Communications Officer (Digital & Design)
We are recruiting a Communications Officer to accelerate and modernise our digital outreach and graphic design. The Officer reports to the Strategic Communications Manager, working in close collaboration to support our programmatic work through digital outreach and creative content.
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Deadline: 20 Januari
Experience Level: Mid-Level (5 Years)
Type and Length of contract: Full-Time, 1 year
Background
Join our Foundation, established in memory of the second UN Secretary-General, and help advance dialogue and policy on sustainable development and peace. Become part of a small but dynamic workplace based at our centre in Uppsala and a liaison office in New York.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in communications, media, graphic design, or a related field.
- Five years of experience in digital communications and content production.
- Experience using analytics tools such as Google, Meta and LinkedIn Analytics.
- Hands-on experience in graphic design, including publication layout and social media content.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro).
- Experience with website Content Management Systems, preferably WordPress.
- Proven ability to develop and implement digital campaigns and strategies.
- Proven ability to prioritise and take initiatives.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Legal right to work in Sweden.
Desirable qualifications
- Experience with video or podcast production.
- Knowledge of the Foundation’s thematic areas.
- Experience working in an international and/or values-based organisation.
- Good command of Swedish.
Terms of employment
- The position is a fixed-term replacement position for one-year, with the possibility for continued or permanent employment following the replacement period.
- The Communications Officer will be based at the Foundation’s office in Uppsala, Sweden, with opportunity to work remotely two days per week.
- The salary will be determined based on the individual’s experience and qualifications.
- The Foundation applies more generous annual leave terms than those stipulated in the Annual Leave Act. Employees up to the age of 29 are entitled to 28 days of annual leave; from age 30, 31 days; and from age 40, 35 days
- The Foundation offers a wellness allowance of 4500 SEK per year
- Pension in accordance with collective agreement (Salaried employees in civil society, Fremia)
How to apply
We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis so please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 20th. Applications should be submitted in English and consist of a CV and cover letter (max one page) answering how you meet the requirements.
Applications shall be submitted to recruitment@daghammarskjold.se. Please write Communications Officer in the subject line of your e-mail.
For questions regarding the role please contact: tamara.nordh@daghammarskjold.se
More about us
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is an autonomous non-governmental organisation in Uppsala founded by the Swedish Parliament and governed by an international Board of Trustees. We are guided by the vision of a peaceful and just world where the fundamental values of the United Nations are universally applied. Building on Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy, we advance dialogue, principled policy, and effective practice to support peace and sustainable development.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is a values-based organisation, and its employees should share its vision and ideals and understand what it means to work in and represent Hammarskjöld’s legacy in an international context. The working language is English. For more information about the Foundation see: https://www.daghammarskjold.se