About this role
Unit for Consular and Civil Law Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Are you interested in helping people in vulnerable situations? At the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' emergency service, part of the Unit for Consular and Civil Law Affairs, exciting tasks await.
Your workday. Sweden's tomorrow.
We are looking for someone who wants to be part of the work done by our foreign missions and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to handle consular matters around the clock. In your role, you will have direct contact with Swedes abroad seeking advice and support from the Ministry, and as the first point of contact, you will manage all cases that reach our foreign missions outside of office hours, including those concerning individuals in distress, detainees, deaths, child abductions, passports, etc. You will work closely with the Ministry's communications unit and will also handle certain press inquiries during the night. You will be responsible for the Ministry's alarm and preparedness function, and in a crisis situation involving Swedes abroad, you will be part of the Ministry's crisis organization.
The Unit for Consular and Civil Law Affairs handles individual consular cases, crisis preparedness and management, and civil law issues. The unit consists of over 50 employees and is divided into four groups. The emergency service works closely with all groups within the unit.
Your background
You have relevant academic qualifications and work experience. We prefer candidates with experience working with people in difficult situations. Experience in consular work as well as crisis preparedness and management is advantageous. If you have experience working shifts and/or night shifts and know you can handle this, it is a plus, as is experience in media management.
Your qualities
You possess a strong sense of service and a proven ability to communicate with people in vulnerable situations, even under time pressure. You can manage multiple issues simultaneously and easily switch between different technical systems. You have good judgment, high integrity, and well-developed empathetic and social skills. You express yourself well, both verbally and in writing, in both Swedish and English.
Other information
Start date is negotiable. In this recruitment round, we offer one or more fixed-term positions under the specialist agreement. The position includes what is known as reduced full-time, which corresponds to approximately 90% scheduled working hours with a combination of day and night shifts, weekdays as well as weekends. Scheduled readiness with a response time of one hour is included.
The position is classified in a security category, and a security clearance with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. You must be a Swedish citizen but may have a foreign background.
Are you interested?
If you would like to know more about the job and what we offer, please contact group manager Karin Seydlitz at +46 8-405 49 31. You are also welcome to contact HR officer Ulrika Ryberg at +46 8-405 2950. Union representatives for UPF (Saco/SRAT) and UD-ST can be reached via the Government Offices switchboard at +46 8-405 10 00. We welcome inquiries from those interested in the position but decline calls from those selling advertising and recruitment services.
Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by December 5, 2025.
The mission of the Government Offices is to support the government in its work to govern Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as strengths and assets, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for foreign and security policy, global development and aid, trade policy, assistance to Swedes abroad, international law and human rights, export control of defense materials, international cooperation with countries and regions, as well as trade, investment, and promoting Sweden.