About the Role
Company: Länsstyrelsen (County Administrative Board of Uppsala)
Position: Emergency Preparedness Officer with GIS Focus
Are you passionate about strengthening Uppsala County’s—and Sweden’s—capacity in crisis preparedness and civil defense? We are now recruiting an Emergency Preparedness Officer with a GIS focus for a national assignment within civil protection and emergency management.
Unit for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness
At the Unit for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness, we work to strengthen the county’s capacity in crisis preparedness and civil defense. The unit coordinates collaboration among local stakeholders and leads planning, training, and exercises in civil protection and emergency response. As the highest civilian authority in total defense matters, the County Administrative Board plays a central role in building Sweden’s total defense system and collaborates closely with other authorities, including in defense planning.
You will work alongside dedicated colleagues in an environment where we value job satisfaction and making a real impact.
Key Responsibilities
This position is employed at the Unit for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness, but the majority of your time (80%) will be dedicated to national-level tasks.
The County Administrative Boards operate under a shared administrative model with distinct administrative objects. You will work within the administrative object for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness, whose purpose is to maintain and further develop the operational and IT support systems for which the object is responsible—including areas such as signal protection, security protection, civil defense, crisis leadership, and fire and rescue services.
As the GIS specialist, you will serve as a key resource for all County Administrative Boards, collaborating with official networks, the shared IT department of the County Administrative Boards, and external stakeholders to develop solutions that meet their capability needs. The work is highly digital, though it also involves some travel.
The remaining 20% of your time will be spent at the Unit for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness in Uppsala, supporting the unit’s mission in civil protection and emergency preparedness.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone with higher education in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). You have documented experience performing GIS-related tasks, as well as experience leading complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and experience in business development and digitalization. You also have experience working with information security and security protection.
You are accustomed to flexible, needs-driven work methods and have experience producing decision support materials.
Meritorious qualifications include:
Experience identifying business needs and outcomes and linking them to existing or new IT solutions
Experience handling security-classified information
Experience leading change processes and motivating others
Experience working in an administrative object focused on developing and maintaining administrative products
Experience working in a complex organizational environment
Personal Qualities
You have a holistic perspective and always act in the best interest of the organization. You are goal- and results-oriented, and able to adjust your approach when circumstances change. You take initiative and can plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively to meet deadlines.
You are attentive and flexible in collaboration, communicate clearly, actively listen, and resolve conflicts constructively. You represent the County Administrative Board in a trustworthy manner and have strong proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written. We place great importance on your personal qualities.
Terms of Employment
This is a permanent position, commencing with a six-month probationary period, with start date by agreement. Your official title at the authority will be Handläggare (Case Officer).
A security check with register control will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) before employment is decided. In some cases, Swedish citizenship is required.
Additional Information
As a public sector employee, you are expected to uphold the shared values of the Swedish state and contribute to developing a good administrative culture characterized by democracy, human rights, legal certainty, efficiency, and accessibility.
Länsstyrelsen actively works to be a discrimination-free workplace and values the qualities that diversity brings to our operations.
Länsstyrelsen in Uppsala County is a knowledge-based authority and the government’s representative in the county. We work to promote the development of Uppsala County. Our areas of responsibility cover many important parts of society—from urban planning and gender equality to environmental supervision, rural development, fish conservation, democracy, and preparedness issues—among many others.
Approximately 230 people work at Länsstyrelsen in Uppsala County. The County Governor is the head of the authority. Our goal is for our work to be characterized by professionalism, engagement, and collaboration.
Länsstyrelsen is an exciting workplace, and we offer benefits such as flexible working hours, health care contributions, wellness time, and extended parental leave.
Want to learn more about our benefits and what it’s like to work here? Visit our website: www.lansstyrelsen.se/uppsala/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss (http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/uppsala/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss).
We do not use personal cover letters as part of our selection process. However, we ask you to answer the selection questions in the application form, as your responses are crucial for us to conduct a fair assessment of your application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Employment Type: Permanent | Scope: Full-time | Number of Vacancies: 1 | Employment Rate: 100% | Location: Uppsala | County: Uppsala län | Country: Sweden | Reference Number: 112-7797-26 | Contact: Johan Larsson, +46 10 2233453 | Union Representatives: Stefan Elgh, Saco-S (+46 10 2233348), Sofia Maherzi, ST (+46 10 2233350) | Published: 2026-10-12 | Application Deadline: 2026-10-26