Södertörn University Student Union is looking for someone to lead the organisation as the student union's new Secretary-General. Could it be you we are looking for? Read more about the role below and send us your application no later than 2 November 2025.
About SöderS
SöderS is the student union at Södertörn University. We are a non-profit, student-run organisation that brings together thousands of members and hundreds of student representatives every year in our work to ensure high-quality education and legal certainty. SöderS is the umbrella organisation for student life on campus; we bring students together, support them and run the student pub, bookshop, student radio station and exchange programmes.
SöderS is an exciting and dynamic organisation in a constant state of flux. This places demands on an office that can contribute continuity and be a secure point of contact, including a secretary-general.
About the role
The Secretary-General acts as the Board’s secretary and as the link between the strategic Board and the Secretariat’s operational staff, and, in collaboration with the Chair, forms the Board’s operational unit. The role involves being responsible for the organisation’s day-to-day financial management, monitoring the student union’s operation, and providing administrative support to our associations as well as operational support to SöderS’s operation representatives.
As head of the secretariat, the Secretary General of SöderS is responsible for managing the staff of the secretariat, which consists of a communications officer and two student and doctoral student advocates. The Secretary General is also responsible for creating and maintaining a sustainable and inclusive work environment that promotes development and community.
We are now looking for a dedicated person who, through equal and inclusive leadership, wants to lead the organisation forward in the role of SöderS' new Secretary-General.
Who are you?
We are looking for someone who is confident, self-motivated and solution-oriented, and who can lead the organisation forward in line with SöderS’s verksamhet objectives. As a person, we believe you are skilled at maintaining a strategic perspective whilst managing day-to-day operations. You thrive in a dynamic organisation and are driven by working on verksamhet development.
To thrive in the role of Secretary General, you should have:
- experience of team leadership and personnel management
- knowledge of budgeting and financial administration
You should have:
- knowledge of health and safety issues
- experience of organisational development
- strong administrative skills
It is advantageous if you:
- has previous involvement or work within civil society and a good insight into the relationship between a voluntary board and a staffed secretariat
- has knowledge of and/or previous involvement in student-run organisations and issues relating to higher education
- feel comfortable speaking in public
- has experience in crisis management
- has experience in gender equality work
- has knowledge or experience of widened recruitment according to the Higher Education Act (1992:1434)
Application
You apply by sending your CV to rekrytering@soders.nu, please mark the subject line of the email with your first and last name. You also need to reply to an application form where you will have the opportunity to describe your skills, experiences and interests based on the content and qualifications of the position. You can access the application form via the button below. We will not process applications submitted in any other way.
The closing date for applications is 2nd November.
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to email rekrytering@soders.nu!