Migration Assistant

The Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa is responsible for Sweden's relations with Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan, the African Union (AU), IGAD and UNECA. The Embassy consists of five sections: Political and multilateral affairs, promotion, and public diplomacy; Bilateral Development Cooperation; Regional Development Cooperation; Migration; and Administrative and Consular Section.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ JOB DESCRIPTION

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Receiving, reviewing and registering applications regarding alien’s passport, residence and work permit
• Conducting interviews with applicants
• Responding to general questions in migration issues from individuals and national authorities
• Responding to general questions from the Swedish Migration Authorities
• Handing out issued visas, passports and residence cards
• Take biometrics
• Filing and archiving
• Flexible to do other tasks when required

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor´s degree in Law, Social Sciences or similar
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Amharic and Tigrinya
• Excellent competency in computer applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Desirable qualification and experience:

• Previous work experience in an Embassy or international organization
• Working experience from official authorities such as migration, visa section and administrative section in a foreign office.
• Additional language skills that are relevant to the position, for instance Swedish, French or Arabic.

Skills

• Be service-oriented.
• Strong team working skills
• Able to contribute positively as part of a team, helping with various tasks as required.
• Ability to work independently
• Good organizational and time management skills to prioritize high workloads.

Ethiopian citizens, and citizens of other countries resident in Ethiopia and entitled to work in Ethiopia, are eligible to apply. Quote from the Embassy Code of Conduct: “We work to ensure that neither direct nor indirect discrimination might take place in the line of duty, on grounds of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or other beliefs, sexual orientation, position, disability or illness.”

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The vacancy is a local position, full-time temporary position for 6 months. An individual salary system is applied. The Embassy of Sweden is an equal opportunities employer.

Starting date: May 5, 2025

APPLICATION

Applicants should submit the following documents by e-mail, to the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa:

• CV, including details of relevant education and work experience.
• Cover Letter (English), setting out why you consider yourself a good candidate for this post.
• Names, telephone numbers and addresses of two reference persons who are willing to provide a reference on your character and work capacity.
• Clear contact phone numbers and addresses in Ethiopia where the Embassy can rapidly contact you.

Applications shall be sent to ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se. As the subject of the message, please indicate reference no and your name: (‘UM2025/07289/ADDI- Your Name.’)

Please note that applications will not be returned, and only short-listed applicants will be contacted. To be considered, your application should be submitted latest by 6th of April 2025 and fulfil the abovementioned requirements.

The Embassy only receives electronic applications.

Questions can be sent to the email ambassaden.addis.abeba.recruitment@gov.se

The Embassy will contact the selected candidates for interviews. Written and verbal tests will be part of the assessment process. The Embassy will not return documentation received from the applicants. You are therefore advised to deliver only copies of the documents listed above as part of the application.

For information about the Embassy, please visit our website: www.swedenabroad.se