The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency safeguards our open and democratic society and freedom of thought by identifying, analyzing, and countering improper information influence and other misleading information directed at Sweden or Swedish interests.
The Agency is led by a Director General and has approximately 90 employees. The Agency has offices in Karlstad and Solna. The Operations Division works to identify, analyze, and counter improper information influence directed at Sweden. The division consists of three units: two analysis units and one unit for operational response and preparedness.
We now need to strengthen our work by hiring a temporary analyst for one of our analysis units, based in Solna.
Duties
You will join a team of qualified analysts working to identify, assess, and analyze improper information influence and its effects. The unit's work focuses on both state and foreign non-state threat actors, and may also include analyses of other subject areas.
The work uses several technical tools for monitoring and analyzing social and digital media. Your assignment will be to structure and document large volumes of information to analyze and interpret developments in the information environment. Your ongoing responsibilities will also include giving oral presentations and presenting assessments both internally and externally.
Operations are event-driven and characterized by tight timelines requiring quick and high-quality deliverables. As an analyst, you will collaborate with both national and international partners. Business travel within and outside Sweden may occur.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with:
An academic degree relevant to the position.
Very strong understanding of digital information environments, social media trends, and user behavior.
Experience using various OSINT tools for gathering and structured analysis of the information environment.
Documented knowledge of international relations and security policy.
Very strong proficiency in Swedish and English.
It is an advantage if you have:
Experience working in an operational environment.
Experience identifying and analyzing manipulative behavior in the information environment.
Personal Qualities
You thrive in a developing workplace and can maintain high quality even under tight timelines. Communicating complex issues in a pedagogical and clear manner comes naturally to you. You are security-conscious and exercise sound judgment. Great weight will be placed on your personal qualities.
Employment Terms
This is a full-time temporary position for approximately one year. We conduct a security vetting process with background checks in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Swedish citizenship may be required in some cases.
The position is based in Solna, though business travel may occur. Scheduled on-call duty during certain evenings and weekends may be part of the position.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them by email. Instead, please contact the MPF switchboard at 010−183 70 00 for further assistance.The Swedish Psychological Defence Agency safeguards our open and democratic society and freedom of thought by identifying, analyzing, and countering improper information influence and other misleading information directed at Sweden or Swedish interests.
The Agency is led by a Director General and has approximately 90 employees. The Agency has offices in Karlstad and Solna. The Operations Division works to identify, analyze, and counter improper information influence directed at Sweden. The division consists of three units: two analysis units and one unit for operational response and…