This position offers a mix of administrative management work and development work for observation networks. Both aspects are carried out in dialogue with other stakeholders such as internal and external customers, landowners, observers, and other government agencies.
About the Position
The role of administrator involves both administrative and coordinated work in base, supplementary, and commissioned networks.
This primarily includes:
Managing the networks in dialogue with strategic administrators and users/customers of measurement data, proposing changes and network improvements.
Coordinating the process for establishing and decommissioning stations with support from the strategic administrator.
Handling restoration matters, which involves contacts with local and regional authorities such as county administrative boards, environmental and health protection offices, and building permit offices.
Ensuring a functioning infrastructure for the networks regarding land agreements, electricity contracts, observers/supervisors, and communication of measurement data in collaboration with the strategic administrator.
Maintaining station-related metadata such as address and contact information, measurement site position, and equipment specifications.
Developing and updating instructions for administration and supervision of station networks in collaboration with the strategic administrator.
Responsibility for monitoring data availability and developing these measurements together with the strategic administrator.
Managing projects and activities, and potentially other assignments.
What characterizes this assignment is the mix of administrative management work and forward-looking development work. Both parts are conducted in dialogue with other stakeholders such as internal and external customers, landowners, observers, and other government agencies. The closest collaboration occurs with other administrators, strategic administrators, and technical and facilities staff.
About the Networks Team
The group is responsible for managing and developing SMHI's various observation networks in dialogue with customers and users of collected observational data. We currently have 12 people with equal gender distribution, ranging in age from 40 to 65 years.
Work in the group is moving toward a more project-oriented approach, and the number of assignments requiring qualified administrative expertise is increasing, as is collaboration both nationally and internationally in the measurement data field.
Your Profile
We are looking for you with an academic degree (at least bachelor's level) in natural sciences or other equivalent education/experience that SMHI deems equivalent. Experience or education in property management, construction projects, administration, project management, public administration, or environmental law is a merit.
Beyond that, we also see that you need to have:
At least 2 years of work experience in a relevant field
Very good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing, and good knowledge of English in speech and writing
Good computer skills and knowledge of Windows and the Office package
B-class driver's license
This role requires a combination of structure, collaboration skills, and drive, since the work spans both ongoing administration and longer-term development of observation networks. To ensure that networks, agreements, metadata, and contacts with authorities and landowners function smoothly, attention to detail, organizational ability, and the capacity to plan and prioritize between tasks that vary in time horizon and complexity are required. The work takes place in close dialogue with many different stakeholders, which makes good communication skills, humility, and willingness to collaborate essential for driving processes forward and finding sustainable solutions. At the same time, you need to be proactive and persistent to take responsibility for issues that are sometimes long-term and require follow-up over time.
The role also involves contributing to development and efficiency improvements, which requires good judgment and flexibility to adapt working methods to the organization's needs. Together, these qualities contribute to creating stable and well-functioning observation networks, which in turn is a prerequisite for SMHI to deliver reliable data and services.
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
Work Location: Based at our office in Norrköping, with the majority of your working time at the office and the opportunity to work from home when it suits the organization.
Application Deadline: 2026-08-23
We welcome your application.
Learn more about SMHI as a workplace and our offer at https://www.smhi.se/jobba-pa-smhi/smhi-som-arbetsplats. SMHI is a Swedish expert authority with a global perspective and a vital mission to foresee changes in weather, water, and climate. With a scientific foundation and through knowledge, research, and services, we contribute to increasing the sustainability of society as a whole. Every day, around the clock, year-round.
SMHI is a civil protection agency and as an employee you may be assigned to the agency in case of war.
Employment may involve placement in a security classification. Approved security vetting with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) is a prerequisite for employment in such cases.
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About the Position
The role of administrator involves both administrative and coordinated work in base, supplementary, and commissioned networks.
This primarily includes:
Managing the networks in dialogue with strategic administrators and users/customers of measurement data, proposing changes and network…