Saab Group Security is looking for a Personnel Security Specialist who wants to join and contribute to further strengthening and developing Saab's work with personnel security.
The Personnel Security Specialist is a senior role within Group Security with a primary focus on strategic management of Saab's personnel security work in close collaboration with corresponding functions within the Saab Group.
Your role
The role has a primary focus on strategic work by managing, developing and implementing strategies and other governing documents for national or global application in the area of personnel security. This also includes responsibility for ensuring that the methods and processes used are effective and appropriate and to develop these if necessary. Besides the strategic focus you also need to be able to provide support in operational issues within your area of responsibility.
As an expert in the area of personnel security, you are expected to have a high level of knowledge of relevant regulations. You also need to be up-to-date on national and international events of importance to Saab and the subject area. An important task is to ensure that Saab's personnel security work is adequately balanced based on the needs of the business and that it contains the security mechanisms that current security challenges require.
The role requires that you have experience in translating governing documents, such as policies, guidelines and regulations, into practical application in the business.
You also need to be able to contribute to Saab's work with security awareness by participating in forums, training courses, lectures or activities where your expertise is needed.
As a Personnel Security Specialist, you are part of the Personnel Security and Support function and belong to Saab Group Security. As the role is new at Saab, there are opportunities to influence the design of the role in order to best create modern and effective personnel security work.
Your profile
To succeed and thrive in the role of Personnel Security Specialist, you need experience of working in the area of personnel security and strategic management. You are trustworthy with high standards of ethics and personal integrity. You also need to be used to working independently and have the ability to make sound decisions within the framework of your area of responsibility.
You have strong communication skills and are skilled at collaborating and anchoring decisions with both internal and external stakeholders, nationally as well as internationally. You also have excellent communication skills in English, verbal and written.
You need to be able to switch between different perspectives and understand the changing conditions within the group in order to implement different personnel security measures. This may involve meeting customer requirements, different national regulations or business-specific needs.
It is a plus if you have experience from working with protective security, employment screening and national security vetting. Furthermore, it is a plus if you also have experience from development work, policy work, and experience from international standards in the area, such as ISO 27001 and NIST.
We place great importance on your personal qualities and are looking for someone who is analytical, structured and solution-oriented, with a non-prestige approach and a good ability to drive work forward in complex environments.
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of protective security. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.
What you will be part of
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