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We make society work for people on the move, on rails, in the air, and at sea. That is why we need the best competence. Our mission is important and has significance in everyday life – for both private individuals and businesses. At our organization, we take responsibility, treat everyone well, and respect differences. As an employee, you contribute to a sustainable future.

About the job

Do you want to help reduce the global and national climate impact of transport? This job might be right for you!

The Environmental Section works with environmental issues in shipping and aviation. Your main tasks will cover climate issues, primarily within the shipping sector.

The tasks are varied and include contributing to the development of global and national instruments for the climate transition of shipping. This involves participating in and representing Sweden at meetings within the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN body for shipping, and within the EU. The tasks may also involve technical matters concerning regulations for climate transition. Other issues within the section's or department's area of responsibility may also become relevant.

The position includes travel, both domestic and international.

You are important to us

Do you enjoy working with others and want to develop in your professional role? Here, you can expect career development, a trusting leadership and employee relationship, and a sustainable work life. We are a secure employer that cares about your health with time for wellness activities during working hours, flexible working hours, a generous number of vacation days, and free sandwich days.

Read more about what it is like to work at the Swedish Transport Administration

You will

• drive the work on developing regulations and instruments to reduce shipping's climate impact, including describing and analyzing the consequences of proposed regulations
• prepare questions for, and participate in, international negotiations and expert groups
• write background materials for, and answer questions from, the Government Offices of Sweden
• collaborate internationally, within the EU, and cooperate with other Swedish authorities, as well as have a dialogue with industry organizations
• answer questions from the public and other actors, as well as respond to official consultations.
• Support other sections of the Swedish Transport Administration with specialized knowledge.

You must have

• a relevant university degree, in e.g., environmental science, law, international relations, or other education we deem relevant
• experience working with climate issues
• good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

It is meritorious if you also have

• international experience in negotiations, development work, or similar
• experience in analyzing and developing proposals for instruments, preferably based on Swedish priorities with trade-offs between different societal goals
• experience in strategic investigative work
• experience in reading and interpreting legal texts
• worked at a government agency
• experience working in shipping and/or aviation.

We want you to

• be self-reliant, meaning you take responsibility for your task. You structure your own approach and drive the work forward.
• have good collaboration skills, meaning you work well with others. You relate to them in a listening and smooth manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• be goal and result-oriented, meaning you work towards goals and focus on results. You are guided by goal and result thinking in prioritization, planning, and action. You change your direction when goals change.
• have specialist knowledge, meaning you understand the professional aspects of the work particularly well. You continuously maintain your specialist knowledge. You are a knowledge resource for others.

Personal suitability is given great weight.

More information

The employment is permanent with placement in Norrköping, Stockholm, or Gothenburg.

Appointment according to agreement.

We normally apply a probationary period. We offer remote work based on the needs of the operations, up to 3 days.

An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security investigation with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact Section Chief Kajsa Lindström via email at [email protected].

ST, Mats Anderzén and Saco-S, Carola Sander can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-503 503.

We do not want advertisers and staffing agencies to contact us.

Apply

Apply via our website and attach a complete CV as well as a cover letter marked with reference number TSG 2026-5312.

We need your application no later than June 21, 2026.

If you have protected personal data, you should send your application by post; contact the recruiting manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe in what way you meet the required qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the employment process, educational/diploma certificates and employment certificates verifying the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

Welcome to become our new colleague!