Do you want to contribute to developing Sweden's civil defense capabilities? We are continuing to strengthen our emergency preparedness efforts and are recruiting 2 employees: 1 for the Civil Affairs Office and 1 for the Emergency Preparedness Department at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm. We are looking for someone with a strong interest in civil defense who, with a comprehensive perspective and a solution-focused approach, can help develop and establish operations in the area of civil population protection. Do you recognize yourself in this? Then we are interested in learning more about you.
What does the role include?
As a civil protection handler, your duties include coordination, collaboration, planning, case processing, and preparations before and during heightened emergency readiness.
You will be part of working groups that collaborate with external actors at national, higher regional, and regional levels.
Your main tasks will be to:
Plan and work on civil protection matters
Participate in meetings and networks to develop civil protection work
Prepare and compile planning materials
Participate in preparedness work and exercises.
Are you the person we're looking for?
For this position, we require:
An academic degree or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position
Current experience from work within total defense or civil emergency preparedness
Experience with collaboration and cooperation with various actors in society
Good knowledge of the most common parts of the Office package.
As a person, we see that you are independent and can take initiative for activities and work in a structured way by planning and carrying out your work efficiently within given or self-imposed timeframes. You are good at working with others by relating to them in a responsive, unpretentious, and consultative manner. Furthermore, you have analytical abilities that show in how you handle problems and conditions from different perspectives and come up with solutions. You express yourself well in both speech and writing in both Swedish and English.
We place great importance on personal suitability and see it as a matter of course that you contribute to a good working environment.
As an employee at the County Administrative Board, you need to:
Have the ability to make decisions from a comprehensive perspective taking multiple viewpoints into account
Understand that a central role for the County Administrative Board is to make trade-offs between different interests
Have the ability to prioritize and shift focus to work with new tasks or in new contexts.
It is advantageous if you have:
Several years of experience in project management or process leadership
Experience with analysis or investigative work
Experience working in a state agency, region, municipality, or state-owned enterprise with related assignments
Experience handling security-classified information
Class B driver's license
More about us and the role
The employment is permanent, full-time, and probation is normally applied. We want you to start as soon as possible or by agreement.
We work in centrally located premises in Stockholm. Travel both within the county and across the country occurs in this position.
Security Vetting
You must be a Swedish citizen because the work tasks are classified as security-sensitive. We will conduct security vetting according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585). As a permanent employee at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, you will be placed for wartime mobilization in accordance with total defense needs.
How we recruit
In this recruitment, you do not need to submit a personal letter—it is sufficient to answer selection questions and attach your CV.
Interviews will take place from week 36-37 onwards.
If you have questions
Questions about the position should be directed to the recruiting manager, Office Manager Gunilla Runberg, [email protected]
Union contact persons are: Susann Sass-Jonsson for SACO and Ulrika Holmström and Maria Sand Vaziri for ST. All can be reached via the County Administrative Board's switchboard 010-223 10 00.
Application deadline: 2026-08-24
Reference number: 112-36526-2026
We look forward to receiving your application!
About the County Administrative Board
The County Administrative Board of Stockholm is a unifying force for a growing and sustainable capital region. By taking responsibility for the whole picture, we find ways forward on complex social issues.
The comprehensive perspective is an important starting point for us when we collaborate with municipalities, agencies, businesses, and other important social actors. On the government's behalf, we also work to ensure that national goals are realized in our county. We have experts in many different subject areas, and our collective expertise has remarkable breadth. Here you learn something new every day.
Open to all
We focus on your competence, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to suit your needs.Do you want to contribute to developing Sweden's civil defense capabilities? We are continuing to strengthen our emergency preparedness efforts and are recruiting 2 employees: 1 for the Civil Affairs Office and 1 for the Emergency Preparedness Department at the County Administrative Board of Stockholm. We are looking for someone with a strong interest in civil defense who, with a comprehensive perspective and a solution-focused approach, can help develop and establish operations in the area of civil population protection. Do you recognize yourself in this? Then we are interested in learning…