Every day, the Tenants' Association, its elected representatives, employees and members contribute to improving housing for people. We have done this for many years, and we want to continue to work for tenants' interests, rights and opportunities to influence their housing in the future.
Do you want to help strengthen knowledge, engagement and participation in a modern popular movement?
Do you thrive in a role where you can combine strategy, civic education and development work?
Do you want to work on making knowledge accessible, relevant and useful for people who want to change society together with others?
Then this might be the role for you.
Your Assignment
As an education strategist with us, you are responsible for driving and developing strategic educational and civic education work in the Southeast Region.
You work long-term to create conditions for learning, engagement and knowledge development for our elected representatives, members and tenants – where civic education is an important tool to strengthen both people and the movement.
In the role you will:
Drive strategic work within the education and civic education area in the region
Conduct environmental and needs analyses linked to education and knowledge building
Develop methods, working approaches and strategies for civic education work
Coordinate, monitor and develop educational initiatives based on regional and national objectives
Work closely with the regional board's education committee on strategic issues
Drive development projects and support the organisation on education and development issues
Ensure that reports, analyses and knowledge are converted into learning and civic education
Collaborate with external actors, for example ABF, to develop new forms of learning and reach more target groups
You will be a key person in making knowledge alive and relevant throughout our popular movement.
Your Background
We are looking for you who have experience of strategic work in education, civic education or organisational development – and who sees knowledge as a driver of engagement and change.
You have the ability to work both analytically and creatively, and thrive in a role where you can convert ideas, reports and needs into concrete educational initiatives and development work.
We are looking for you who:
Have experience of strategic work in education, civic education or popular education
Have a good understanding of how a member-based or values-driven organisation works
Have experience of driving development or change work
Have very good communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written
Qualifications:
Experience of analysing, compiling and converting knowledge into practical learning
Experience of project management, development work or coordination
Ability to work in a structured and long-term manner with several processes in parallel
Meritorious:
Experience of civic education or collaboration with study associations
Experience of work within a popular movement or membership organisation
Experience of developing educational materials or educational formats
Personal Qualities
To succeed in the role you are:
Strategic and analytical, you see long-term needs and development opportunities and can convert them into concrete initiatives.
Pedagogical and communicative, you make knowledge accessible, understandable and engaging for different target groups.
Proactive, relationship-building and structured, you drive development forward, build collaborations and can hold together complex processes over time.
Inspiring and inclusive, you create engagement, build trust and contribute to a positive climate where people feel welcome, seen and motivated to contribute.
Our Offer to You
We are a values-driven organisation with great community and good employment terms. We care that our employees have a good and pleasant working environment. Here you have the opportunity to develop and grow.
Collective agreement, flexible working hours, opportunity for hybrid work, a generous wellness allowance and occupational pension are some of the benefits we offer. With us you get to collaborate with colleagues you can have fun with and learn from.
Work location is Linköping, Jönköping or Växjö.
Application
Welcome to submit your application today or by August 21st. We apply a 6-month probationary period. If you have any questions, you are warmly welcome to call unit manager Maria Bergagård 072-648 70 24 or via email mailto:[email protected] . You can best reach our union representatives via email, Handels mailto:[email protected] or Saco mailto:[email protected].
Please note that recruitment is ongoing during the summer and holiday period. This may result in longer response times from both the recruiting manager and union representatives. We appreciate your understanding and will respond as soon as possible.
Welcome to the Tenants' Association!
We work for reasonable rents and good conditions for everyone in rental housing. A secure home for life where people and society develop. With over 580,000 members, we are Sweden's largest popular movement and membership organisation for tenants. At over 40 offices around the country, our approximately 800 committed rental heroes work together with over 9,000 elected representatives. We are an organisation in constant motion that challenges ourselves and learns from each other. With us you get the opportunity to try things that are new, difficult and perhaps unexpected. In this way we become stronger together. Want to get to know us even better? Feel free to follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyresgastforeningen/
The Tenants' Association is divided into nine regions across the country. The work and needs can look different depending on geographical area. All regions coordinate the initiatives needed for each region and here is all expertise gathered in the form of lawyers, negotiators. As an organisation we are passionate about everyone having the right to good housing at a reasonable cost. Southeast Region is a workplace that spans 52 municipalities and six counties. We have just over 80,000 members and approximately 100 employees. We have a number of qualified professions and our employees work independently with great responsibility and therefore have great development opportunities. Different professions often work together, as well as with elected representatives and in direct contact with members. This requires employees to feel part of the whole in the organisation and understand what it means to work in a popular movement.Every day, the Tenants' Association, its elected representatives, employees and members contribute to improving housing for people. We have done this for many years, and we want to continue to work for tenants' interests, rights and opportunities to influence their housing in the future.
Do you want to help strengthen knowledge, engagement and participation in a modern popular movement?
Do you thrive in a role where you can combine strategy, civic education and development work?
Do you want to work on making knowledge accessible, relevant and useful for people who want to change society…