PERSDIR, which heads the Human Resources Department (Ledningsstabens personalavdelning, LEDS PERS), is an administrative position based at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm.
The task includes leading and coordinating training courses with central admission and deciding on the appointment and placement of executives at level OF-4 (lieutenant colonel and commander) and OF-5 (colonel and captain) and as well as the CF 4 and 5, officers with special competence (OFSK), OR 9, doctoral students and doctoral candidates and OF-3 (major and lieutenant commander) with completed higher officer program part 1 (HOP 1).
The Director of Human Resources is authorized to represent the Swedish Armed Forces in central employer matters in contact with other government agencies and organizations and to prepare and sign the Armed Forces' collective agreement within the framework of the financial conditions specified by the Chief of Defence Staff.
[3] The Director of Human Resources decides:[3] In the Swedish Armed Forces' regulations (FFS 2019:3) on basic officer training and rank codes and in the Swedish Armed Forces' regulations (FFS 2019:7) on promotion and appointment, there are additional powers for the Director of Human Resources.
The Director of Human Resources is authorized to enter into agreements and contracts with government agencies, municipalities, regions, organizations and individuals.