View Vacancy – Residence Staff – Maternity Leave Cover (SWE24.458)

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Estates, Housekeeper

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy in Sweden is part of a worldwide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas. We are looking for Residence Staff to join our dynamic team.

Main purpose of job:

As Residence Staff you will ensure the highest standards of hygiene, manage household supplies and assist in the smooth running of the UK Ambassador’s residence, including assisting with running official events and meetings. This role requires discretion and ensuring the privacy and security of the occupants and guests at our residence.

What will you be expected to achieve?

Event Support

Provide support of all operations at the Ambassador’s Residence and assist the Residence team to ensure consistently high standards are met in the delivery of official events.
Assist with set-up and clean-up of official events, dinners and meetings.
Assist the Residence Manager & Residence Chef with meeting Health and Safety standards.
Ensure guest rooms are prepared and welcoming for visitors.
Support catering services as required, including table setting and serving.
Liaise with contractors, vendors and service providers.
Liaise with event leads and other embassy staff in the organisation and management of events.
Update local leadership team on Residence matters, escalating as required.

Housekeeping

Monitoring inventory of cleaning and household supplies.
Perform daily cleaning tasks throughout the Residence including, public areas, guest residential areas, and the Ambassadors’ private quarters.

Manage laundry services, including washing, ironing and folding.

Organise specialist and/or deep cleaning of Residence as required.

Follow an agreed disinfection routine throughout the Residence.
Assist with additional tasks as requested, including errands or special projects.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

Effective verbal communication skills in English and Swedish at a C1 level according to CEFR*
At least 3 years experience in cleaning, housekeeping duties, events co-ordination and/or other relevant working experience,
Ability to understand and communicate with wide range of internal and external stakeholders,
Excellent customer service skills,
Resilient; able to deal with pressure and work flexibly to deal with competing demands,
Organised and ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to work independently.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

Prior experience working in an Ambassador’s residence
Prior experience working in a 5 star hotel or similar environment

Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

29 December 2024

Grade

Type of Position

Full-time, Fixed Term

Working hours per week

40 hours per week

Duration of Post

11 months

Region

Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Country/Territory

Sweden

Location (City)

Stockholm

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Salary Currency

SEK

Start Date

1 February 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 11 months to cover a period of maternity leave. The hours of work are 40 hours per week spread over 5 days, Monday to Friday including a one-hour lunch break.

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.

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

The British Embassy doesn´t sponsor work permits applications.

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:

https://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/diplomatic-portal/diplomatic-guide/8.-employment/8.1-locally-employed-staff/

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

Additional information

Kindly note that interviews for this role will be held between the 13th and 15th January 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the interview details by the 10th January 2025.

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.

To apply please copy and paste this link: https://fco.tal.net/vx/appcentre-ext/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/1/adv/
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