View Vacancy - Driver (SWE25.268)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Driver / Messenger

The British Embassy in Stockholm is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas.   The Embassy cares about its people and seeks to enshrine excellence, respect, integrity and kindness in everything it does.

 

Main purpose of job:

The British Embassy is looking for a full time Driver & Logistics Assistant to support the Ambassador as well as wider staff in delivery of their duties and engagements. You will be friendly, experienced, discreet and flexible – willing to work out of hours as needed. In return we can offer a fascinating and flexible working environment. The British Embassy offers continuous learning and development opportunities.

 

What will you be expected to achieve?

Driving & Logistics (55%):

  • Plans and conducts safe, discreet and timely driving for the Ambassador and the Embassy staff.
  • Takes care of the maintenance, service, insurance of the Embassy vehicles.
  • Assists in organizing logistics for events and visits.
  • Responsible for the budget of the vehicles.

 

Administrative support (30%):

  • Carry out local procurement.
  • Conducts messenger duties including the Mail & Diplomatic bags.
  • Manage inventories of event and crises equipment.
  • Perform various office, administrative and practical tasks as identified or requested.
  • Manage Airport Passes.

 

H&S and Fire (15%):

  • Participate in the Health & Safety Audits, conduct risk assessments and reports.
  • Assist with First AID & Fire safety and routine checks.

 

Wider Embassy Contributions:

  • Contribute to wider embassy activity through e.g. participation in committees and events.
  • Fluent level of English and Swedish (C1 or above according to CEFR).
  • Possession of a valid Swedish driving licence.
  • Able to work flexibly – early and late starts, out of hours and sometimes at short notice.
  • Demonstrated driving expertise with a strong safety record and clean driving history. Good knowledge of local roads and traffic systems.
  • Strong capability to provide administrative support, including high attention to detail.
  • Ability to liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • High level of initiative and ability to work under general direction. Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and be discreet.
  • Understanding of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) principles.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
  • Previous experience working in a foreign diplomatic mission or an international organisation.
  • First Aid training.
  • Use of Radio communications.
  • Evasive driving skills.
Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together
21 August 2025
S1
Full-time, Permanent
40 hours a week
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Sweden
Stockholm
British Embassy
1
SEK
monthly
1 September 2025

This is a full-time permanent contract.

Working patterns: British Embassy staff can work one day per week at home in agreement with the line manager. Given the number of events and projects the officer will be delivering, out of hours work will be important.

The job holder should expect to work outside usual hours – this could include early and late starts as well as weekends, and might be required at short notice.

Learning and development opportunities:
The Embassy offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including job-specific training and broader learning linked to the Diplomatic Academy.  

The Embassy is part of the Nordic and Baltic Network of British Embassies that work together to provide relevant learning opportunities including mentoring, work shadowing and more formal training programmes.

The British Embassy is a dynamic, supportive environment and there will be opportunities to be involved in the wider work of the mission, including delivering our national day event, joining cross-Embassy interest groups and supporting staff learning and development.

According to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, locally employed staff should either be Swedish citizens, EU citizens or permanent residents of any nationality registered in the population register when beginning their employment. Registration in the population register is not possible once employment has begun. For more information, please consult: 

9.1 Locally employed staff - Government.se

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance.

All applicants should have the right to live and work in Sweden.

The British Embassy doesn´t sponsor work permits applications. 

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

The deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

Please be advised that the British Embassy will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.

*Please note for more information regarding the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages click on the following link CEFR. Please bear in mind in case you are invited for an interview your language skill is going to be assessed.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.