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Job Description & Offer

Do you want to work with one of sports' most important issues? Are you passionate about the safety, well-being, and right to a healthy sporting environment for children and young people? Then the role as Interim Child and Youth Officer at the Swedish Cheerleading Federation might be right for you.

The Swedish Cheerleading Federation is now seeking an engaged and confident development officer who wants to drive and develop the federation's work within child and youth sports, with a special focus on safety, welfare, and sustainable leadership.

In this role, you will work both strategically and operationally with issues concerning the sporting environment for children and young people. You will be a key function in developing tools, support materials, and working methods for clubs and consultants, while also handling incoming cases related to safety issues and support processes.

The work involves close collaboration with colleagues within the federation as well as external partners such as RF-SISU.

You will become part of the development department and report to your nearest manager, Karolina Olovsson.

Examples of tasks:

• Drive and develop the federation's work within safe child and youth sports.
• Develop support materials, tools, and processes for clubs and consultants.
• Handle and support incoming safety cases.
• Participate in networks and knowledge exchanges together with RF and other federations.
• Work both proactively and reactively on issues concerning the well-being of children and young people in sports.
• Contribute to developing long-term strategies for a safe and inclusive sporting environment.

Person Profile

We are looking for you who are confident in yourself and have a strong moral compass. You are responsible, empathetic, and have the ability to stand firm even in complex and sensitive situations.

To thrive in this role, we believe you:

• Are analytical and structured.
• Have an easy time prioritizing and handling changing situations.
• Are self-motivated and drive your work forward.
• Have a genuine commitment to the best interests of children and young people.
• Have the courage to drive change issues even when they are challenging.

We would like you to have experience from sports, association, or youth activities and are accustomed to meeting people in various types of situations. Experience working with children and young people is seen as highly meritorious.

Furthermore, we would like you to:

• Have relevant post-secondary education, for example in pedagogy, social sciences, or social work.
• Be comfortable reading, analyzing, and compiling material.
• Have very good communicative skills in Swedish, both oral and written.

A cheerleading background is not a requirement; we welcome different experiences and perspectives.

Other Information

• Start: September
• Scope: Full-time, fixed-term contract for 2 years
• Working hours: Unregulated working hours with some evening and weekend activities
• Application deadline: June 10
• Location: Placement is preferably in Malmö, Gothenburg, or Köping, but Stockholm may also be relevant depending on the candidate.

Submit your application by clicking "Apply". If you have any questions, you are warmly welcome to contact the recruitment manager Jannica Skärvinge at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

We look forward to receiving your application!

Company Presentation

The Swedish Cheerleading Federation works to create a safe, inclusive, and joyful sport where children, young people, and adults have the opportunity to develop, grow, and feel a sense of community through cheerleading.

With nearly 30,000 active participants in just over 60 clubs, cheerleading is one of Sweden's fastest-growing sports, characterized by team spirit, engagement, and passion.

The federation is a member of both RF (Swedish Sports Confederation) and SOK (Swedish Olympic Committee) and represents Swedish cheerleading internationally through ICU (International Cheer Union) and ECU (European Cheer Union).