Work on Developing Youth Leisure in Nyköping – Ambassador for Ung Arena

Business, Culture and Leisure works to provide the residents, visitors, businesses, and associations of Nyköping Municipality with good service and a wide range of opportunities, experiences, and activities.

The division's overarching goal is to contribute to a sustainable society with a strong democracy, strong growth, and a good environment to work and live in. The division is divided into four operations and a support staff.

• The Business Unit supports and develops the local business community with the aim of creating growth in business.
• Tourism works for a vibrant and attractive place for residents, visitors, and tourists, and markets Nyköping as an attractive destination with the goal of sustainable growth and development of the visitation industry in Nyköping.
• Culture and Libraries, including the City Library, Arts School, art activities, and the Children's Culture Centre, provide residents with experiences that enrich their leisure time and create conditions for democracy.
• Nyköping Arenas coordinates and arranges cultural and sports events, concerts, and festivals. They also manage arenas, facilities, and youth clubs, and collaborate with associations and organizers at local, national, and international levels.

In addition to these four operations, there is a central support staff responsible for finance, administration, quality, procurement, strategy, and project management.

1 Position(s)

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for you who want to help develop youth leisure in Nyköping Municipality within Ung Arena. You will have the opportunity to work on a feasibility study regarding the ambassador program within Ung Arena during the autumn. Our operation focuses on contributing to a meaningful leisure time for young people aged 13–19.

We work with the methodology of open youth work, which is based on young people's own active engagement and responsibility. This means that young people should be involved in all stages of the operation, from idea, planning, and preparation to implementation and evaluation. The ambassador program at Ung Arena needs to be developed, which is what this feasibility study is about.

An important part of the role involves collaborating with other actors, both within and outside the municipality, to develop methods for promoting, preventive, and relationship-building work.

You are a good role model with a clear value system based on human rights and freedoms and the equal value of all individuals. The importance of integration and diversity permeates our work.

Do you want to help develop our operations?

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have:

• Completed youth leader education or other relevant education assessed by the employer as equivalent.
• Work experience working with and training young people.
• Good computer skills and experience using social media as a tool.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Experience organizing youth events from start to finish.
• Category B driver's license for manual transmission.

Meritorious:

• Knowledge of languages other than Swedish and English.
• Experience with the KEKS network's working methods and tools.
• Experience with ambassador programs.

We are looking for someone who is engaged and curious and thinks outside the box. It is important that you are flexible and responsive, as the work requires you to adapt daily to the needs of young people. You can express yourself well in a way that others understand and can absorb your message, and you can adapt your communication style to the person and situation. You have a clear working method that ensures priorities and tasks lead towards the goal. You lead others and yourself.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. We strive for a drug-free work environment and apply smoke-free working hours. We also work for a gender-equal workplace with diversity.

The Law on Register Control (SF 2000:873) applies within our operations. Further information will be provided in connection with any job offer.

EMPLOYMENT TERMS

• Salary form: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: 3–6 months, start: Autumn 2026.
• Working hours: Daytime.

About Nyköping and Nyköping Municipality

Located on the coast, one hour from Stockholm, lies Nyköping. A rapidly growing municipality with a focus on sustainability and good service. Here, distances are shorter, nature is closer, and life is a bit simpler.

Working in Nyköping Municipality means becoming part of an ambitious organization in an exciting growth phase. Among other things, the East Link (Ostlänken) is planned, part of Sweden's new main railway lines, with a travel center in Nyköping's center and at Skavsta. This development will positively affect our region for many years to come, both regarding the labor market and good citizen services.

Approximately 4,300 people work within Nyköping Municipality, and our broad organization with many professional groups offers you good development opportunities. Here you will find many of society's most important jobs. If you choose to work with us, you can be sure to engage in meaningful tasks. Here, you make a difference, both for individuals and for the municipality as a whole. Welcome to a workplace where opportunities grow.

• Probationary employment may be applied.
• Individual and differentiated salary setting is used within Nyköping Municipality.
• This position may be placed in the municipality's wartime organization, meaning the municipality ensures the position during heightened alert.
• A security clearance may be conducted for this position according to the Security Protection Act.
• Tests in early selection may be used in this recruitment.
• When applying for jobs with us, we want you to use our e-recruitment system. This ensures the handling of your application is efficient, fast, and secure.
• We decline all offers regarding advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.
• The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be taken by already employed personnel.