Project coordinator
Boden, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Study and career counselors
Work model On location
Application due date 1 March 2026
Are you the one?
At the municipality of Boden, you will be part of the development of society and work on solutions for a sustainable future. You will be supported, trusted and given the opportunity to grow - together with committed colleagues. We believe in daring to try new things and offer secure conditions and meaningful work, both in your professional role and as a person. Read more about what we offer at www.boden.se/jobbaiboden Welcome to the Employment and Education Administration in Boden municipality! The Employment and Education Administration has overall responsibility for integration, labor market, education and employment issues that affect our municipality's residents. The administration is also responsible for the Cultural School and the food supply, and performs tasks for the medical and psychological part of student health in municipal preschool class, compulsory school, adapted compulsory school, upper secondary school and adapted upper secondary school. As an employee in our administration, you will have competent colleagues who show respect and tolerance and whose great commitment creates job satisfaction and pride. Together, we focus on constantly improving our operations. The School Development Center consists of the areas Business Development, Student Health and Newcomer Learning. Together, we focus on constantly improving our operations. Boden municipality is facing a major social transition with new establishments in green industry, which creates both opportunities and challenges for the supply of skills. The municipality therefore needs to strengthen collaboration between education and the labor market to create a coherent and broader study and career guidance. The aim is to give everyone, regardless of background, equal opportunities to succeed and to make working life more inclusive and accessible. JOB DESCRIPTION We are now looking for two committed and driven project coordinators who want to help shape the collaboration between school, working life and the outside world. The role involves driving and coordinating parts of the project's operational implementation and ensuring that activities are carried out according to the project plan and goals. The focus of the work is to drive issues aimed at strengthening children and young people's study motivation by clarifying the link between studies and working life and contributing to a positive learning identity. As a project coordinator, you have a central role in coordinating and implementing development initiatives that contribute to increased equivalence and goal achievement. Building networks with schools, working life actors, guidance functions and other possible partners is an important part of your mission. You will be part of a team together with another project coordinator and a project manager where your main tasks will be to plan, coordinate and follow up activities that contribute to a systematic approach to school-work life collaboration. You will be a key player in coordinating contacts between schools, employers and other relevant actors. The assignment includes conducting business intelligence, analysis and documentation linked to education, labor market and skills supply, as well as supporting the project's communication work and contributing to reporting and continuous follow-up. Developing PRAO and other guiding activities in close collaboration with working life according to the project's goals is also part of the work. QUALIFICATIONS Formal requirements We are looking for you who have a teaching degree, are trained study and vocational counselors or have other relevant academic education in the social sciences, for example in political science, sociology or similar. You have several years of experience working in the education sector and are familiar with the school's governing documents, mission and structure. Teaching experience in the early years of primary school is an advantage. Experience of project work, preferably in a project management or coordinating role. You have knowledge of labor market issues, skills supply or collaboration between schools and working life. You have good computer skills and experience of digital tools for documentation, follow-up and communication. To succeed in the role, you need to be analytical, structured and highly organized. You can bring order to complex issues, work independently and take responsibility for moving work forward. You are communicative and relationship-building, you build trust and create sustainable partnerships both internally and externally. You are also driven and proactive, finding solutions and making things happen. You have very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish. We attach great importance to personal suitability. OTHER Please enclose a teaching certificate or diploma. An extract from the criminal record must be presented before employment in preschool and primary school. We value age and gender balance and diversity in all professional areas. We have non-smoking working hours and we offer one hour of wellness per week and a wellness allowance. Via our health portal, you as an employee can book yourself in for various wellness activities such as massages, trial training, lectures, etc. When you apply for a job with us, we want you to use our e-recruitment system. This way, the processing of your application will be efficient, fast and secure. Prior to the recruitment process, the municipality of Boden has taken a position on recruitment channels. We kindly but firmly decline any contact with media salespeople, recruitment sites or similar in this recruitment.