Project Assistant at Visit Dalarna

Do you want to help develop Dalarna's tourism industry and create better conditions for small businesses to grow sustainably? Dalarna's tourism industry is filled with unique companies: adventure guides, farm shops, cafés, activity companies, and smaller accommodation facilities that deliver fantastic experiences. At the same time, there is often a lack of business tools in areas such as pricing, sales, digital visibility, and packaging, making it difficult to grow or collaborate with resellers and create stable year-round operations.

Visit Dalarna is now looking for an experienced and committed project assistant for the development project “Strengthening Small Businesses through Travel Reasons” funded by the EU and Region Dalarna. Through targeted efforts, skills-enhancing activities, and collaboration between businesses, the project aims to enable more operations to be conducted year-round, reach new markets, create new jobs, and strengthen the tourism industry's role in the long-term development of the region. The project aims for more small businesses to qualify to eventually become export-ready and take the step into our international work. The primary target group of the project is smaller companies with a turnover of 1-5 million SEK with a clear desire to develop.

ABOUT THE POSITION

As a project assistant, you are an important part of the project team and work closely with the project manager to ensure that the project's goals are achieved. You actively contribute throughout the project process from planning and implementation to follow-up and evaluation, focusing on operational support, coordination, and execution of activities.

In this role, you will work closely with companies and other stakeholders in the tourism industry and contribute knowledge about reselling, ecosystems, and value chains. You will be involved in planning and implementing training in product development. You actively contribute to building, developing, and strengthening networks and collaboration with companies and other stakeholders in the industry.

The work also involves contributing to the project's communication, documentation, and follow-up of results. You are expected to take responsibility, drive activities forward, and at the same time be responsive to the needs of the companies. The position suits you if you thrive in a varied role where you can combine structure and planning with meetings, inspiration, and practical development work.

WHO ARE YOU?

The role is varied and suits you who like to take responsibility, have a very good self-leadership, can work independently, and at the same time be a team player in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

We see that you have:

• University education in commercial growth or in another area that the employer considers relevant.
• Experience in project work.
• Knowledge of reselling/ecosystems/value chains within the tourism industry.
• Experience in training related to tourism or small business.
• Experience in coaching small or medium-sized enterprises.
• Experience in developing networks between companies.
• Very good collaboration skills.
• Good administrative skills and financial understanding.
• Driving license (the position involves travel within the county).

As a person, you are business-oriented, structured, and communicative. You enjoy building relationships and have a genuine interest in seeing businesses grow and develop.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Extent: Full-time (100%).
Employment form: Fixed-term employment until 2028-12-31 (according to project period).
Location: Rättvik.
Start date: By agreement (project start 2026-01-01).
Contact person: Lotta Magnusson [email protected]

APPLICATION

Welcome to submit your application with CV and cover letter.

Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Visit Dalarna is a municipal company, and your application documents constitute a public record according to the principle of public access.

We kindly ask for no contact from recruitment companies, ad sellers, or similar regarding this advertisement.

ABOUT VISIT DALARNA

Visit Dalarna AB is owned by Dalarna's 15 municipalities and works to create sustainable growth in Dalarna's tourism industry. We do this by marketing and selling Dalarna nationally and internationally, contributing to sales and bookable businesses, gathering the industry for networking and knowledge sharing, developing an increasingly digital visitor service, and providing data, knowledge, and analyses.

Visit Dalarna is the unifying force for the tourism industry in Dalarna.

We strive to incorporate our success factors into our daily work by being competent, responsive, and innovative. Team spirit and collaboration are important to us, which means that we support and help each other. We hope you want to join us on our journey forward.