Administrative Assistant/ Requisitioner

A vacancy has arisen within the Management and Commercial Sections of the British Embassy.

Work in the Management Section of the Embassy covers all aspects of Human and Financial resources, and the day-to-day business of keeping the Embassy running smoothly. Work in the commercial section aims to increase the competitiveness of British goods in the Swedish market by keeping abreast of developments and reporting opportunities to the UK. The Section also responds to enquiries from British and local companies and, where appropriate, help promote investment in UK.

The duties for the position include:

" Working on an Oracle based system, raising requisitions & receipts.
" Running 2-3 small budgets.
" Stock management.
" Contact with suppliers.
" Conference and business meeting administration.
" General admin support for management and commercial teams, including administration back-up, general office duties

Essential Skills and Experience

" Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently - taking responsibility under supervision.
" Excellent communication skills which will include good written and spoken English and Swedish.
" Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines - often under pressure.
" Positive attitude, flexibility, an ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast moving working environment.
" Good IT skills - experience of Microsoft Word & Excel.
" Aptitude for providing a customer driven service.

The British Embassy is an equal opportunity employer valuing diversity. It does not discriminate on grounds of gender, disability, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, faith or on any other factor irrelevant to an individual's work.

We are not able to accept emailed or telephone enquiries/applications. Only applicants that are called to interview will be contacted. Interviews are likely to take place in early September.