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View Vacancy – Political Officer – Parental Leave Cover (SWE25.225)
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
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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 temporary Political Officer.
We welcome and strongly encourage those from minority, ethnic and less represented backgrounds to apply.
Main purpose of job:
The purpose of this role is to identify and deliver opportunities for the UK to improve and strengthen ties with Sweden. The job holder will lead our programme and deliver impactful events that deliver our country objectives. This is a great role for someone seeking to gain experience working in a public sector or diplomatic organisation, with a range of different tasks to deliver.
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- Support information gathering and analysis on specific Swedish policy areas of interest to the UK, with a lead responsibility for political reporting and supporting on further files such as the EU, energy and other bilateral matters.
- Help run a programme of funding to help catalyse projects and events. Leading the programme, managing its delivery, monitoring and evaluating projects and ensuring compliance.
- Identify opportunities for increased collaboration between UK and Sweden, devising and delivering projects, and hosting events (including occasionally out of hours) that support our goals.
- Actively contribute to and support the bilateral and wider teams 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 on arrival:
- 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;
- Caring and considerate team player;
- Self-motivated, proactive person with the ability to organise self and work effectively and think creatively;
- Good research and analysis skills;
- A good awareness of Swedish political issues and relevant stakeholders;
- Flexibility to work outside standards hours occasionally.
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Desirable:
- A good understanding of the UK political system and global affairs;
- A good understanding of British and European political structures and dynamics;
- A relevant qualification.
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Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together
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10 August 2025
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Executive Officer (EO)
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Full-time, Fixed Term
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40 hours a week
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7 months
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Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
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Sweden
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Stockholm
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British Embassy
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SEK
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monthly
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1 October 2025
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This is a full-time, fixed term contract, on a Parental Leave Cover.
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Working patterns: British Embassy staff can work one day per week at home in agreement with the line manager. Given the number of events and projects the officer will be delivering, out of hours work will be important. |
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.
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.
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The British Embassy is a dynamic, supportive environment and there will be opportunities to be involved in the wider work of the mission, including delivering our national day event, joining cross-Embassy interest groups and supporting staff learning and development. |
This position sits within the bilateral team of three, within our wider political team.
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:
9.1 Locally employed staff – Government.se
The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden.
The British Embassy doesn´t sponsor work permits applications.
Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
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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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