The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 26 500 students and 7 200 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society.
About the Green Office
The Green Office is a hub for climate- and environment-oriented activities for students and staff at UiO. We are a group of part-time employees who initiate and run projects and events that aim to make UiO more sustainable. We organise our work into four working groups reflecting UiO's climate and environmental strategy: Education and Research, Dissemination and Dialogue, Organisation and Climate and Green Campus.
About the position
Project coordinators are given a 20-30% position. Together with the rest of the team, you are the voice and face of the Green Office, and are expected to plan, implementing and evaluate projects, events and campaigns for both the Education & Research (E&R) group and the Dissemination & Dialogue (D&D). In addition to the general tasks at the Green Office, such as team and group meetings and being a host during our open office, these groups have a special responsibility to:
Motivate and support students and student associations to adopt a sustainable student life.
Increase collaboration with student associations, through film screenings, lunches, podcast and more.
Increase collaboration and partnership with and between faculties, the Student parliament, to strengthen sustainability in teaching.
Plan and host large events such as our annual theme week and SDG conference.
Qualifications
Previous experience or education related to organizational work or education is an advantage. You must be enrolled in a UiO study program during the employment period and able to commit to at least spring and autumn semester of 2026.
Personal skills
As a Green Office coordinator, you are a team player who supports your colleagues, but you are also able to work independently and take responsibility for the projects you coordinate. You have excellent social skills, but also see the value of strategic planning and documentation of your work.
Previous experience or education related to organizational work or education is an advantage. You must be enrolled in a UiO study program during the employment period and able to commit to at least spring and autumn semester of 2026.
We offer
A 20-30% position from January 2026 in a creative, open and safe work environment. You will get the opportunity to test, develop and master old and new skills in the areas of sustainability, leadership and teamwork.
Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse, which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
Salary in position as Executive Officer (SKO 1065), is NOK425 000 per year for a full-time position, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
Read more about the benefits of working in the public sector at Employer Portal.
Inclusive worklife and diversity at UiO
Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition. Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.
If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.
We hope that you will apply for the position.
Application
Applications should be written in English and include:
cover letter statement of former experiences, motivation and what topics you are interested in.
CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work)
reference person (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number)
Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for the position".
When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no. If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.
