Vacant job

We are looking for someone who wants to lead and manage projects through operational work with support conversations for incarcerated women and non-binary individuals within the framework of the project Right to Support. You will be welcomed into a well-established project with good routines and contacts where the needs of the target group are well anchored.

About Kvinnojouren Lund

Kvinnojouren Lund is a non-profit organization that has worked for over 45 years for an equal society free from violence. We offer support to women, men, and trans individuals with experience of violence in close relationships, as well as to their relatives and professionals. Through violence prevention work, knowledge enhancement, and advocacy, we strive to make a difference at the societal level.

About Right to Support

With the support of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, and with funding through state grants, Kvinnojouren Lund has been running the project Right to Support since 2024. The project was conducted through active focus group work alongside support measures to develop interventions according to the needs and wishes of the target group. The project is now being carried out for the third consecutive year and has been granted funding to manage the operational activities according to the developed plan for 2026.

The project aims to make support for individuals with experience of violence in close relationships available to incarcerated women and non-binary individuals at three of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's facilities in Skåne. The intervention gives participants the opportunity to process their own experiences of violence and to be informed about continued support structures after release.

You will work independently with support measures and ongoing documentation of results and contact with partners. You will have access to internal overall supervision from the HR manager and external supervision in specific support cases.

Responsibilities

• Plan and staff individual support conversations at prisons and detention centers.
• Plan, execute, and report interventions in accordance with the granted state funding for 2026 from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.
• Ongoing contact with representatives from the Swedish Prison and Probation Service at each facility.
• Work to maintain a high and current level of knowledge within the area of responsibility and to disseminate this knowledge to colleagues.
• Assist in creating content for social media and the website based on the area of responsibility.
• Responsible for documenting, evaluating, and reporting results based on established project goals.
• Apply for and report financial resources.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with solid professional experience in supportive conversations. You have worked particularly in the area of violence in close relationships based on different forms of violence with a good understanding of the normalization process, the breaking phase, and the various emotions it can entail. You are humble, non-judgmental, affirming, and present in conversations with those seeking support.

You have experience in project management within social work and are educated as a social worker, social pedagogue, or equivalent education. You should have good knowledge of discrimination issues, gender equality, and equality, as well as gender and LGBTQI issues. You have a norm-conscious approach with great respect for human rights and knowledge of discriminatory societal structures that hinder those seeking support from both seeking and receiving support from authorities and other support structures.

You enjoy working independently and have an easy time planning your work while also having great collaborative skills. If you have previous experience in non-profit work, as a volunteer, elected representative, or employee, this is an advantage but not a requirement.

Qualifications

• Degree in social work, social pedagogy, or other relevant higher education that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Professional experience in support conversations related to violence in close relationships as well as honor-related violence and oppression.
• Experience in meeting individuals in crisis and with trauma.
• Experience in creating and maintaining external and internal collaboration.
• Apply for and report financial resources, as well as general knowledge of project work.
• Driver's license (B)
• Fluency in Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement; additional language skills are an advantage.

Meritorious

• Professional experience or knowledge of women and non-binary individuals in crime and/or substance abuse.
• Training in conversation methodology.
• Professional experience in project management.
• Experience working in a non-profit organization.
• Access to a car

Working hours are primarily scheduled during daytime hours 8-16:30, but weekend and evening work may occur. We offer flexible hours, wellness hours, and wellness benefits. Collective agreement: Civil society employees.

Scope of the position

Start as soon as possible. The position is a project employment until 31/1 2027 with a scope of 100%. There are good chances for extension.

Other

A criminal record extract must be presented before employment. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has high security requirements and conducts its own security checks on everyone who is present in their premises.

In this recruitment, we apply ongoing selection, so please send in your application, cover letter, and CV as soon as possible. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Warm welcome with your application today!

Applications should be sent to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])