Political and Communications Officer

The Embassy of Sweden in Tel Aviv is responsible for representing Sweden
as well as to follow and promote Swedish interests in Israel .
The overall tasks of the Embassy include maintaining a dialogue with the
Israeli government, other public representatives and the civil society,
following and reporting on domestic and regional political and security
developments and economic issues as well as to promote Swedish business,
trade, innovation and culture. Another central task is to provide consular
and migration services.
דרישות התפקיד
- Attend meetings and events, build and maintain networks and
contacts to provide reporting on political and security related
developments;
- Monitor Hebrew and English-speaking media, social media and
other outlets and provide regular and ad hoc summaries and
reports on trends and political developments;
- Preparing written material for the Embassy’s management
including background notes, speaking points, meeting minutes,
speeches etc.
- Monitor domestic politics including legal and parliamentary
aspects;
- Maintaining the Embassy’s network of contacts with relevant
authorities, institutions and partners;
- Contribute to promote Sweden’s diplomatic efforts in promoting
the Israeli-Palestinian peace process;
- Contact with Israeli civil society organisations, including human
rights and peace and reconciliation organisations.
- Administrative tasks relating to the day-to-day functioning of the
Embassy.
- Participate in the planning and implementation of the Embassy’s
activities and events.
- Building and maintaining a network of journalists, relevant social
media actors and other press officers for the Embassy.
- Contribute to Sweden’s public diplomacy in Israel, including use
of social media channels and to promote Swedish interests in
Israeli arenas and networks.
- Contribute to and implement the Embassy’s communication plan,
in line with the Communication Strategy, including actively
communicating around the Embassy’s promotion projects, on
trade, innovation, culture and the promotion of Sweden, to
enhance their public impact.
- Produce, edit and design a variety of communications material in
Hebrew and English, including text, images and video content for
the Embassy’s webpage and social media outlets, public
presentations;
- Monitor and analyse media sources and trends.