Trade and Investment Promotion Officer

The Consulate General of Sweden in Houston is under establishment and is now recruiting locally employed officers. 

The new Consulate General in Houston strengthens Sweden's presence in the southern United States, with Texas as its operational and consular area of responsibility. The main focus is trade, investment and Sweden promotion, with a particular focus on the space sector, innovation and new technologies, energy and life science. The Consulate General will also provide consular support with passport services in the area of operation. The Consulate General is located on Post Oak Boulevard in Houston.  The Consulate General has a subordinate honorary consulate in Dallas.

The duties of the Trade and Investment Promotion Officer  involve coordinating projects and activities with regard to trade and investment promotion, including incoming visits from the Government Offices, the Parliament, Swedish agencies, companies and other Swedish representatives. The duties include assisting in the ongoing work of developing and maintaining contact with partners in the Consulate General's area of activity and focus areas. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the other actors within Team Sweden and contributes to the development of the Consulate General's promotion activities. The position also includes providing support to the Consul General with meeting and event planning and management etc.

The Consulate General is a small mission with limited capacity and will have a flexible team with rotating and partly overlapping tasks, which requires flexibility and creativity. The tasks may also include support for consular work, including passport processing, as well as administrative tasks as needed. Everyone at the Consulate General will be part of the crisis and emergency preparedness organization.

We are looking for someone who has relevant education and experience in trade and investment promotion. Ideally you have experience in establishing and nurturing contact networks within Swedish and American business and/or academic communities. Familiarity with the local business system in Texas is considered an advantage. You are outgoing, have good judgment and a good ability to collaboration and make connections. You have a good ability to speak and write Swedish and English. You are structured and service oriented.

The Consulate General offers an attractive workplace that is characterized by the desire to be free from discrimination and provide equal opportunities for all.

Starting date: by agreement.

A full-time position is envisaged. This is a permanent employment where a probationary period of six months is applied. A prerequisite for employment is U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (green card) in the United States.

For more information, please contact Vice Consul Linn Larsson, who can be reached via generalkonsulat.houston@gov.se.

Please send your application and a curriculum vitae with at least two references to your email: generalkonsulat.houston@gov.se no later than 26 October. Mark your application: "Trade and Investment Promotion Officer".

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