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We are recruiting a Communications Officer to accelerate and modernise our digital outreach and graphic design. The Officer reports to the Strategic Communications Manager, working in close collaboration to support our programmatic work through digital outreach and creative content.

Location: Uppsala, Sweden (with some flexibility)

Deadline: 7 January 2026

Experience Level: 5 Years

Type and Length of Contract: Full-Time, One year

Background

Join our non-governmental organisation and in memory of the second UN Secretary-General help us advance dialogue and policy for sustainable development and peace. Be part of a small but dynamic workplace based at our centre in Uppsala and a liaison office in New York.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, media, graphic design, or a related field.

• Minimum five years of experience in digital communications and graphic design.

• Proven ability to develop and implement digital campaigns and strategies.

• Hands-on experience in graphic design, including publication layout and digital/social media content.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro).

• Experience with website Content Management Systems, preferably WordPress.

• Experience using analytics tools such as Google, Meta and Linkedin Analytics.

• Proven ability to prioritise and take initiatives.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• Legal right to work in Sweden.

Desirable qualifications

· Experience with video or podcast production.

· Knowledge of the Foundation’s thematic areas.

· Experience working in an international and/or values-based organisation.

· Good command of Swedish.

Terms of employment

• The position is a fixed-term replacement position for one-year, with the possibility for continued or permanent employment following the replacement period.

• The Communications Officer will be based at the Foundation’s office in Uppsala, Sweden, with opportunity to work remotely two days per week.

• The salary will be determined based on the individual’s experience and qualifications.

• The Foundation applies more generous annual leave terms than those stipulated in the Annual Leave Act. Employees up to the age of 29 are entitled to 28 days of annual leave; from age 30, 31 days; and from age 40, 35 days

• The Foundation offers a wellness allowance of 4500 per year

• Pension in accordance with collective agreement (Salaried employees in civil society, Fremia)

How to apply

We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis so please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 7th. Applications should be submitted in English and consist of a CV and cover letter (max one page) answering how you meet the requirements.

Applications shall be submitted to [email protected]. Please write Communications Officer in the subject line of your e-mail.

For questions regarding the role please contact: [email protected]

More about us

The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is an autonomous non-governmental organisation in Uppsala founded by the Swedish Parliament and governed by an international Board of Trustees. We are guided by the vision of a peaceful and just world where the fundamental values of the United Nations are universally applied. Building on Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy, our mission is to advance dialogue and policy for sustainable development and peace.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation is a values-based organisation, and its employees should share its vision and ideals and understand what it means to work in and represent Hammarskjöld’s legacy in an international context. The working language is English. For more information about the Foundation see: https://www.daghammarskjold.se