Psychologist/Senior Advisor Organizational Culture

The Intelligence Service – Knowledge about the world for the protection of Norway

The mission of the Intelligence Service is to collect information and provide warnings about conditions abroad that may threaten Norway and Norwegian interests. We are now looking for a specialist in organizational culture and cultural development.

As our specialist in organizational culture, you will use organizational analyses, evidence-based methods, and your professional insight to recommend, implement, and evaluate measures that promote a positive organizational culture.

The Intelligence Service is particularly concerned with the working environment, security, and the interaction between these. This means you must be able to develop, improve, and use organizational analyses to identify concrete measures for both prevention and recovery. You will work closely with the professional environment, leaders, and HR advisors to ensure that measures are introduced and provide lasting effects.

Here you will have the opportunity to test yourself in test development/psychometrics and use your relational skills to create meaningful improvement through close collaboration with competent colleagues from across the organization. The field of psychology is central to the position, but it is not essential that you are a psychologist - we want to find the best candidate and emphasize practical competence.

In this position, you will work interdisciplinarily with colleagues in working environment, health, and psychology. We encourage all specialists in organizational culture to apply.

As an employee of the Intelligence Service, you will contribute to our important societal mission, as well as be part of an environment characterized by high competence and strong engagement in the professional field.

We rely on diversity in perspectives and experiences to solve our missions. Therefore, we wish to recruit employees from different backgrounds, with different life experiences, to work with us.

Tasks

• You shall develop, further develop, and interpret good culture indicators. Your focus will be the psychological aspect (constructs, questions, etc.). Examples of culture indicators are mappings of the working environment, diversity, bullying and sexual harassment, organizational identity, etc.
• You shall use the insight from the culture indicators to recommend measures for the organization and follow up with leaders/others with advice that leads to the desired cultural development/behavioral change. This often involves follow-up over time.
• You shall support and develop the competence of HR advisors and leadership support, so they can contribute to the work. Communication and follow-up will be an important part of the job.
• You shall initiate and participate in relevant research and development work within the field, for example, the development of new culture indicators.

Qualifications

The position has the following requirements that must be met to be considered a relevant applicant:

• Master's degree or education at a corresponding level (major, professional studies, etc.) or scope within a relevant field. A relevant bachelor's degree or education at a corresponding level and several years of experience with good results may compensate for the education requirement.
• For employment as a psychologist, authorization as a psychologist is required.
• The position requires experience, skills, and knowledge within cultural development, particularly related to the working environment.
• Experience in following up and supporting leaders in implementing cultural development processes.
• Knowledge of work/organizational psychology and change management.
• Very good relational and communicative abilities, including the ability to influence and motivate leaders.

In addition, it is desirable if you have:

• Doctorate or education at a corresponding level or scope
• Specialization in work psychology or organizational psychology
• Experience in test development
• Experience with working environment mapping

Special requirements for a position in the Intelligence Service:

Applicants must satisfy the requirements for the highest security clearance.

For employment in the Intelligence Service, one cannot have any citizenship other than Norwegian at the time of employment.

The position is subject to compulsory service, cf. the Defense Act and the Defense Personnel Regulations, which means that you can be ordered to international operations. This normally occurs on the basis of willingness. Compulsory service entails requirements for medical and physical fitness and basic English skills. If you do not meet the requirements, you have the opportunity to apply for an exemption.

Personal qualities

Personal suitability for a position in the Intelligence Service will be given great weight:

• Attitudes and reliability: The Intelligence Service requires high professional and personal integrity, reliability, and loyalty from its employees.
• Desire to learn and methodical approach: We seek individuals who are eager about their field and who meet the workday with a desire to learn and a desire to deliver.
• Interaction and cooperation: In the Intelligence Service, we are concerned with having a good working environment. Good team spirit, respect, and tolerance in meeting others are of great importance.
• Stress management: It is a prerequisite that our employees have the ability to handle periods of high workload.
• The position places particular emphasis on the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of leaders, as well as the ability to help them with the implementation of measures. Communication skills will also be crucial, as increasing the competence of others is central.

We offer

With us, you will get an exciting and socially important job where you will be able to make a difference.

The Intelligence Service is concerned with increasing the competence of its employees, and there will be investments in both you as a person and your professional interests.

Our employees have flexible working hours, the opportunity for training during working hours, as well as favorable loan and pension schemes through Statens pensjonskasse.

You will receive an annual salary within the range of NOK 785,000 - 980,000 in the position of senior advisor (code 1364) or psychologist (code 0794) according to the current Main Collective Agreement. For particularly qualified applicants, higher salary may be considered. Final salary placement and position code depend on qualifications.

Regarding questions about the position:

Send email to: hr-e@mil.no

Contact information HR, 23094114 Workplace 0154 Oslo Key information: Employer: Etterretningstjenesten

Reference no.: 5180715129 Position percentage: 100% Permanent Application deadline: 05.10.2026

About the employer:

What is actually happening in the world?

The Intelligence Service collects, processes, and analyzes information on behalf of Norway. We do this to provide Norwegian authorities with the best possible basis for making good decisions. We are part of the Defense, but also solve missions for the rest of the government apparatus. The service works according to overarching political priorities and guidelines. More information about us can be found at etj.no. Here you will also find Fokus - The Intelligence Service's open assessment of current security challenges.

We rely on diversity in perspectives and experiences to solve our missions. Therefore, we wish to recruit employees from different backgrounds, with different life experiences, to work with us. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of gender, cultural background, gaps in CV, or functional ability.