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JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The Embassy of Sweden in Yerevan is looking for a Financial/Administrative Officer and is inviting all eligible applicants to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Matters related to the administration of the Embassy, mainly supporting the Head of Administration;
- Accounting, including procurements, preparing and registering vouchers, payments, reimbursements, VAT refunds and internet banking;
- Allocation of the Embassy’s annual delegated budget and monthly budget follow ups in close cooperation with the HoA;
- Negotiating contracts with suppliers and negotiating and preparing rental agreements in cooperation with the HoA;
- Assists in the management of leased property and contacts with landlords.
- Prepares payroll documentation for all locally-employed staff, monitors and assists with HR-related matters for incoming and outgoing colleagues;
- Secondary responsibility for consular and protocol matters.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Academic degree in a field relevant to the position;
- Minimum of three years’ hands-on work experience in accounting, preferably from an Embassy or an international organization;
- Fluency in written and spoken Armenian and English;
- Computer skills, including basic MS Office tools, information searching and troubleshooting.


Other requirements:
- Strong sense of integrity, loyalty, and responsibility;
- Structured, service-minded, organized and with excellent administrative capacity.
Excellent time management, organizational and orientation skills, and an ability to work calmly under pressure, demonstrate flexibility and adapt easily to new tasks and responsibilities;
- Team player, willing to co-operate and to learn;
- Ability to evaluate, initiate and perform administrative tasks and to coordinate certain work with external service providers.


Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

The working language at the Embassy is English. The employment will be in accordance with the Embassy’s staff terms and conditions as well as with local legislation and begins with a three-month probation period. The position is full-time, 39 hours and 45 minutes per week. Working remotely is not possible.

If you fulfill the requirements you are welcome to submit your application, consisting of a CV and a one-page cover letter (including three reference persons) in English to: ambassaden.jerevan-application@gov.se with subject “Position Financial Officer” no later than 4 June 2026. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The foreseen starting date is 17 August 2026. Applications without cover letter will not be accepted. Please try to avoid AI.

Ongoing recruitment is applied.

The embassy will not be able to accept telephone inquiries about salary levels, pension schemes etc.

Please note, because of the volume of applications that we hope to receive, only shortlisted applicants will receive notifications on next steps.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

About the Embassy:

With its inception in March 2014, the Embassy of Sweden in Yerevan has since significantly increased in size, being represented by a resident Ambassador and including bilateral development cooperation with Armenia from 2020. The Embassy actively promotes diversity and equality. As a growing and expanding workplace where tasks change and constantly evolve, we encourage own initiative and creativity in a collegial and friendly working environment. The Swedish Embassy offers a competitive package with individual salaries in relation to previous experience and personal skillsets.