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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. You are surrounded by engaged colleagues who share common values. Here, you have the privilege of both developing and being challenged.

Save the Children's local work aims to strengthen children's rights as well as engagement, participation, and influence among children and young people. Regardless of background or upbringing, all children should have the same opportunities and conditions to participate in society without discrimination. Working for Save the Children is about making a real difference. Here, you contribute to strengthening children's rights together with engaged colleagues in a values-driven organization.

We are looking for a Process Manager for "På Lika Villkor" (On Equal Terms) in Bredsand, Sundsvall.

På Lika Villkor works in socio-economically vulnerable areas with a focus on influence, organization, and interventions at the individual and group levels. The goal is to create sustainable solutions together with residents and partners that make a difference both in the short and long term.

In the role of Process Manager, you drive the operations forward and coordinate efforts in collaboration with local actors. You are responsible for developing and leading forum activities for children and young people, ensuring their voices are heard. You initiate and build activities rooted in the target group's needs. An important part of the assignment is also to plan and implement our holiday program initiative, Vibes. The role involves both operational work close to the target group and long-term development of the operations.

In the role of Process Manager, you work both operationally and strategically to develop the operations and reach out to children and young people.

You will:

• Develop and drive PLV's forum activities
• Work with mobilization and association development
• Create and strengthen collaborations with local actors
• Support volunteers and the local branch
• Drive advocacy work for children's rights
• Be responsible for communication, documentation, and follow-up
• Conduct mapping and analyses in the area
• Participate in and develop holiday program activities

We are looking for someone who is driven, relationship-building, and confident in working close to the target group.

You have:

• Relevant post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• Experience in planning, leading, or developing operations
• Experience working with children's and young people's rights
• Experience in process management or collaboration
• Good digital skills (Office 365, Teams, etc.)
• Very good Swedish and good English

The following is meritorious:

• Experience collaborating with civil society or the municipality
• Worked in or have good knowledge of Sundsvall/Bredsand
• Engagement in association life or civil society
• Speak several languages (e.g., Arabic or Somali)

As a person, you are proactive, independent, and good at building trust. You are socially fearless and thrive in collaboration with various actors.

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

The position is a fixed-term employment at 50% until December 31, 2026, with good opportunities for extension upon continued funding. Your base of operations will be our office in Sundsvall. HERE (#) you can find information about our employment terms. For questions about the role, please contact the recruiting manager Macarena Cerda at [email protected], 0723576760. The recruitment is ongoing, and we look forward to receiving your application by June 26, 2026.

As we have an anonymized recruitment process, we ask that you do not include personal details when answering any selection questions. We use only CVs and not cover letters in the application. Please also remember not to name attached files containing personal data. 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: Unionen: Edvin Arnby Machata, [email protected] Akademikerföreningen: Anna-Frida Eriksson, [email protected]

Save the Children should reflect the equality we work for in society and strive 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 an extract from the criminal record 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. (#)