**Main Responsibilities**
The Intelligence Office is responsible for the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence to support the government and the Armed Forces regarding external threats to Sweden and Swedish interests. The Intelligence Office has various collection capabilities and maintains close cooperation with other defense intelligence agencies and intelligence functions within the Armed Forces.
Together with your colleagues, you will analyze the external environment by exploring, for example, open sources and various imagery, acquiring and adapting information, processing information, and pedagogically describing and explaining what has been processed. As a Collection Leader, you will be responsible for the joint effort to produce material in a timely manner for the right recipients, which is quality assured through ongoing dialogue with relevant clients. The Collection Leader also drives and manages the development of methods and processes to further enhance the utility of the function. Your tasks will also include internal collaboration with other parts of the Armed Forces and external cooperation with other authorities and international partners.
**Requirements:**
- Academic degree, officer's degree, or other experience deemed equivalent and relevant by the employer
- Strong analytical skills and a structured, source-critical approach
- Proficient in expressing yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish and English
- Ability to describe processed information and conclusions effectively
**Meritorious:**
- Documented strong leadership skills
- Experience in leading analytical work
- Experience in military intelligence work
- Experience with processes in the Armed Forces Headquarters
- Experience in exercise planning
- Experience serving in a defense intelligence agency
- Experience in developing operations as well as digital methods and processes
- Knowledge in GEOINT/IMINT/OSINT
- Knowledge of NATO
- Valid driver's license (Category B)
**Personal Attributes**
We are looking for a team player who is unpretentious and collaborative. To thrive in this role, you should be well-informed, proactive, solution-oriented, stimulated by new challenges, and creative with a desire to learn new things. You believe in continuous development and act with a forward-leaning attitude, driving progress. You can juggle multiple tasks while being structured, meticulous, and systematic. You should be comfortable working in several digital systems simultaneously. The position requires strong social skills to build and maintain good relationships.
You are content knowing the importance of your and your colleagues' work without being able to disclose details to outsiders. You possess high personal maturity and well-founded values in line with the Armed Forces' core values, as well as high integrity and strong security awareness. You should be able to represent the authority in both national and international contexts.
Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
The qualifications listed above must be verifiable upon request through certificates, references, and work or selection tests. Selection will occur continuously.
For the authority's mission to be successful, all employees are expected to act according to the existing core values. The Armed Forces' core values uphold the equal worth of all individuals, justice, and equality, and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).
**Other Information**
Employment Type: Permanent position commencing with a six-month probationary period
Start Date: By agreement
Work Location: Stockholm, limited access to remote work
Weekend and standby work may occur, as well as travel for work.
For inquiries about the position or the recruitment process, please contact:
[email protected], please write "Process Leader/Collection Leader" in the subject line.
**Union Representatives**
Union representatives can be reached via
[email protected]
We warmly welcome your application by December 16, 2025. In your CV and cover letter, we ask that you describe how you meet our requested requirements and merits. You can apply via jobb.forsvarsmakten.se.
Applications for this position will only be accepted through the Armed Forces' website.
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