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The Good Talents is a non-profit association that empowers young people through programs in leadership and social entrepreneurship. Through our work, we aim to contribute to a society where more young people have the opportunity to take a place, develop, and influence their future, while the labor market better utilizes the diversity of talent available in Sweden.

The role entails overall responsibility for operations, strategy, HR, and finance, as well as driving the organization's continued development, growth, and scaling in collaboration with the team and board. A key part of the role is shaping the organization's long-term direction through the development of a new five-year strategy.

The secretariat currently consists of six employees, 18 part-time youth leaders, and four interns per semester. Many structures and processes are already in place, but the organization is in a development and scaling phase that requires both management and continued building.

You will help shape this development together with an engaged team, a strong network, and a growing community of young people, alumni, and partners. The role is suitable for you who want to combine strategic leadership with social impact and entrepreneurial drive.

Responsibilities

The role of Executive Director entails overall responsibility for leading, developing, and further developing the organization's operations in close collaboration with the board and team. You are responsible for translating strategy into execution and ensuring that the operations achieve set goals, results, and impact.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing the organization's goals and strategy together with the board and team, and ensuring implementation, goal management, and follow-up.
• Overall operational responsibility for the operations in line with TGT's values, including follow-up of results and impact.
• Responsible for quarterly reporting to the board, including finance, operations, and strategic development.
• Contributing to strengthening TGT's position, visibility, and long-term development through strategic collaborations, communication, and relationship building.
• Driving and developing a new five-year strategy with a focus on long-term development, clear direction, and sustainable change in collaboration with the team and board.
• Serving as the organization's spokesperson and face, representing TGT in external contexts, networks, and media together with alumni.
• Having personnel responsibility for the team, including recruitment, employee interviews, competence development, and workplace environment responsibility. Ensuring compliance with labor law and developing relevant HR policies.
• Having financial responsibility, including budget, forecasts, follow-up, and audit.
• Having overall responsibility for funding and partnerships, including fundraising strategy, development of funding models, partner relations, and offerings.
• Ensuring quality in the operations and supporting the team in achieving the program's impact goals.

Qualifications

To be considered for the role, it is necessary that you have:

• Relevant academic education or equivalent experience
• Documented experience in a managerial role with personnel responsibility
• Experience in fundraising, partner dialogues, and business development
• Experience in operational, budget, and financial responsibility
• Experience in change management and operational development
• Ability to represent the organization externally
• Understanding of social issues, inclusion, and young people's living conditions
• Structured work approach and decision-making ability in change
• Strong ability to lead, engage, and create results

Personal Attributes

To fit the role, you are:

• Strategic and holistic, setting direction and seeing long-term opportunities
• Relationship-building, building trust and strong collaborations
• Communicative and structured, creating clarity even in complex environments
• Proactive and flexible, driving development and getting things done
• Confident and empathetic leader who is responsive and creates trust and involvement
• Flexible and stress-resistant, handling high tempo and change
• Structured and clear, creating order in complex environments
• Creative and solution-oriented, seeing opportunities and developing ways of working
• Values-driven, with strong commitment to young people and social change

Merits

It is an extra plus if you have:

• Experience leading teams in smaller organizations
• Experience working in the non-profit sector.
• Experience in opinion building/advocacy
• Coaching and developmental leadership
• Experience working with young people and social sustainability

What We Offer

We are a positive and engaged team. Our operations are strongly values-driven, where both individual well-being and social change are important.

Here, you will have ample space to grow in your role, influence the operations, and turn ideas into practice. We work in a small, growing organization where every person's contribution has direct significance for the whole and our continued development.

We believe in trust, flexibility, and responsibility, and strive to create a work environment where you can develop both professionally and personally. Here you have the opportunity to explore your potential and help shape an organization in change.

At The Good Talents, we offer benefits that support balance, recovery, and sustainable performance:

• Reduced working hours, 37.5 hours/week
• Goal-oriented working hours
• Collective agreement, pension, and insurance.
• Wellness allowance (5,000 SEK/year) and wellness hour (1 hour/week)
• Reimbursement for medical visits and medication within high-cost protection
• An extra paid vacation week.
• Opportunity for remote work up to three days per week when operations allow
• Opportunity for remote work (December and January)

Practical Information

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a six-month probation period. You will work from our office in Fittja, with the possibility of remote work a few days a week. Some work is scheduled on weekends and evenings.

The Good Talents welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. We see equality and diversity as a strength and asset, and we actively work to be a workplace free from discrimination.

Union Representation

We are covered by a collective agreement, and union representatives are available for questions during the recruitment process. For union-related questions, contact: Amne Ali, workplace representative, [email protected]

Naeb Isak, workplace environment representative, [email protected]

Are you interested? Apply for the position by sending your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Submit your application by June 21, 2026. We review applications on an ongoing basis.

Open to All
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.