Political Specialist

Verksamhetsbeskrivning

The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm is the center for the United States' diplomatic engagement with Sweden. The Embassy interacts on a daily basis with a wide array of Swedish government representatives, local businesses, NGOs, media, educational institutions, and private citizens. Several U.S. agencies work together at the Embassy, all under the authority of the U.S. Ambassador/Chargé to Sweden, including the U.S. State Department. The State Department hires citizens from host countries to provide local professional knowledge and institutional memory.

Beskrivning av arbetsuppgifter

The incumbent is the senior Locally Employed Staff (LES) in the Political Unit in the Political and Economic Section. The incumbent supports the Section and the Front Office on the full range of political reporting, contact development, and other work needed to advance U.S. interests in Sweden and is the Embassy's senior LES expert on domestic political developments in Sweden. The incumbent acts independently on instructions from Washington, advancing USG policy interests under general supervision of the Political Unit Chief, coordinating his or her work as appropriate with the Political Officer. The incumbent further performs independent research and analysis, provides policy recommendations, and drafts substantive reports on political issues, with a particular focus on Domestic Politics, Counterterrorism, Countering Violent Extremism, Migration and Integration issues, Human Rights, Cyber Security, Countering Disinformation and Malign Influence, and Sweden's engagements with the OSCE. The incumbent develops and maintains a wide range of contacts related to Section interests with both working level and senior officials. Other responsibilities include drafting the annual Human Rights Report and the annual Counter Terrorism Report. The incumbent backs up the Section's Political Assistant and Economic Specialist as needed.


Beskrivning av kvalifikationer

EDUCATION:
Bachelor degree in Political Science or International Relations is required

EXPERIENCE:
At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in political analysis and research plus two years of experience with Swedish politics and government.

LANGUAGE:
Fluent in Reading/Writing/Speaking English is required.
Fluent in Reading/Writing/Speaking Swedish is required.
This may be tested.

Arbetsplats:
U.S. Embassy
Postnummer:
11589

Ort:
Stockholm