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Program Coordinator for Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad with a focus on parents

Do you want to contribute to creating strong and secure families so that more children and young people can achieve their dreams? We are looking for a Program Coordinator for Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad at our six locations in Sweden, where we are now ramping up our work to strengthen parents in the project Föräldrakraft. Perhaps you are our new colleague?

Erikshjälpen is a children's rights organization with a non-profit second-hand business. In our work in Sweden, we run Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad in several locations where we, together with children, youth, and parents, create conditions for personal development and social mobilization that contribute to positive community development, read more here. Erikshjälpen has recently been granted funding for the Föräldrakraft project. This initiative involves establishing meeting places with parents, conducting activities and training that help the target group feel empowered in their parenting and increase their trust in existing support functions in society. Read more about the project here.

Job Responsibilities

As a program coordinator within Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad, you will be part of a local team, which besides you consists of two program coordinators working with children and youth and a labor market coordinator. You will be responsible for the operational activities with a focus on parents. The position is new and involves starting up, planning, and leading the project “Föräldrakraft” locally based on the project description.

The job responsibilities include:

• Activities to strengthen family relationships and attachment between parents and children.
• Responsible for parent education, lectures, and activities aimed at increasing knowledge about parenting in Swedish society and trust in existing support functions.
• Establish and coordinate the work with a meeting place for parents for experience exchange and engagement.
• Work proactively to reach the target group and recruit participants.
• Recruit and supervise volunteers.
• Contribute to the development of Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad together with the unit manager and local steering group.
• Collaborate on parenting support initiatives and build networks with other actors in the field such as schools, social services, civil society, and business.
• The assignment also includes tasks related to communication, monitoring of operational goals, reporting, and evaluation.

Work during late afternoons/evenings occurs regularly each week, and work on weekends occurs a few times per term. Travel with overnight stays may occur to some extent.

Qualifications

We are looking for a relationship builder who has a heart for working with people at risk of social exclusion. You are used to meeting people in various life situations and contexts and feel comfortable working in a multicultural context. You have the ability to create trust, participation, and engagement. As a person, you are self-driven, responsible, and enjoy working goal-oriented and structured to develop the organization and drive processes forward.

You have:

• Relevant post-secondary education in areas such as health, education, social work, human rights, or equivalent work experience deemed relevant by the employer.
• Experience in social work with people in vulnerable life situations.
• Experience in conducting training and leading discussion groups.
• Experience in working with and building relationships with parents.
• Experience working in or collaborating with public authorities and the non-profit sector.
• Alignment with our values based on three core principles; the spirit of Erik, a Christian view of humanity, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Multilingualism.
• Experience of engagement in civil society.
• Experience in children's rights issues and rights-based work.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen, you will work in an organization where you, together with an engaged team and colleagues around the world, work to promote children's rights in Sweden and globally. You have the opportunity to make a difference - for a future where children's dreams come to life.

Conditions

Employment type: Fixed-term employment until summer 2028.

Extent: 50% - 100%

Start date: September 1 or by agreement.

Location: Helsingborg, Motala, Linköping, Uppsala, Borlänge, and Kristianstad. In Kristianstad, we are also looking for a program coordinator focusing on children and youth, see the ad and apply for the position via our website.

Please note that working with children requires all employees to present a criminal record extract.

Apply for the position

Erikshjälpen is looking for one person for each location where there is a Framtidsverkstad. Each location has its own application process. Apply for the position at the location you are interested in via the link to the recruitment system where you fill in your details and attach your CV and cover letter.

Apply by April 21.

Contact

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Jonatan Saldner, Program Manager Sweden, at phone: 072-401 76 89 or email: jonatan.saldner@erikshjalpen.se.

Union representatives

Unionenklubben: Johan Larsson, phone: 079-142 57 33 or email: johan.larsson@erikshjalpen.se.

Erikshjälpen is a children's rights organization with a non-profit second-hand business. Together we have a common vision; A changed world where children's dreams come to life. Locally and globally, we work to strengthen and help children. The surplus from the second-hand business contributes, along with generous donations, to enable our efforts to ensure that children can go to school, thrive, and feel safe. The work training in our second-hand stores also fosters hope for children with parents who are outside the labor market, and the circular sales provide climate hope for future generations. Erikshjälpen exists for the children. And the world they dream of.