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Working for Save the Children means making a difference. As an employee at Save the Children, you know that your work contributes to making the world a better place for children and young people, surrounded by engaged colleagues who share common values. With us, you have the privilege to both develop and be challenged.

Region South is one of four regions in Save the Children's Sweden program. In the region, dedicated employees work with activities for children, young people, and parents, as well as support for elected representatives and volunteers. Your place of employment is Kalmar. Your team is Småland and includes, in addition to Kalmar County, colleagues in Kronoberg County and Jönköping County. This wonderful group consists of various roles such as project leaders, process leaders, activity leaders, business developers, and group managers. Region South is characterized by a warm, brave, and inclusive organizational culture. We want to be at the forefront of creating innovative solutions and partnerships for a sustainable society with good growing conditions for children in socio-economic vulnerability, children in migration, and children who have experienced violence.

The role is a process leader in the project "Children's Right to Well-Being - Meaningful Leisure in Our Rural Areas" funded by Region Kalmar County. You will work very closely with Save the Children's districts and local associations. The project aims to increase access to meaningful leisure and social activities outside of school hours for children living in rural areas. Activities will be carried out in at least six municipalities with high child poverty. This will involve both travel and varied working hours.

You will primarily be responsible for participant-based interventions and contribute to communication, documentation, impact measurement, and method development. You will work in the municipalities with collaboration between all different parties in the project and contacts with students and parents. You will map participants and identify suitable interventions within the framework of the project. The assignment includes contact and collaboration with other actors and can be combined with strategic assignments. You will work in direct support with children and adults and hold group and individual support. You will work within one or more areas of migration, violence, socio-economic vulnerability, and implement interventions based on the needs of the target group. The role also includes networking and anchoring work in the implementation of the intervention, as well as raising voices and issues for Save the Children's local advocacy work.

ARE YOU OUR NEW COLLEAGUE?

To succeed in the role, we see that you as a candidate have the following qualifications:

· Relevant academic education or equivalent experience acquired in another way

· Very good Swedish and English in speech and writing

· Good digital skills in Office and Exchange

· Well-informed about the issues the organization/project works with, such as meaningful leisure, socio-economic vulnerability, child poverty, migration, violence, etc.

· Experience or familiarity with the target group

· Good knowledge of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and work based on human rights, as well as good knowledge of associations and civil society

· B driver's license and access to a car

If you also have the following, we see it as meritorious:

• Language skills in other languages than Swedish

• Experience working in or with non-profit organizations

• A broad network in civil society and the public sector

• Experience in documentation and presentation techniques

• Familiarity with networking and building relationships

As a person, you are driven, collaborative, and considerate. You have an unpretentious approach in your collaboration with others and act as part of the team and include others. You have the ability to see what needs to be prioritized, are efficient, and use resources to achieve results in the best possible way. Furthermore, you are curious and creative, with the ability to think outside the box and find simple solutions to emerging problems. Additionally, you have the ability to work based on the organization's goals and prioritize actions that have the greatest effect and take responsibility for achieving the goals.

At Save the Children, we are proud of our shared values that unite and guide us in our important work.

DOES IT SOUND INTERESTING? The role of process leader is a general fixed-term position from January 2026 to December 2027 at 100% full-time at our pleasant office in Kalmar. Start date as soon as possible. HERE you can find information about our employment conditions. If you have questions about the role, please feel free to contact the recruiting manager Seila Mujic, [email protected], 08 698 9329. If you are curious to hear more about the project, you are welcome to contact the chair of the local association Alexander Finstad [email protected], 076-05 24 87. We look forward to receiving your application by January 28, 2026. Selection and interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

As we have an anonymized recruitment process, we ask you not to provide personal information when responding to any selection questions. We only use CVs and not cover letters in the application. Also, please do not name attached files with personal information. As part of our recruitment process, we may use tests in the selection work to ensure a more objective and inclusive recruitment process.

Union contacts: Academic Association: Sebastian Derle, [email protected] Unionen: Edvin Arnby Machata, [email protected]

Save the Children should reflect the equality we work for in society and strives for diversity and differences. Therefore, we welcome a breadth of competencies, perspectives, and experiences in this recruitment. Save the Children is careful to be a safe workplace for children and adults and requests a criminal record extract in connection with employment. Final candidates will also be screened against the EU sanctions list. All employees are expected to follow our important guidelines regarding safety and security for all, as well as our values and ethical guidelines. Read more about these important guidelines, HERE.