Project Manager to the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE

The Center for Security and Resilience is seeking a motivated and organized Project Manager who can take ownership of projects from initial concept and planning through implementation, evaluation, and continued development. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with a wide range of stakeholders and combining strategic development with hands-on execution.

A key part of the role involves planning and delivering both academic and practitioner-focused events, as well as recruiting and engaging students and hourly employees for various projects and assignments.

About the Center for Security and Resilience

Building security through competitiveness. In a world shaped by disruption, agile competitiveness is increasingly central to national and global security. The Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) brings together academia, business, and government to explore how societies can grow stronger in preparing for and managing crises and war.

About the Role

As Project Manager, you will have broad responsibility for planning, coordinating, and delivering activities at the Center for Security and Resilience. You will oversee projects as a whole, create structure, and ensure that objectives are achieved on time and within budget.

You will work closely with students, partner organizations, and other relevant stakeholders. The role includes both independent work and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. You will report to the Executive Director of the Center for Security and Resilience.

Your primary responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Managing projects from start to finish, from needs assessment and project planning through implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
• Planning and delivering seminars, conferences, workshops, networking events, and other activities
• Recruiting, onboarding, and coordinating research assistants for various projects and assignments
• Developing clear processes for recruitment, staffing, onboarding, and event management
• Creating project timelines, assigning responsibilities, preparing budgets, and establishing monitoring procedures
• Coordinating participants, speakers, vendors, and partner organizations
• Preparing information, instructions, and other materials for projects and activities
• Ensuring a professional participant experience before, during, and after each event or activity
• Reviewing existing processes, documenting outcomes, and developing improved ways of working based on feedback
• Contributing to the development of the Center’s operations, procedures, and long-term partnerships

Your profile

We are looking for someone who is proactive, solutions-oriented, and skilled at bringing structure to projects with many moving parts. You take ownership of your work and can shift between long-term planning and hands-on tasks as needed. You are organized and structured in your work, while remaining flexible, service-oriented and confident in leading, coordinating, and supporting others to achieve shared goals.

To succeed in this role, you should be a clear, confident, and engaging communicator who can build trust, align stakeholders, and translate complex information into practical guidance for different audiences.

Requirements:

• A relevant academic degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience independently planning, managing, and completing projects
• Experience organizing events, large-scale programs, or similar activities
• Experience recruiting, staffing, or coordinating employees, students, or volunteers
• Strong administrative skills and ability to create structure, manage details, and keep projects organized and on track
• Experience developing and quality-assuring procedures, instructions, and work processes
• Swedish and English

Meritorious:

• Experience working with student programs, professional development, training initiatives, digital learning platforms, or topics related to security, emergency preparedness, and resilience is a plus

What We Offer

At the Center for Security and Resilience, you will have a varied role with significant responsibility and the opportunity to influence how the Center and its projects develop. You will work in an environment where knowledge, civic engagement, and practical implementation come together, with students and external stakeholders serving as key partners.

Other:

This is a full-time, permanent position with an initial six-month probationary period. The position is located in Stockholm and start date according to agreement.

Please be aware that we conduct background checks on final candidates for this position.

About the 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. Our educational mission has over the years strengthened SSE students, and you can read more about it here.

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. We strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process.