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We make society function 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 climate impact of transport globally and nationally? This job might be right for you!

The Environmental Section works with environmental issues concerning shipping and aviation. Your main tasks will involve 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 issues concerning regulations for the climate transition. Other issues within the section 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 extra days off around holidays.

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 issues for, and participate in, international negotiations and expert groups
• prepare background documents for, and answer questions from, the Government Offices of Sweden
• collaborate internationally, within the EU, and cooperate with other Swedish authorities, as well as maintain 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 expert knowledge.

You must have

• a relevant university degree, in e.g., environmental science, law, international relations, or other education that we assess as 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 of 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 within shipping and/or aviation.

We want you to

• be self-reliant, i.e., you take responsibility for your task. You structure your own approach and drive the work forward.
• have good collaboration skills, i.e., you work well with others. You relate to them in a listening and flexible way. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner.
• be goal and result-oriented, i.e., 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, i.e., 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 business, 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 hiring manager for information on how to proceed. In your application documents, you need to describe in what way you meet the requested qualifications and merits related to the current recruitment. If you proceed in the hiring process, educational/diploma certificates and employment certificates confirming the knowledge and experience relevant to the position must always be presented.

Click the following link to proceed to apply for the job: https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/details?jobId=941056 (https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/details?jobId=941056)

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