Contract
Stockholm
Posted 2 weeks ago

British Embassy

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

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Job Subcategory

Prosperity and Economic Growth

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Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Sweden is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. The Embassy works with Sweden in partnership, prioritising cooperation in defence and security and building on our shared values, to identify and explore new opportunities in trade, investment, and innovation, and to uphold European security and the rules based international system. The embassy also provides focused consular services to British nationals. The Embassy cares about its people and seeks to enshrine excellence, respect, integrity and kindness in everything it does.

We are now looking for a Political Officer, whose primary purposes are to focus on growth opportunity areas, follow economic/trade developments in Sweden and support the UK-EU relationship more broadly.

What will you be expected to achieve?

Gather information and analysis on specific Swedish policy areas of interest to the UK, with a lead responsibility for growth and economic/trade issues but also supporting on further files such as the EU, energy and other bilateral/political matters.
Use the information gathered to prepare factual reporting, analysis and advice that supports the UK government in its collaboration with Sweden and helps us to deliver on our policy objectives.
Maintain and build the embassy’s contacts and relationships with a range of Swedish interlocutors (government, political, businesses, think tanks and civil society), both to build understanding and to engage and influence on UK objectives.
Identify opportunities for increased collaboration between UK and Sweden, devising and delivering projects, seminars and events to support this.
Devise and deliver visits for senior UK officials and ministers in support of UK objectives
Act as the Embassy coordination /focal point on “growth”. Work across teams within the Embassy to deliver on this and wider elements of the UK/Sweden bilateral relationship, in particular those with an economic, EU or energy focus. This will require working especially with the Business & Trade team.
Actively contribute to and support the bilateral team, political team and wider embassy’s needs flexibly as required. Support corporate objectives as needed, and contribute to embassy life (attending receptions, presenting, engaging in internal committees).

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Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Our ideal candidate has:

Fluent level of English and Swedish (C1 or above according to CEFR);
Excellent communication skills, including an ability to write clearly and concisely, and to persuade and influence orally;
Demonstrable professional experience in economics, trade policy or international business;
Caring and considerate team player;
Self-motivated, proactive person with the ability to organise self and work effectively and think creatively;
Good research and analytical skills;
A good awareness of Swedish economy, politics and relevant stakeholders;
Flexibility to travel occasionally.

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Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Good to have:

A good understanding of the UK economy, political system and global affairs;
A good understanding of British and European political structures and dynamics;
A qualification in trade, business or economics.

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Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together

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Application deadline

4 May 2025

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Grade

Executive Officer (EO)

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Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

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Working hours per week

40 hours a week

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Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

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Country/Territory

Sweden

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Location (City)

Stockholm

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Type of Post

British Embassy

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Number of vacancies

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Start Date

1 July 2025

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Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, permanent contract.

The Embassy offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including job-specific training and broader learning linked to the Diplomatic Academy.

The Embassy is part of the Nordic and Baltic Network of British Embassies that work together to provide relevant learning opportunities including mentoring, work shadowing and more formal training programmes.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden.

The British Embassy doesn´t sponsor work permits applications.

According to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, locally employed staff should either be Swedish citizens, EU citizens or permanent residents of any nationality registered in the population register when beginning their employment. Registration in the population register is not possible once employment has begun. For more information, please consult:

https://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/diplomatic-portal/diplomatic-guide/8.-employment/8.1-locally-employed-staff/

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.

Learning and development opportunities:
The Embassy offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including job-specific training and broader learning linked to the Diplomatic Academy.

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Additional information

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

The deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.

*Please note for more information regarding the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

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Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

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View Vacancy – Political Officer, British Embassy Stockholm (SWE25.120)

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