Green Office

About the Green Student Office

Are you passionate about climate and environment? Do you have ideas on how to make UiO more sustainable? Then this is your chance to become a part of UiO’s Green Office Team! 

The Green Office is a hub for climate- and environment-oriented activities for students and staff at UiO, located in the Kristian Ottesen’s House. We are 9 part-time employees who runs projects and events that aim to make UiO more sustainable. We initiate and follow up on long-term projects, while at the same time arranging several activities and events. This year we have hosted 50 events! 

We organise our work into four categories reflecting UiO's climate and environmental strategy: 

• Education and Research (i.e. theme week)
• Dissemination and Dialogue (collaboration with organizations and units) 
• Climate and Green Campus (biodiversity, repair, food etc.)
• Organisation (i.e. Green Grants)

About the position

Project coordinators are given a 20% position for one year at a time, corresponding to 7,5 hours per week. 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: 

• Support green student engagement and activism
• Increase collaboration and partnership with and between faculties, the Student parliament, and environmental movements and mobilizations at UiO. 
• Host regular thematic film screenings and discussions.
• Plan and host large events such as the theme week (October) and SDG Day Zero (February) 
• Link knowledge to action 

Personal skills

As a coordinator you are a team player and support your colleagues, but are also able to work independently and implement the project(s) you coordinate. 

You have to be enrolled as a student on a UiO study program during the time of employment.

Former work of organizational experience is a plus. You have excellent social skills, but also see the value of strategic planning and documentation of your work.

We offer

A 20% position from August 2025 - June 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. 

Salary NOK 406 900 - per [ALS1] annum in a 100% position. 

 [ALS1]Check weather or not this should be updated. 

Salary NOK 415 000 - per annum in a 100% position. 

How to apply

The application must 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)

The application (evt.) with attachments must be delivered in our recruiting system.

Contact information

• Anne-Line Sandåker: a.l.sandaker@sum.uio.no

Formal regulations

Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

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.

Apply for position

Contact information

• Anne-Line Sandåker: a.l.sandaker@sum.uio.no
• Gitte Egenberg: gitte.egenberg@sum.uio.no