Democracy needs you!

Radvisor and project manager with partner potential for work with democracy innovation in the Nordics

Democracy is cracking, and right now we need skilled profiles to help renew and develop democracy at several levels in our society so that we as a community can succeed in solving the great challenges of our time.

We Do Democracy is among the leading forces in the field of democracy innovation in the Nordic region. We see a growing awareness and demand for democracy programs run by professional democracy advisors and cross-cutting efforts that activate citizens and decision-makers in shared solutions – from green tripartite, climate, welfare, emergency preparedness, supply and activation of collective action. From national citizens’ councils, local citizens’ assemblies, renewal of member democracy and long-term research and development projects.

We are currently looking for 1-2 new profiles with partner potential to join our strong team, who can help take this work further – with high professionalism, responsibility, experience and drive. In the long term, you will have the opportunity to become part of a democratic employee-owned organization.

Job description:

Experienced democracy advisor and project manager

Who are you?

  • You are driven to create a better democratic future.
  • You have at least 5 years of relevant experience and strong professionalism.
  • You have experience from an advisory organization or consultancy, or have acquired matching skills as an entrepreneur, manager or start-up.
  • You are a strong project manager who knows how to ensure progress, overview and deliverables in teams.
  • It is an advantage if you have experience with some of our fields of work – citizen engagement, policy development, democratic innovation, activism, community work, participation, foundation projects, partnerships and deliberative democracy.
  • You’re ambitious, eager to learn and professional – and you work hard and are a strong partner for both customers and colleagues.
  • You have an entrepreneurial approach to your work – and take responsibility for developing, driving and lifting what you set in motion.

Good competencies to master:

  • lled projects and collaborate from a-z, often across teams, customers and sectors.
  • Take responsibility for the quality you deliver and be committed to anchoring it in new ways of working, behavior and better solutions
  • advise on participation, involvement, organizationalorganization development and strategy
  • Handle complex tasks with many stakeholders
  • Build and nurture networks and engage in strategic sales work
  • Have impact and be a skilled communicator and mobilizer
  • easyeprocesses and have a breadth in your methodological repertoire within facilitation

Be part of a unique democratic community and value proposition

We live in a time when democracy is under pressure. Climate change, technological development, centralization of power, geopolitical conflicts, autocracies and fragile political institutions call for strong organizations working to renew our democratic participatory formats.

In We Do Democracy we work to to enable a better democratic future. It is therefore important to us that you as an employee want to contribute to this purpose and are generally concerned with a better democracy. It is important for us to be a organizationthat create positive change in society. Our projects range from citizens’ assemblies and citizens’ consultations to advising democratic organizational change and development projects for increased democratic participation for more people.

We are part of a growing international democracy sector and over 25% of our assignments are international, where we advise on democracy and participatory processes.

We are social economy – which means we are purpose-driven and reinvest a large part of our profits in the field. We are a growing organization, 2 times gazelle and in 4 years we have gone from 4 to now 17. We are a flat, fast-paced organization where tasks often follow interest n and energyan. The team today consists of consultants from political science, public administration, political communication, geography and agricultural economics to rhetoric, aesthetics and culture.

The business is operated i organizational groups where everyone contributes and influence how the organization and business develops.

We are undergoing a transformation towards becoming an employee-owned organization. This means that you won’t just be an employee, but will have the opportunity to eventually become a partner and help shape the future of the organization.

We are are part of Democracy Garage on Rentemestervej in Nordvest – a a hub and meeting place for democracy and participation.

Practicality

  • We are looking for candidates from all over the Nordic region – you must be able to understand and write Danish and be willing to to get really good at it.
  • We are not wage leaders. We have a collective bonus scheme, pension and parental leave scheme, lunch scheme and invest continuously and strategically in competence and team development.
  • We have diligenceksflexible working hours and the option to work from home.
  • You will spend the majority of your working days in our lovely Northwest office in the Democracy Garage.
  • You will be part of a young consulting team with a total of 12 permanent employees.
  • We are looking for someone who can start in August.
  • Deadline for application is d. 18. May.

Applications should be sent to: job@wedodemocracy.dk

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact Senior Consultant Simone Klint on 93 87 64 47.