Program Coordinator, Program Department
Umeå, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Project leaders: culture, media, film
Work model On location
Application due date 19 January 2026
Are you the one?
In the center of the city center is the cultural center Väven, which includes Umeå City Library, Umeå Art Gallery, Women's History Museum and Folkets Cinema. In Väven, performances and programs are given in different genres. We are looking for you who, together with other employees in the Program Department, want to continue to develop program activities. We are now looking for you who want to create conditions for Umeå municipality's seniors to take part in art and culture. Read more about Culture for seniors here. Your work tasks As a program coordinator, you are responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing cultural activities for an adult/senior target group throughout the municipality. You will be expected to create, maintain and establish networks for the implementation of events. Invoicing, budget responsibility and financial follow-up are included in the assignment. About you We are looking for you who have an adequate university education and/or equivalent in the field of culture, such as cultural administration, cultural analysis, cultural studies, literature, music, theater studies or other education that can be tested as equivalent. You have many years of experience working with events and programming activities. Experience in project management and budgeting in cultural production is required. In addition, experience in maintaining and updating websites and social media, audience hosting or similar would be an advantage. You should have a good ability to take projects from concept to implementation. We would like to see that you have established networks in cultural life both locally and nationally. You also need to have good computer skills and be used to working in the Office package. The position requires good ability to plan and structure work, but also good collaboration skills. You are unpretentious and move easily between different cultural expressions. You like people and find it easy to make contacts. You communicate well in speech and writing. If you have other language skills than Swedish, we consider it an advantage. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Driving license B is a requirement as many events are held around the municipality. Welcome with your application. You can either attach your CV and personal letter or fill in your details in the application form. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 brave employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments and together we work to make Umeå grow with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Together with us, you get to work in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure and fun. Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer Umeå life even outside work. Here you can find out what it is like to live in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta We will become more and therefore we are looking for you? Do you also want more? We offer fair conditions, https://www.umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html and good development opportunities for lifelong learning. And jobs that are important to all those who live and work here. We look forward to hearing from you.