Event and Partner Relation Coordinator

We offer

A key role in an international and exciting environment where you will have the opportunity to develop your skills. You will work in a small team where no day looks the same. The role involves a lot of contacts with people in the financial sector as well as the academic world.

About the position

The Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) is funded by the government and about 25 financial firms ("partners"). Your main task is to coordinate communication and activities for existing partners as well as potential ones. You will also contribute to developing our relationships with other stakeholders. You will be part of our outreach team, which means that you will be involved in tasks in connection with various SHoF events.

Your tasks include to

• Coordinate communication with existing and potential partners
• Coordinate events for our Advisory Board (a subset of our partners) and other stakeholders
• Coordinate and collaborate with the external relations team at the Stockholm School of Economics
• Contribute to general outreach administration, such as updating and maintaining websites and address lists and making logistical arrangements in connection with conferences and seminars

Your Profile

You will work in an ambitious environment with high standards, so we believe that you are self-confident, stress resistant, and autonomous. It is also important that you are easy going and service minded as the position involves contact with a variety of people, including the senior executives of our partners. You are proactive and flexible, and get things done efficiently and accurately. A successful candidate also has good knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and is fluent in both Swedish and English.

It is required that you have:

• A relevant university degree
• An interest in understanding and promoting financial research
• Good knowledge of the Swedish financial sector
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Swedish and English
• A few years of work experience from similar duties

It is meritorious if you also have:

• Fundraising experience
• Experience of working with CRM systems
• Experience from an international setting

Other

The position is full-time, with a six-month probationary period.

Submit your CV and cover letter via Varbi (HHS recruitment system). The deadline for applications is November 20, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t wait to submit your application.

Contact Göran Robertsson, Executive Director, for more information about the role at:
goran.robertsson@hhs.se or 08-736 92 97.

About Swedish House of Finance

The Swedish House of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics is Sweden's national research center for financial economics. It hosts internationally distinguished researchers and offers an exciting work environment where professors, PhD students and administrators work side by side. Our offices are located in downtown Stockholm

The center is an equally private and state-funded, non-profit organization. It serves as an independent platform where academia and the financial sector can exchange knowledge, foster new ideas and create networks of researchers and decision-makers.

SHoF 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, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, or other beliefs.

To read more about the Swedish House of Finance, visit us here: https://www.houseoffinance.se/