Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)
Political
Due to COVID-19, you may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign. We are working hard to minimise any disruption. You may find more information in the Additional Information section below.
The British Embassy in Sweden is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. We are now looking for a Nordic Baltic Network (NBN) Projects and Policy Officer.
This position helps to deliver joined up project activity and coordinated political engagement across the eight Nordic and Baltic Posts. Our project and policy work across the NBN helps to build on the links that bind our Governments and people across the region to foster strong Government to Government, and people to people links.
The job will focus on designing, monitoring, and coordinating major project activity across the Nordic and Baltic network. The job holder will engage externally to generate areas for possible new projects and policy initiatives, then design and help deliver activity in concert with colleagues in other Posts. The job will involve regular interaction with colleagues across the network, setting objectives for future activity, and encouraging a focus on the key priority issues.
Working in close support to the Deputy Director of the Nordic and Baltic Network in their regular interactions with Heads of Mission, and Deputy Heads of Mission the job will aim to identify synergies across Posts and priority areas of new work. The job holder will therefore need to engage with confidence with very senior stakeholders, challenging them to work and think differently.
In addition there is a coordination and administration element to the role. The job holder will engage regularly with colleagues means there is a requirement to set up and lead multiple VTCs and teleconferences but also arrange meetings in person to bring together colleagues from the various posts.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting the Deputy Director to design, monitor, and coordinate projects across the network. Associated external engagement to identify and secure collaboration with experts and other contacts (20%);
- Work with DHMs, Prosperity, Climate and Political Officers across the network to identify areas of work that can be done regionally. Deliver that work, in partnership with the Deputy Director. Help manage the regular NBN regional interaction through meetings in person and virtually. (20%);
- Lead on creating the NBN regional learning and development offer. (20%)
- Lead on internal communications across the NBN, developing innovative communication products which inform and create a sense of community. (20%)
- Investigate and report on regional political and economic issues. Engage Whitehall stakeholders so as to assess areas of interest, and encourage more joint working with regional counterparts (20%).
- Fluent English and excellent communication skills;
- Strong networking and influencing skills, ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels;
- Intermediate skills of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
- Ability to grasp complex issues quickly and communicate these simply and effectively;
- Good research and analysis skills;
- Experience of project work and delivering events.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of government, embassy or NGO work;
- Policy (academic or practitioner) background in one or more of the areas specified in the job description;
- Proficiency in Swedish or any of the languages of the other seven Nordic and Baltic countries would be useful, but is not essential.
Seeing the Big Picture, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace
4 October 2020
B3 (L)
Fixed Term, Full-time
40
6 months
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Sweden
Stockholm
British Embassy
1
19 October 2020
This is a full-time fixed-term contract until 31 March 2021, with the possibility of extension.
All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden. The British Embassy does not sponsor for work permits.
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 Swedish population register is not possible once employment has begun. For more information, please consult:
The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.
Visa / Passport requirements: Candidates must currently hold the independent right to live and work in Sweden and be prepared to ensure that right remains throughout the scope of the contract. Additional requirements may become necessary pending EU Exit. If requirements change additional eligibility information will be shared during the recruitment process.
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.
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 position.
* Please note Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment indicates Level C1 as Mastery or proficiency Level which an understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. For more information please click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your languages skills are going to be assessed.
Additional Information (due to Covid-19):
- You may experiment some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign and we are working hard to minimise any disruption;
- Interviews will be done remotely if the existing situation determines this to be the right course of action;
- Starting date may be delayed depending on circumstances at the time and it will be agreed with the selected candidate.
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