Information Security and Data Protection Coordinator
Workplace: Karlskrona, Sverige
Expires: August 15, 2025
Join Karlskrona municipality as an Information Security and Data Protection Coordinator to lead and coordinate the municipality's efforts in protecting information assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing a strong security culture. Work with various internal and external stakeholders in a key role within the municipal leadership department.
Main requirements:
  • Relevant academic degree (e.g., law, information security, system science, IT security)
  • Several years of experience in information security, data protection and/or IT security
  • Strong knowledge of applicable legislation such as GDPR, OSL, NIS2
  • Proficiency in spoken and written Swedish
  • Experience working in the public sector
Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate and develop the municipality's information security work according to MSB recommendations and ISO 27000 series, legislation, political goals, and internal governance
  • Maintain and further develop governing documents and routines related to information security and data protection
  • Collaborate with data protection officers in departments and function as an advisor on data protection and personal data processing
  • Lead the network of data protection officers
  • Participate with other professionals in developing risk and vulnerability analyses, incident management, and support systematic security work
  • Conduct training, communication efforts, and awareness-raising activities within the organization
  • Follow up compliance, perform internal controls, and contribute to development projects related to digitalization and security
Required hard skills:
  • Knowledge of GDPR, OSL, NIS2 and related legislation
  • Experience with ISO 27000 standards and MSB recommendations
  • Competence in risk and vulnerability analysis and incident management
  • Ability to develop and maintain policy documentation and routines
  • Experience in public sector information security and data protection
Recommended hard skills:
  • Experience in supporting digitalization projects with security considerations
Soft skills:
  • Strategic thinking
  • Analytical skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Collaboration and networking abilities
  • Structured and methodical work approach
  • Pedagogical skills to translate complex regulations into understandable information
  • Responsiveness and ability to build trustful relationships
  • Initiative and drive to improve procedures
  • High integrity and good judgement
  • Ability to work independently and in teams
  • Capacity to make well-informed decisions under pressure
Frameworks:
  • ISO 27000 series
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Understanding of public sector values and ethics
  • Commitment to community safety and sustainability
  • Respect for confidentiality and data protection best practices
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