Hiring organization: Kvinna Till Kvinna
About you
We are looking for someone with a calm and reassuring personality, who can unite a team and take decisions even in stressful situations. We expect you to know how to lead, support and follow up on organisational processes in an international organisation in an analytical, well-structured, and pedagogic way. Your actively work to build partnerships and positive relationships with different stakeholders and contribute to building trust.
Needless to say – you are engaged and interested in women’s rights and share our values.
You need to have:Minimum five years of relevant work experience, of which minimum two years in conflict-affected areas.
Completed professional training in the field of security, such as security management, HEAT (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) or equivalent.
Experience in working in an advisory capacity, implementing processes in an organisation.
Experience of working with and/or in civil society.
Relevant higher-education degree, preferably in the field of peace and conflict studies, international relations or development studies, or equivalent knowledge acquired elsewhere.
Excellent English-language skills, both speaking and writing.
Experience of the following is desirable:Change management, conducting trainings, quality control and/or results management.
Working in an international organisation with a diverse range of colleagues
Digital Security
Professional language proficiency in Swedish, French or Arabic
Terms & conditions and what we offer:
At Kvinna till Kvinna you will get a chance to be a part of an inspiring workplace with dedicated employees internationally. You will join a team of 150+ dedicated Kvinna till Kvinna colleagues who fight for women’s rights in more than 20 conflict-affected countries.
This is a national 50 % part-time position, under Swedish labour legislation, with a probationary period of 6 months. Candidates must have the right to work and reside in Sweden.
This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden but through regular digital meetings, we stay in touch with our colleagues in abroad. Your role will include occasional/frequent travel.
Your working week part time will be 19 hours; these working hours are flexible and goal oriented. We also apply a hybrid working model.
Kvinna till Kvinna has a collective agreement (Tjänstemän Idea, with Unionen and Akademikerförbunden). The nature of our work is such that we only employ women (self-identified or legal). Apart from this requirement, we aim for diversity.
Starting date as soon as possible.
How to apply
The application deadline is March 6th, however we will interview on an ongoing basis, so don’t hesitate to apply.
Please submit your application in English, by entering our jobsite: https://jobs.kvinnatillkvinna.se/
Questions
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Emma Eklund, Head of HR & Security emma.eklund@kvinnatillkvinna.se
For information on the recruitment process, please contact HR at hr@kvinnatillkvinna.se
To contact representatives for the local unions, send an email to union.board@kvinnatillkvinna.se
Job location: Stockholm, Sweden
Closing date 6 Mar 2024
Description
Do you have experience of security issues, conflict-affected areas and risk management? Do you want to work with country teams in a decentralised and feminist organisation? Then this is the job for you!
We are now looking for a new safety & security advisor to support the organisation part time, in our safety and security work.
The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation has defended women’s rights since 1993. For every woman’s right to be safe and to be heard. Today we are one of the world’s leading women’s rights organisations, working directly in areas affected by war and conflict to strengthen women’s influence and power. We work closely together with over 100 local partner organisations across 20 countries to end violence against women, reach lasting peace and close the gender gap once and for all. The future is equal. And together, we are change.
About the role
As Safety & Security Advisor, you will be responsible for running and following up Kvinna till Kvinna’s work with safety and security, including policies, methods, guidelines and tools.
In this role you are the support to the organisation’s management in implementing our security plans and systems for travel management, site security, crisis response and incident management. You provide support on risk management according to the ISO 31000 principles and ensure that our procedures are implemented and properly communicated to all staff and advise on the needed adjustments.
You are a source of support and knowledge for our managers in their work to prevent and deal with threatening situations or crises that can occur in conflict areas. The role also includes working closely with our local security focal points at our country offices as well as with ICT on information security.
You are also responsible for carrying out security inductions of new staff members and to identify and coordinate security related capacity building opportunities.
You will belong to the HR and Security Department and report to the head of department.
Closing date 6 Mar 2024
Description
Do you have experience of security issues, conflict-affected areas and risk management? Do you want to work with country teams in a decentralised and feminist organisation? Then this is the job for you!
We are now looking for a new safety & security advisor to support the organisation part time, in our safety and security work.
The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation has defended women’s rights since 1993. For every woman’s right to be safe and to be heard. Today we are one of the world’s leading women’s rights organisations, working directly in areas affected by war and conflict to strengthen women’s influence and power. We work closely together with over 100 local partner organisations across 20 countries to end violence against women, reach lasting peace and close the gender gap once and for all. The future is equal. And together, we are change.
About the role
As Safety & Security Advisor, you will be responsible for running and following up Kvinna till Kvinna’s work with safety and security, including policies, methods, guidelines and tools.
In this role you are the support to the organisation’s management in implementing our security plans and systems for travel management, site security, crisis response and incident management. You provide support on risk management according to the ISO 31000 principles and ensure that our procedures are implemented and properly communicated to all staff and advise on the needed adjustments.
You are a source of support and knowledge for our managers in their work to prevent and deal with threatening situations or crises that can occur in conflict areas. The role also includes working closely with our local security focal points at our country offices as well as with ICT on information security.
You are also responsible for carrying out security inductions of new staff members and to identify and coordinate security related capacity building opportunities.
You will belong to the HR and Security Department and report to the head of department.
About you
We are looking for someone with a calm and reassuring personality, who can unite a team and take decisions even in stressful situations. We expect you to know how to lead, support and follow up on organisational processes in an international organisation in an analytical, well-structured, and pedagogic way. Your actively work to build partnerships and positive relationships with different stakeholders and contribute to building trust.
Needless to say – you are engaged and interested in women’s rights and share our values.
You need to have:Minimum five years of relevant work experience, of which minimum two years in conflict-affected areas.
Completed professional training in the field of security, such as security management, HEAT (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) or equivalent.
Experience in working in an advisory capacity, implementing processes in an organisation.
Experience of working with and/or in civil society.
Relevant higher-education degree, preferably in the field of peace and conflict studies, international relations or development studies, or equivalent knowledge acquired elsewhere.
Excellent English-language skills, both speaking and writing.
Experience of the following is desirable:Change management, conducting trainings, quality control and/or results management.
Working in an international organisation with a diverse range of colleagues
Digital Security
Professional language proficiency in Swedish, French or Arabic
Terms & conditions and what we offer:
At Kvinna till Kvinna you will get a chance to be a part of an inspiring workplace with dedicated employees internationally. You will join a team of 150+ dedicated Kvinna till Kvinna colleagues who fight for women’s rights in more than 20 conflict-affected countries.
This is a national 50 % part-time position, under Swedish labour legislation, with a probationary period of 6 months. Candidates must have the right to work and reside in Sweden.
This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden but through regular digital meetings, we stay in touch with our colleagues in abroad. Your role will include occasional/frequent travel.
Your working week part time will be 19 hours; these working hours are flexible and goal oriented. We also apply a hybrid working model.
Kvinna till Kvinna has a collective agreement (Tjänstemän Idea, with Unionen and Akademikerförbunden). The nature of our work is such that we only employ women (self-identified or legal). Apart from this requirement, we aim for diversity.
Starting date as soon as possible.
How to apply
The application deadline is March 6th, however we will interview on an ongoing basis, so don’t hesitate to apply.
Please submit your application in English, by entering our jobsite: https://jobs.kvinnatillkvinna.se/
Questions
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Emma Eklund, Head of HR & Security emma.eklund@kvinnatillkvinna.se
For information on the recruitment process, please contact HR at hr@kvinnatillkvinna.se
To contact representatives for the local unions, send an email to union.board@kvinnatillkvinna.se