Are you very well organised and structured? Are you known for your excellent skills in external and internal communication and relationship building? Are you service-minded and solution-oriented?
The Programme for Civil Society, Stockholm
A new unit at Forum Syd working with grant management will be operational from 1 January 2020. The unit will be located at the Forum Syd Stockholm office and have the overall responsibility for granting of funds to Swedish organisations under the Programme for Civil Society.
The operational work of granting funds -e.g. assessments of applications- to Swedish organisations is being done at the Forum Syd hubs in Colombia, Kenya, Sweden and Lithuania. The new unit will have a coordinating and supporting role towards these hubs.
The programme administrator will mainly be working with supporting the three hubs outside Sweden, supporting central processes in the grant management cycle and be responsible for communication and support to Swedish organisations. The work will also include various administrative support to the unit.
Areas of responsibility
- Responsibility for practical support to Forum Syd’s hubs in Colombia, Kenya and Lithuania
- Responsibility for communication with and support to external stakeholders
- Administering applications and reports
- Archiving of projects
- Responsibility for logistics at conferences and meetings
- Contribute to maintaining Forum Syd’s project management system
- Other tasks related to the work and delegated by line manager
Qualifications required
- University degree
- Fluent in Swedish and English
- Volunteer work for CSOs, preferably in development cooperation
- Proven skills in administrative tasks
Other qualifications
- Proficiency in Spanish
- Knowledge of Forum Syd grant-giving
This position is a full-time permanent position with six months probationary period, starting as soon as possible. The position is located at Forum Syd's office, Stockholm.
Application information
Forum Syd supports equal opportunities for all. We encourage qualified applicants regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, functional ability or ethnic and religious affiliation to apply for the position.
All personal data we receive at Forum Syd will be handled in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By applying you agree to us storing any information you provide as part of your application.
Interested candidates should submit a CV in English and cover letter in Swedish via email to jobb@forumsyd.org with the subject heading “Programme Administrator” no later than 20th of December 2019.
We select candidates and conduct interviews regularly during the recruitment process. Do not wait to submit your application because the recruitment process may end as soon as we find the right person. We look forward to receiving your application!
Contact details
Stefan Nilsson, Sub-granting manager, 08-506 370 35 or Anneli Johansen, HR Officer, 08-506 370 08
Union Representatives
Unionen representative: Karin Gregow, 08-506 371 62
Saco representative: Maurits Otterloo, 070-043 26 48
About Forum Syd
Forum Syd is a civil society member organisation that works with development issues from a rights-based perspective. Our vision is “a just and sustainable world where all people have the power to effect change”. We work with advocacy and capacity development of partner organisations around the world, on issues relating to democracy and human rights. We mediate grants from Sida to Swedish organisations cooperating with local partners in 70 countries. We have offices in Sweden, Lithuania, Cambodia, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia and Somalia. Forum Syd was founded in 1995 and is the largest civil society platform in Sweden with about 140 member organisations.