Project Planner, Youth Employment Program
Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo
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Job Description
About the Youth Employment Program
The City of Espoo's Youth Employment Program is a city-wide development initiative aimed at improving young people's opportunities for a smooth transition to education and working life, and preventing social exclusion. This program, running from autumn 2025 until 2028, is coordinated by Espoo Employment Services and involves a broad network of collaborators, including city departments, educational institutions, employers, and other stakeholders.
We are seeking a Project Planner to work alongside the Project Manager in developing the Youth Employment Program. Your role will center on proactive collaboration, ensuring young people gain work-life skills and experience during their studies, transitioning smoothly into employment.
Your Role and Responsibilities
- Facilitate workshops and co-creation efforts with educational institutions, employers, and city actors.
- Coordinate program activities from ideation to implementation.
- Develop and clarify collaboration and service processes across organizational boundaries.
- Build and strengthen partnerships with employers and educational institutions.
- Support communication and the visibility of program results.
What We Offer
- An opportunity to impact youth employment at a city level.
- A strategically significant development role.
- A multidisciplinary network and a skilled colleague.
- Space to build new and develop effective operating models.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who is:
- Inspired by facilitation and able to create an inclusive and goal-oriented working atmosphere.
- Experienced in project-based work and capable of systematically advancing overall initiatives.
- Able to conceptualize and develop processes, structure workflows, and ensure smooth collaboration.
- A fluent communicator, able to distill complex information clearly.
- Proficient in spoken and written Finnish.
- Comfortable networking and building trust, especially within the educational and employer sectors.
The work is diverse and involves participating in many different task areas. We hope you are ready to jump into various situations and approach changing daily scenarios with an open mind.
A suitable higher education degree is required.
Experience in service design, the employment or education sector, or proactive development work is considered an advantage.
Key skills/competency
- Project Coordination
- Workshop Facilitation
- Partnership Building
- Program Development
- Strategic Communication
- Process Improvement
- Youth Employment Initiatives
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Public Sector Collaboration
- Service Design Principles
How to Get Hired at Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo
- Research Espoon kaupunki's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for public service: Highlight experience in project coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement relevant to the public sector and youth programs.
- Emphasize collaboration and process development: Showcase examples where you've built partnerships and improved cross-organizational processes.
- Prepare for Finnish language proficiency: Ensure your application and interview demonstrate strong oral and written Finnish skills, as it's a key requirement.
- Showcase your passion for youth development: Articulate how your skills align with the goals of the Youth Employment Program and making a societal impact.
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