Do you love structure, excel and internal processes? Do you want to work to support green political organisations and green principles in political systems? Then this is the right position for you!

Green Forum is a political foundation with the mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable democratic societies. We do this by supporting Green Political organisations and parties as well as actors who work for green principles in political systems. We collaborate with partners in Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Green Forum is looking for a Grants Manager and controller to join our office in Stockholm. You will be responsible for two partners in Africa and supporting the organisation as a whole to achieve high quality programming, compliance and reporting (including audits). You will work closely to the Secretary General and Program managers to ensure timely reporting and compliance with donor requirements and internal procedures. You will also support the Secretary General with financial management, including preparing financial reports, follow up and prognosis for board meetings and donors.

We are looking for someone who is structured, accurate and has an eye for details.  You will be responsible for our policy and organisational support program and our new EU-program Women and Youth in Democracy Initiative.  You will be responsible for the whole process – from writing applications to assessing plans and budgets, and monitoring, follow-up and audits.  The work includes travels to Africa and Eastern Europe and requires that you are fluent in English.

At Green Forum, we offer an opportunity to be part a small, tight-knit team, building the organisation and finding solutions to challenges together, by developing methods and organisational structures on an ongoing basis. This means that we all take responsibility for various tasks at the office and the development of internal processes.

Tasks include:

• Project management and project development
• Partner management including budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
• Assessing partners’ financial statements, audit reports and supporting documentation
• Organisational development, process design, procedures and policies
• Responsible for the organisation’s risk management including anti-corruption
• Support overview and maintenance of all grants, donor requirements, rules and regulations, and internal and external deadlines
• Support the development of donor applications and reports, as well as ensuring donor compliance and quality control
• Contribute to the development and review of funding proposals, budgets, and donor reports
• Contribute to continuously improve internal grant management systems
• Provide an internal help-desk on donor related issues, including donor rules and regulations, as well as proposal and report writing;
• Coordinate the development and distribution of internal reports;

We are looking for:

Someone with a relevant academic education, for example in business administration, political science, international development, international relations or similar, and at least three years of experience with similar work. We hope that you have previously worked with international cooperation and/or project-funded activities.

You should:

• Have experience in project development and management, including planning, monitoring learning and evaluation, Theory of Change, risk assessments etc.
• Have experience of partner follow-up and organisational assessments.
• Have experience with contract compliance as well as internal governance and control.
• Speak and write English fluently. Our working language is English.
• Have good interpersonal skills.

Merits:

• Experience working with or within green political organisations
• Financial management and bookkeeping systems
• Good knowledge of Swedish
• Knowledge in French, Spanish or Slavic languages

Since the workplace is small, personal relationships and interpersonal qualities are especially important. Green Forum knows that diversity contributes to a modern and human workplace. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnic or religious affiliation. We assume that you share the values of the green movement. We always work to develop and improve our organisation and we hope you want to join us on this journey.

The position is permanent, 100% with 6 months probationary period. Green Forum is a fundraising foundation affiliated with the Green Party in Sweden. At Green Forum, we apply a 35-hour working week (full-time). International travel is part of the job.

Send the application including CV and cover letter to info@greenforum.se, no later than October 14th, 2024. Mark your application with ”Application Grants manager”.

For questions about the position, please contact Secretary General Therese Näsman. +46737065500

https://greenforum.se/we-are-hiring-2/