Action Officer, Humanium Metal

Action Officer, Humanium Metal (75%)

Do you want to contribute to a humane world? Do you want to promote a world without poverty and exclusion, where everyone enjoys their human rights? Then IM Swedish Development Partner is the right place for you. Right now, we are looking for an Action Officer to work with our flagship initiative Humanium Metal.

Description
Humanium Metal by IM is a brand, movement and identity that transforms seized illegal firearms into commodities for peace. The income generated from Humanium Metal is re-invested into the communities affected by gun violence. Through the initiative the private sector, citizens, civil society, consumers and governments are connected in a virtuous cycle for peace and security.

Your role
The Action Officer will be an important agent for scaling-up and expanding IM’s private stakeholders and growing the public engagement for Humanium Metal. As an Action Officer you’ll be a part of developing the creative and strategic work, growing Humanium Metal’s private partnerships – creating world class products out of weapon metal. You connect things that haven’t been connected and you unleash unexpected fusions with global potential. You know how to create a good business model; networking is in your DNA and you see the value of combining creativity and structure.

Your profile
To succeed you need to be decisive and resourceful. You are business-oriented and driven by results. You understand and enjoy the attention to details in your holistic approach. You are a team player and skilled in engaging others in your work, and you love to share best practices. Just like us, you are a brave colleague, who is always open to new ways of thinking. You are well grounded, and non-territorial. We truly view diversity as a strength and want to be a place where different perspectives and experiences are welcome.

You have/are
· relevant experience, including designing and implementing marketing campaigns
· documented experience of being bold, resourceful, and self-motivated.
· extensive skills in working with social media management and digital channels.
· are comfortable creating both visual and written content
· previous experience in website management, content, and analytics
· full professional proficiency in English
· available for an immediate start

It is desired if you
· have knowledge of the Humanium Metal organization and priorities
· have networks and contacts in geographical areas where HM is expanding
· have worked with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

IM applies self-leadership, which means that you will take a big responsibility for your own work, you are dynamic, motivated and can make your own, well-founded decisions.

It is a given that you stand behind our values and support equal human rights, as well as a strong motivation to contribute a sustainable development based on change.

Other information
Duty station: Remote. We also provide space at our offices in Lund, Sweden.
Frame of contract: 10 months
Start date: 21 February 2022

Applying
Apply by sending your CV and letter of motivation to recruitment@imsweden.org. Write ”Action Officer” in the subject line. Deadline for applying is 6 February 2022.
For more information please contact Simon Marke Gran, Humanium Metal, simon.markegran@imsweden.org, +46 46 735 84 13 38.

What we can offer you
If you join IM, we offer you an international work environment where human values and commitment is in focus. We offer you challenging and motivating tasks in a creative work environment characterized by collaboration, along with opportunities for individual development and plenty of platforms to contribute. We view diversity as a strength and want to be a place where different perspectives and experiences are welcome.

Our culture
IM has a strong workplace culture that is characterized by our core values:
We trust – We listen to everyone’s voice and trust each other’s abilities and knowledge. We know that we are stronger together.​
We dare – We are confident, bold and we dare to create change through innovative, sustainable solutions. We have the courage to always stand up for our values.
We are relevant – We know why we do what we do. We base our decisions on facts and we are constantly learning. We take action – sooner rather than later.​
We are passionate – We are all driven by a strong conviction that we can contribute to change and that what we do makes a difference. We always act with compassion and an open heart.​





IM is a Swedish development cooperation organisation working to achieve a world free from poverty and exclusion. We do this by mobilising and strengthening individuals and groups who are fighting for equality and democratic development. Our work is built on commitment and compassion and our aim is to bring about social and financial inclusion for vulnerable individuals by strengthening the empowerment of individuals, in particular women and young people, in order to create sustainable social change. IM has no religious or political affiliation. Read more at www.imsweden.org/en