Misum is looking for a Research and Communication Assistant

Do you want to be part of Misum’s team and support our work as well as ongoing sustainable development at SSE? Misum is looking for a dedicated Research and Communication Assistant to join the Misum Head Quarter team from August 2022!
This is a full-time, time-limited employment and the initial employment period is 11 months with the possibility of extension.

As the Research and Communication Assistant, you will work closely with the Misum’s Executive Director, Misum’s Executive Coordinator, the Research Directors, and the Stakeholder Engagement Manager, complementing the activities of administrative and outreach staff.

Tasks:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Support Misum headquarters with research and administrative tasks such as donor reports, annual reports, yearly reporting and communication with research affiliates
- Draft and write research briefs, reports and research applications (internal research reports plus assistance for bigger public reports)
- Assist in setting up and running the tech and logistics of research workshops, seminars and larger outreach events such as academic conferences (physical and hybrid)
- Help maintain communication channels through the internal portal, and externally facing social media accounts and webpage content
- Help to coordinate the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education initiative at SSE
- Work on other project tasks as required with internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborate with the various departments of SSE and students to support the work of the “Sustainable SSE” umbrella group

We are looking for someone who:
- Has a profound knowledge of, interest in, and understanding of sustainability
- Is accurate and detailed in both administrative and research project management work
- Is well-organized, proactive and can work independently as well as in teams
- Can communicate about research with academics, students, practitioners and the media
- Has very good writing skills and can aptly summarize sustainability-related academic articles on a variety of topics
- Has exceptional spoken and written English
- Has a university master degree
- Familiarity with social media

Good to have but not necessary:
- Experience from similar work tasks and workplace
- Familiarity with finance, economics and general business concepts and terms
- Prior project management experience including organizing digital and physical events
- Prior social media communication experience
- Knowledge of Swedish

Other
To apply for this post please submit a letter of interest explaining why you would fit for this position, in what way you have experience from similar tasks and workplace, and your CV via our recruitment tool Varbi.

We apply a continuous selection, and the position may close before last application day.

Misum
The Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) is an interdisciplinary research center focused on sustainability research at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). We are a mix of about 80 affiliated researchers from all departments of the School and from other universities over the world, supported by a dedicated management and outreach team, who work collaboratively to make SSE a world-class reference for sustainable markets.

Misum’s mission is to produce rigorous scientific knowledge to understand the prerequisites of sustainable markets and to reach out with this research to help develop pathways and measures for different actors to get there.

Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Through creativity and collaboration, the Stockholm School of Economics provides an environment where ambitious students and accomplished researchers meet to address contemporary challenges within business and economics, particularly those concerning sustainability, diversity and innovation.


Apart from delivering world class education within business and economics, SSE students are trained to be successful decision makers and leaders of the future. https://www.hhs.se/en/about-us/organization/mission-and-vision/


SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.