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

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

Your working day. Sweden's tomorrow.

The Secretariat for the General Affairs Council and Coreper I works to ensure the effective 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, including handling all points decided by ministers.

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

We are looking for a Secretariat Secretary whose main task is to handle the Secretariat's weekly Coreper work. The role involves close contact with the representation in Brussels and with EU coordinators in other ministries. At times, the workload can be heavy and the pace fast. Duties also include handling visits and meetings, as well as certain document distribution tasks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the Secretariat's Coreper work, I/A points
• Document distribution
• 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 working independently 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 holistic view, development, and results.

Everyone working in the Government Offices needs to have a holistic perspective and collaborate 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 areas, 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 date.

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

The position is classified for security clearance, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made.

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.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by July 6, 2026.

We plan to conduct interviews during weeks 34-35.

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 Ministry of Finance is responsible for leading and coordinating the work in the Government Offices.