Community Developer

Do you want to work in a grassroots movement where we together ensure that our members' interests are in focus? Do you enjoy building relationships with both members and landlords to achieve the best possible results and create conditions for fair housing? If this sounds exciting and challenging, you might want to join us!

Main Responsibilities

As a community developer, you play an important role in the work of developing our grassroots movement. The primary task is to contribute to increasing people's engagement.

Your responsibilities also include:

• Supporting our members and elected representatives in jointly developing their housing area; creating housing influence, safety, and community.
• Developing cooperation with housing companies, municipalities, and other organizations to broaden our organization and reach new target groups.
• Planning, following up, and reporting on activities, as well as working with contracts and project applications.
• You will also participate in capacity building for elected members.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is social, has an easy time engaging and inspiring people, and has the ability to meet others with respect and openness. You need to be unpretentious, creative, innovative, and full of ideas. Important qualities include the ability to turn initiatives and theory into practice and encourage others to contribute ideas. You have experience managing projects and see opportunities in diversity. For everyone working at the Tenants' Association, it is essential that you share our values and are committed to the issues we advocate. In the role of community developer, you have:

• A university degree or equivalent competence
• Relevant work experience
• Experience from non-profit organizations is an advantage
• Training and/or experience in project work is an advantage

We Offer

We offer an independent job with varied tasks that contribute to social benefit. You will have daily contact with many different people and organizations. You will work in a workplace filled with joy and commitment.

About the Position:

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date according to agreement. We apply a six-month probationary period. The workplace is located at Kungsgatan 1 in Karlstad. Working hours are primarily during the day. Some evening and weekend work may occur, as we work with elected representatives. The position includes some travel, so a driver's license and access to a personal car are required.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Regional Manager Anders Eriksson at 070-617 52 50.

Union contacts for Handels are Marina Berg at 010-459 15 13 and for SACO Emelie Lindström at 010-459 15 04.

Application:

Welcome to submit your application via our website www.hyresgastforeningen.se (http://www.hyresgastforeningen.se). Under the heading “About Us,” you will find “Work with Us” where you can send your application. Please submit your application no later than January 31, 2025.

The Tenants' Association is divided into nine regions across the country. The work and needs may vary depending on the geographical area. All regions coordinate the efforts needed for their respective districts, and all expertise is gathered in the form of lawyers, negotiators, and business developers. As an organization, we are passionate about ensuring that everyone has the right to good housing at a reasonable cost.

Region Mitt consists of 52 municipalities in four counties: Örebro, Värmland, Sörmland, and Dalarna. In the region, we have about 64,000 members, approximately 1,200 elected representatives, and about 100 employees. The region coordinates the internal resources needed to create housing with security, influence, and community for tenants. Among our employees, we value a democratic value base and previous experience working in non-profit organizations.