Work-schedule and team

A typical workday mainly consists of office-based tasks, such as managing our social media accounts, helping with day-to-day tasks, administration, and developing your own ideas for events and activities. Some days will also be spent out visiting schools and youth organisations to talk about mobility opportunities, and other days/evening the volunteers will organize and facilitate their own activities or help out practically in other parts of the office.

 

As a volunteer you will work in a small team of people; these might be other volunteers, interns, project leaders and project assistants (even from other organizations within Network SIP). Volunteers work 35 hours per week, normally from Monday to Thursday. We encourage all volunteers to take Swedish language courses, and time spent in these courses partly counts as working hours. The exact schedule will be adapted individually to accommodate language studies and other project-related activities.

 

Besides 2 days off per week, volunteers are granted with another 24 days off for 12 months (2 days off per month).

 

Activities for the volunteers

The volunteers’ role in this project is to assist in organizing activities, develop  and  implement their own projects in different areas, as well as help out with administrative tasks connected to different projects run by Globala Kronoberg. 

 

Volunteers will mainly be involved in two areas: social media and activities for the public. As a volunteer you might work with both areas, or focus more on one. 

 

As part of the SIP Network’s activity house, each volunteer will plan and host one weekly activity of their choice, contributing to the cultural and social life of Växjö. The volunteer freely chooses the topic and type of activity based on their interests and skills.

In addition, promoting European youth programs is an important part of Globala Kronoberg’s work. Volunteers will play a key role in this by managing our social media channels, creating content, and contributing to communication and outreach strategies aimed at informing young people about available opportunities. 

Examples of tasks:

• Create materials for activities and events, including flyers, posters, invitations, and digital content.

• Manage and update our social media channels weekly, creating engaging content for Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

• Plan, prepare, and host public activities and events at least once a week.

• Assist with project administration, including writing smaller project applications, preparing reports, maintaining documentation, and supporting the day-to-day coordination of activities.

• Plan and deliver presentations about the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and other international opportunities at schools, youth centers, employment offices, and other venues across the region.

• Document volunteer projects and activities through photography, video, podcasts, and written content.

→ You will also join other teams of Network SIP during your volunteering, such as the maintenance team. Throughout that you get the chance to develop more skills and meet other people working in our house. These can include more practical tasks like constructing, screwing, painting or driving with a trailer. In total it can be 5 weeks when you will work manually (2 weeks of preparation and 3 weeks when you will be leading a group of young people which summer workers at the SIP network and work manually with them).
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We are looking for a volunteer who:​​

• Is interested in international projects, cultural exchange and youth mobility opportunities

• Enjoys both office-based work (planning, meetings, brainstorming, and administration) and organizing activities for different people, including information sessions, meetings, workshops, and other engagement events.

• Is creative, flexible and likes to develop their own ideas and projects

• Enjoys working with people, building new relationships and collaborating within a team

• Is interested in film making, digital storytelling and social media.

• Is interested in contributing to the organizational development of Globala Kronoberg and it’s activities

• Enjoys the occasional practical work

Food, accommodation, and transportation
The volunteers will cook on their own and will receive food and pocket money every month. In the office, there’s a fully equipped kitchen with microwaves, cutlery and a fridge to store lunch boxes.​

The volunteer will live in a shared house/apartment with other volunteers, students, or workers. They will have a single room and share the bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen and other common areas. There is Wi-Fi in the accommodation. The housing is either situated inside the city of Växjö or in the surrounding towns of Växjö. The volunteer will be provided with a yearlong bus card or a bicycle to travel from home to the office, depending on the distance in between them. 

Application
​If you are interested in this project, send us your CV and a motivation/cover letter (both documents in English) to globala@globalakronoberg.se.
​​Applications should be sent to us before the deadline in the European Youth Portal.  Only the countries listed in the add will be eligible to participate in the project!
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​We will only consider applications sent to the email address stated above!

We’re looking forward to receiving your application!​​​ For more information, download our infopack!

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