EMBASSY DRIVER

The Embassy of Sweden in Kyiv is one of Sweden’s largest missions with 75 employees and a geographical scope that covers the whole of Ukraine. The Swedish government’s Foreign Affairs priority number one is Ukraine. We support Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty and path towards European Union membership. Sweden also contributes at a large scale to recovery, reconstruction, and to the development of a prosperous nation in cooperation with many partners in Ukraine, Sweden and internationally. If you wish to learn more about the Embassy, you are welcome to read more on our website: www.swedenabroad.se/Kyiv.

We are now recruiting an EMBASSY DRIVER

Main tasks

The embassy driver is part of the Security Section of The Operational Support Department (a total of 16 staff members). 
The driver will primarily conduct passenger transport in Kyiv, driving embassy staff to meetings and events. Other logistical tasks such as transport of goods, and janitor-related tasks occur. Driving duties may include field trips in other parts of Ukraine, and occasionally neighboring countries. Such trips include staying overnight and inconvenient working hours. Part of the job is to maintain the embassy vehicle fleet. Working hours according to rolling schedule (office hours, evenings, weekends, compensation free time).

Qualifications

• Driving license category B
• Proficiency in English
• At least 2 years of experience as a professional driver
• Good knowledge of Kyiv city
• Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office

Additional merits

• Driving license category C1
• Experience in driving armored/heavy vehicles
• Security/tactical driving training
• Experience from comparable work (Embassy/International organization)

Skills we are looking for

We believe the ideal candidate demonstrates good judgement, flexibility and possesses problem-solving skills. We highly value excellent interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate can work in a team which is grounded in the ability to listen to, understand and adhere to commands.

Terms of employment

We offer an interesting work atmosphere at a foreign diplomatic mission. The employment is a full-time position with 37,5 working hours per week from Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be subject to a professional background check and satisfactory security clearance, with a probation period of three (3) calendar months. Staff recruited locally are subject to terms and conditions according to Ukrainian employment law and Swedish MFA guidance for local staff.
Benefits of the job include 28 vacation days (counted as working days), wellness grant, health insurance, eligibility for Swedish pension after 5 years of working for the embassy.

Start date is 15th of January (or according to agreement).

Application

Your application should include a CV and a short motivation statement in which you describe your interest in the position (both in English). For all applicants it is required that you hold relevant documents for employment under Ukrainian martial law, including the military book. If you are not a Ukrainian citizen, you need to show proof that you can work legally in Ukraine. Only applications that meet these minimum requirements will be considered. 

We notify all applicants by email when the recruitment process is finalized.

Send your application no later than Tuesday 18th of November 2025 via email to: jobb.kiev@gov.se. Enter Ref UM2025/30241/KIEV in the subject field of your email.

Questions

For questions regarding the position, please contact the Team Leader of the Field Security Team at ambassaden.kiev@gov.se.