,700 employees and is organized into seven police regions, a number of national departments, and an administrative office. The agency is undergoing extensive growth that will continue in the coming years in order to meet future challenges. Working for the police is about creating security in people's lives. Every day.
Police Region North is the largest region by area. The region consists of the four northernmost counties in Sweden and is organized into four police…
Overview
Type
job
Status
active
Visibility
public
City
Umeå
Address
Box 463
GPS
63.17668, 14.636068
Email
Phone
Published
29. 6. 2026
Edited
23. 7. 2026
Specifications
Region
Jämtlands län
Duration
Tills vidare
Employer
POLISMYNDIGHETEN
Postcode
90109
Open positions
1
Profession
Inspektör, Polisen
Salary Type
Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
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