Green Office - Project Coordinator

About the position 

The UiO Green Office is looking for a student employee to help strengthen sustainability engagement across student life, education, and research at the University of Oslo.

This position is part of two of our working groups; Education & Research and Dissemination & Dialogue work. They work to connect students, student organizations and researchers to strengthen sustainability engagement at UiO.

Qualifications

Previous experience or education related to organizational work or education is an advantage. You must be enrolled as a UiO student throughout 2026 and 2027

Key responsibilities and tasks include:

• Collaborating with the Student Parliament, student organizations and other sustainability initiatives.
• Promoting sustainability-related education and research at UiO
• Contributing to larger events such as the SDG conference, theme weeks and national and international Green Office networks
• Supporting projects that connect students, faculties, and researchers

Personal skills

We are looking for someone who:

• Has an interest in sustainability education and research and student engagement
• Can work independently and take responsibility for projects
• Enjoys working collaboratively in a team

• Has strong organizational skills

  It is an advantage if you have experience with:

• Student organizations, politics (i.e. program committee), volunteer work, or project coordination.
• Event planning, communication, or outreach activities

We offer 

• A 20-30% position (depending on your capacity) 
• Salary NOK 425 000 - per year for a full-time position (pro-rated for 20–30%).
• Practical experience with sustainability projects and collaboration across the university
• Practical experience in sustainability and project development
• An engaging, creative, and supportive work environment
• Opportunities to shape sustainability initiatives at UiO
• Valuable experience in teamwork, leadership, and stakeholder collaboration

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. 

How to apply

Please submit:

• A CV
• A short motivation letter (approximately one page)
• A reference person (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number) is positive, but not a requirement. 

In your motivation letter, we would like you to reflect briefly on:

• Why would you like to work at the Green Office?
• How would you engage students and student organizations in sustainability work at UiO?
• What experience, skills, or interests would you bring to this role?
• Describe an initiative, project, or collaboration that you are proud of contributing to.