Prosperity and Social Affairs Attaché
British Embassy in Stockholm / Övriga jobb / Stockholm
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The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
The British Embassy in Stockholm is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Prosperity and Social Affairs Attaché.
This is a new position that has been created to help develop the economic relationship between the UK and Sweden in the context of the UK's withdrawal from the EU in March 2019, and the creation of a new economic partnership between the UK and the EU thereafter.
The job will focus primarily on social and environmental policy, as well as other areas of economic policy that will be important to the negotiations and the future economic relationship. The job will also support the delivery of the Embassy's Prosperity Plan, designed to enhance the economic policy dialogue between the UK and Sweden and strengthen the business environment for British companies in Sweden.
As well as analysis, reporting and lobbying on the relevant subject areas, the work will also involve running events and visits by UK Ministers and senior officials, and providing cover for other members of the Political Section as the need arises.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assisting the 2nd Secretary Political / Economic in delivering the Embassy's Prosperity Strategy to support the UK-Sweden economic relationship;
• Analysing and reporting on Swedish social (education, health, employment, pensions and social security, consumer policy) and environmental (including food, agriculture and fisheries) policy, and promoting UK government objectives in those areas;
• Providing analysis and reporting to inform the negotiations on the UK's future economic partnership with the EU in specific areas (e.g. aviation).
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
• Knowledge in using Microsoft Office suite;
• Good research and analysis skills;
• Good understanding of international affairs and Swedish politics;
• The Embassy operates in English and fluency is essential. Native level fluency in Swedish is not essential though the jobholder will need to be able to confidently engage in Swedish and follow media reporting, Swedish language seminars, etc.
Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
• Academic qualification in International Affairs;
• Experience of Government, Embassy or NGO work.
Required competencies
Seeing the Big Picture, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace
Application deadline
25 January 2018
Start Date
1 March 2018
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden. The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.
Please note that being a Locally Employed staff by the British Embassy will not give access to be registered with the Swedish population registry. According to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs the locally employed staff should be either Swedish citizens or permanent residents, i.e. registered with the population registry before starting the employment. For more information please consult:
http://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.
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.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
This is a Full-time, fixed-term position for 1 year, with the possibility of renewal. 40 Working hours per week
Publiceringsdatum2018-01-04Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-01-25
FöretagBritish Embassy in Stockholm
AdressBritish Embassy in Stockholm
Box 27819
11593 STOCKHOLM
KontorsadressSkarpögatan 6-8
Jobbnummer 3885791
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