Embassy of Sweden Job Vacancy 

JOB OVERVIEW

SALARY :- As per company scale
DATE POSTED :- March 15,2025
DEADLINE DATE :- April 7,2025

JOB POSITION & REQUIREMENTS

The Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa is responsible for Sweden’s relations with Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan, the African Union (AU), IGAD and UNECA. The Embassy consists of five sections: Political and multilateral affairs, promotion, and public diplomacy; Bilateral Development Cooperation; Regional Development Cooperation; Migration; and Administrative and Consular Section.

Position 1: Migration Assistant

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor´s degree in Law, Social Sciences or similar
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Amharic and Tigrinya
• Excellent competency in computer applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Desirable qualification and experience:

• Previous work experience in an Embassy or international organization
• Working experience from official authorities such as migration, visa section and administrative section in a foreign office.
• Additional language skills that are relevant to the position, for instance Swedish, French or Arabic.

Skills

• Be service-oriented.
• Strong team working skills
• Able to contribute positively as part of a team, helping with various tasks as required.
• Ability to work independently
• Good organizational and time management skills to prioritize high workloads.

Position 2: National Program Officer

Required qualifications:

• A master’s degree in an area relevant for the position

• Excellent oral and written proficiency in English, as well as verbal communication skills.
• Extensive experience of working with computer programs, applications, and systems.

Required work experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience working with the thematic area
• Have experience from working at an embassy and/or donor partner, or an implementing organization
• Experience from humanitarian action
• In addition, the candidate is expected to:
  • Be pro-active, problem-solving, analytical, and open to learn;
  • Be results orientated.
  • Have a good understanding of gender, conflict sensitivity and a human rights-based approach;
  • Drive a culture of teamwork
  • Be willing travel extensively in Ethiopia

Ethiopian citizens, and citizens of other countries resident in Ethiopia and entitled to work in Ethiopia, are eligible to apply. Quote from the Embassy Code of Conduct: “We work to ensure that neither direct nor indirect discrimination might take place in the line of duty, on grounds of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or other beliefs, sexual orientation, position, disability or illness.”

Location:  Addis ababa

How to Apply

Applicants should submit the following documents by e-mail, to the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa:

• CV, including details of relevant education and work experience.
• Cover Letter (English), setting out why you consider yourself a good candidate for this post.
• Names, telephone numbers and addresses of two reference persons who are willing to provide a reference on your character and work capacity.
• Clear contact phone numbers and addresses in Ethiopia where the Embassy can rapidly contact you.

Applications shall be sent to ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se. As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name:

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