Handläggare för ekonomisk utveckling och främjande

The embassy of Sweden in Dakar recruits a national programme officer (NPO) and policy officer for economic development, trade, business promotion and communication

Deadline for application: 14 December, 2025

THEMATIC FOCUS

Economic development, trade, business promotion and communication

-          Development cooperation: Inclusive economic development and trade, with a special focus on green transition and mobilization of private capital.

-          Promotion of trade and Swedish business

-          Promotion of the image of Sweden and external communication

 RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION

The Officer’s responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:

• Identify, assess and manage projects/programs in accordance with procedures provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);

• Identify opportunities, and engage in dialogue, for mobilization of private capital for development purposes

• Engage in monitoring, follow-up of results and policy dialogue with cooperation partners;

• Participate in consultations and coordination with donor groups;

• Participate in cyclical activities led by the Regional Section at the embassy in Addis Ababa, normally quarterly planning and follow-up, semi-annual and annual reporting, as well as ad-hoc reporting as required by HQ;

• Support and promote Swedish companies and business interests in close cooperation with other members of Team Sweden;

• Organise events and other public diplomacy activities promoting the image of Sweden ;

• Contribute to the embassy external communication, including managing the social media accounts of the embassy;

• Establish a network of contacts among relevant actors including government agencies and media.

The tasks to be undertaken in the development cooperation require a certain amount of travel, mainly within West Africa, as well as coordination with colleagues at Sida in Stockholm and at other Swedish Embassies in Africa.

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Required qualifications:

• Documented academic degree in Natural Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences or Economics, minimum at Master’s level;

• Fluency in English and French (both oral and written);

• Extensive experience of working with computer programmes, applications, and systems.

Required work experience:

• Three to five years documented experience of work related to Economic development, Trade, Investments, Energy or Green Growth, preferably in an African continental or regional context; and

• Documented experience of managing donor-funded programmes and projects in a development cooperation context, including legal aspects related to agreements and financial follow-up.

Additional qualifications considered as merits are:

• Proven capacity to work independently, take leadership of processes, manage programmes and budgets, create relevant professional networks and to conduct dialogue and negotiations with partners and colleagues;

• Experience from external communications and promotion work;

• Experience from managing events;

• A team-player with good communication skills;

• A results-oriented approach to work as well as practical experience from Results Based Management (RBM);

• A good understanding of the African continental and sub-regional institutional structure (African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) etc), as well as policies and legal frameworks;

• Experience in risk assessment and anti-corruption;

• Proficiency in Swedish or other additional language skills that are relevant to the position.

We offer:

- A time-limited contract of one year, with possible extension (Contrat à durée déterminée (CDD) de droit sénégalais) with one + one months trial period

- Starting date : February 1st

- Work hours : 39h45 per week, Monday to Friday

- 28 days paid vacation per year + national holidays according to Senegalese law

- Medical insurance

- Pension

- We apply individual and differentiated salaries based on local labour market salary levels

- Possibility for competence and skills development

The embassy is located in Fann Résidence.

Your application :

Candidates are invited to send their application (CV, personal letter, copy of id card) no later than December 14 to ambassaden.dakar@gov.se Please mark your e-mail with subject line: Candidature – NPO economic development