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Sustainability Coordinator

Would you like to help ensure children’s rights are realized by working with sustainability at a nonprofit organization? Then this is the role for you. Erikshjälpen Second Hand now Erikshjälpen Second Hand a sustainability coordinator with a focus on the environment.

About Erikshjälpen

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation a nonprofit secondhand business. Together, we share a common vision: a better where children’s dreams come true.

We work to combat poverty and vulnerability by promoting children's rights in 16 countries. In Sweden, children's rights work is mainly carried out through Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad, in close collaboration with our second-hand stores. In total, we operate around 50 Erikshjälpen Second Hand in Sweden and Norway. One of Erikshjälpen Second Hand's missions is to generate as much surplus possible for the children's rights organization Erikshjälpen.

Description of the project

As a sustainability coordinator with a focus on the environment, you’ll be part of our sustainability department, where we work on environmental and social sustainability based on our goals as a secondhand retailer. By clearly communicating our mission, you’ll contribute to environmentally sustainable consumption in an increasingly attractive and competitive market.

Work tasks

Examples of work tasks:

You are responsible for the goals, results, and Monitoring Erikshjälpen Second Hand’s environmental efforts.
You will lead the annual sustainability reporting effort, support management, and drive the organization’s work on environmental issues.
You monitor developments in the field of sustainability and ensure that the organization stays up to date on legal requirements related to environmental and sustainability issues, and collaborate with other organisations.
Together with Erikshjälpen, you will lead the environmental certification efforts.
You will provide training on environmental issues to various parts of the organization as needed and serve as a support resource for your colleagues.
The role also includes certain administrative tasks related to social services.
You are part of Erikshjälpen's advocacy efforts in consultation with Second Hand's management.
You will report to the Head of Sustainability.

Qualifications

You have:

a college-level education in the field of environmental studies or experience deemed equivalent.
experience working as a project manager.
interest in sustainability efforts, including both social and environmental sustainability.

It is an advantage if you have:

experience working in the field of climate and the environment.
Experience keeping up to date with legal requirements, particularly in the textile industry.
Previous experience in retail.

You are:

Goal-oriented and dedicated.
attentive and service-oriented.
good at seeing the big picture.
good at establishing and maintaining good relationships through effective communication.
solution-oriented.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen Second hand be part of an organization where, together with a dedicated team and colleagues around the world, you’ll work to promote children’s rights in Sweden and globally by raising funds for social and humanitarian interventions. By promoting and developing the reuse of secondhand goods, you’ll be contributing to sustainable development and a more efficient use of the Earth’s resources. You’ll also become part of a broad social community, as Erikshjälpen Second Hand’s stores provide meaningful employment for employees, volunteers, and interns.

We are committed to ensuring that our employees have a good work-life balance and offer our employees a wellness allowance of Swedish kronor (SEK) 2000 per year.

As an employee, you are covered by the “Civil Society Employees” collective bargaining agreement through Unionen.

As an employee with us, you have the opportunity to help make a difference—for a future where children’s dreams come true. We welcome applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds and value diversity in all its forms.