About the role

We are looking for two dedicated Project officers for Reach for Change, Sweden. You will be working towards realizing our vision to create a world where all children and youth reach their full potential. With a focus on Reach for Change's Swedish investment in democratizing social innovation with the aim of building an inclusive Sweden where all social entrepreneurs have the same conditions to succeed, you will be working on project activities with the support from and in cooperation with the local and global team. As a Project Officer you will be responsible for planning and implementing project activities in Sweden and the Baltics, including facilitating collaborations with social entrepreneurs and municipalities, designing and implementing workshop-series, organizing events and roundtables as well as in collaboration with our Communication and PR Manager promote our projects externally.

Who we are & what we offer

Reach for Change is a global non-profit founded in Sweden. Our vision is a world where all children and youth reach their full potential. We are working towards this vision by finding local social entrepreneurs and empowering them to develop and scale innovative solutions that improve the lives of children and youth. We were co-founded by successful entrepreneurs in the non-profit and business sectors in 2010, and since then we have supported more than 2,000 direct beneficiaries in 18 countries across three continents. We drive ecosystem development and run development programs for social entrepreneurs that are tailored to their specific developmental stage. Working with RfC, you will be part of a smart, brave and passionate international team of welcoming co-workers and get an opportunity to work with a global team of dedicated professionals. We offer both hard and soft benefits such as flexible hybrid work arrangements and a supportive, collaborative work environment, paid vacation days, health insurance, and covered telecommunication services. The HR team focus on work life balance and well being, learning and growth opportunities (e.g. LinkedIn courses, internal and external training) as well as giving you opportunities to take part in events organized by RfC and partners etc. Read more about us at reachforchange.org/en

Main Responsibilities:

• Project management within Reach for Change’s Swedish investment in democratizing social innovation through capacity building and ecosystem development.

• Plan, coordinate and carry out activities that are in line with both the Swedish and global strategy to improve the lives of children and young people.

• Manage existing and or new projects, e.g. writing project plans, applications, reports and other follow up activities.

• Drive and deliver project activities of our local programs for social entrepreneurs.

• Collect data on the progress of the participants supported within the program to ensure we are able to measure the impact on the program on their organizational development.

• Organize events, webinars and other meetings in cooperation with partners for the community of social entrepreneurs and other stakeholders.

• Support the development of relationships with key stakeholders and partners in Sweden.

• Support PR initiatives in order to create visibility and thought leadership for Reach for Change

Other responsibilities:

• Contribute to efforts to share best practice, ideas and experience on successful implementation of communication and programs externally and across the markets.

• Continue to build the sense of ‘One Reach for Change’ by promoting a collaborative culture and efficient sharing of resources across all Reach for Change teams.

• Responsibility to build and retrain your own knowledge about the field of social entrepreneurship and innovation.

• Share knowledge internally across functions and markets contributing to RfC continued development as a learning organization and externally supporting RfC strategy on thought leadership and ecosystem development.

Competencies & Skills we are looking for:

• Passion for social entrepreneurship and innovation and/or impact economy.

• Approach work with a collaborative “can do” attitude and a desire for continuous improvement.

• Independent, proactive and good self leadership skills

Business, entrepreneurship and coaching skills

• Ability to implement and use suitable tools and models to carry out activities and reach objectives.

• Ability to facilitate teamwork by guiding, influencing and synthesizing and helping a group reach a conclusion.

• Knowledge of common needs and pitfalls of early stage organizations would be considered an advantage.

• Good listener that can understand people's needs and is able to influence and negotiate in a good manner.

People & communication skills

• Able to effectively communicate and interact with other people in both Swedish and English.

• Ability to receive and convey information from and between different target groups.

• Good abilities in networking and interpersonal communication.

• Ability to express thoughts in a well- organized, well-structured and grammatically correct manner.

• Ability to use different forms of communication to clearly convey messages in a manner well adapted to the receiver.

• Inspires others toward a common vision and fosters trust and ethical behavior.

• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with diverse people, cultures, and communities.

Education & experience:

We expect you to tick of some of the below:

• Experience from similar positions and project management.

• A university degree in a related field, e.g. business administration & development, social entrepreneurship, political sciences, or similar.

• Experience from work/volunteering within the philanthropic/non-profit, public or business sector will be an advantage.

• Knowledge and experience of local ecosystems and political structures will be an advantage.

• Experienced user of Microsoft Office/Google Suite and ability to quickly understand and use web based applications and platforms.

Professional proficiency in Swedish and English is a requirement.

Reach for Change recognizes that creating the change we want to see around us starts with ourselves, in our own organization. That is why it is important for us to strive to represent the change we want to see in the world. As a team, we strive to be diverse along many dimensions such as ethnicity, gender, language, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, beliefs, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability, thinking styles, experience, and education. We believe that the wide array of perspectives results from such diversity and promotes innovation and success. We therefore invite every candidate to bring their unique individual strengths.