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The EU Coordination Unit within the Government Offices of Sweden is responsible for coordinating the Government Offices' EU work. The EU Coordination Unit works for the efficient implementation of Swedish EU policy.

Are you service-oriented and driven by working with many contact surfaces? Then you may be the person we are looking for. We offer a responsible and developing job in a dynamic environment.

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

The Office for the General Affairs Council and Coreper I works for the efficient implementation of the Government's EU policy within the policy areas handled by Coreper I, including climate, energy, environment, competitiveness, research, regulatory simplification, and social issues. Coreper is the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU, tasked with preparing the work of the Council; among other things, Coreper handles all items decided upon by the ministers.

The Office is also responsible for the General Affairs Council and the EU Minister's travels and meetings.

We are looking for a Secretary to the Office, primarily tasked with handling the Office's weekly Coreper work. The role involves close contact with the representation in Brussels and with EU coordinators in other ministries. There may be periods of high workload and fast pace. Duties also include handling visits and meetings, as well as certain mail handling tasks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the Office's Coreper work, I/A items
• Mail handling
• Meeting management and other administrative support
• Handling certain visit- and travel-related matters

Read more about our operations at https://www.regeringen.se/ (https://www.regeringen.se/)

Your background

We are looking for you who have completed upper secondary education with passing grades and have good ability to express yourself well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing. You also have documented experience of independent work with qualified administrative tasks.

Relevant post-secondary education, experience from working with similar tasks in the Government Offices, other politically governed organizations, or state authorities, and knowledge of EU work are considered meritorious.

Your qualities

The Government Offices' employee criteria are holism, development, and results.

Everyone working at the Government Offices needs to have a holistic view and cooperate for the benefit of the operations. You are expected to contribute your perspective and competence and be open to others. You will bring ideas and new approaches to improve and develop the operations and your own competence. You are results-oriented in your actions and adapt when needs and directions change.

Read more at https://www.regeringen.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-arbeta-i-regeringskansliet/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap-i-regeringskansliet/ (https://www.regeringen.se/jobba-hos-oss/att-arbeta-i-regeringskansliet/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap-i-regeringskansliet/)

To succeed and thrive in the role, you must also be responsible, meticulous, and independent, with very good judgment and high integrity. You are accustomed to working with many different contact surfaces, which requires you to be driven, service-oriented, and have excellent collaboration skills. Since the work environment is largely influenced by the intense external situation, you must be solution-oriented and good at structuring, organizing, and following up on new tasks and administrative processes.

Other

The position is a permanent employment with an initial probationary period of 6 months.

Earliest possible start.

Scheduled standby work, including work in the evenings and on weekends, is part of the job and occurs regularly.

The position is security-classified, and a security check with register control will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. You must be a Swedish citizen, but may have a foreign background.

Are you interested?

If you want to know more about the job and what we offer, contact Chief of Staff Johan Krabb. If you have questions about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Recruitment Specialist Therese Blom. Union contacts are Susanne Grund for Saco and Karina Åbom-Engberg for ST. You can reach all of them via the Government Offices' switchboard, 08-405 10 00. We are happy to receive calls from you who are interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.

Register your application in our recruitment tool by June 24, 2026.

We plan to conduct interviews during week 27.

The Government Offices' mission is to support the Government in its work to steer Sweden and realize its policies. Here, 4,800 people work, of whom 600 are abroad. The Government Offices welcome applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination. The Government Offices' Secretariat is responsible for leading and coordinating the work in the Government Offices.