Project Leader - Museum of Furniture Studies

Company description

Älmhult is on its way to becoming a global destination for design. The Museum of Furniture Studies, the acclaimed institution founded by architects Kersti Sandin and Lars Bülow, has been acquired by IKEA Älmhult AB. Soon, one of the most comprehensive furniture collections in Northern Europe will re-launch in the southern Swedish province of Småland with a mission of inspiring and educating students and young professionals in the field of architecture, design and crafts. The ambition is to make the concept of the museum more accessible to more people.

IKEA Älmhult AB is focused on initiatives that move IKEA and Älmhult forward. The company also manages IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell, Aktivitetshuset in Älmhult as well as IKEA Property, and it is part of Inter IKEA Group, which includes the product development centre IKEA of Sweden.

Job description

The Project Leader will lead and facilitate projects and initiatives within The Museum of Furniture Studies. You will continue the work of ensuring establishment and further development of The Museum of Furniture Studies in Älmhult. You will also be responsible of developing the Museum of Furniture Studies programme offer.

In this role, you will play a key role in both internal and external collaborations, ensuring smooth processes and great long-term relationships with stakeholders. You lead project teams and coordinate people to perform and deliver through our company values. You will keep track on scope, time, costs and apply applicable delivery methods and tools. We see that you lead with communication and manage change, dependencies, interfaces and risks within the projects and initiatives you are leading. You lead by example and promote our company culture and values.

The museum is located in Älmhult, Småland, Sweden but you will work in an international arena.

Qualification

We are looking for you with strong leadership capabilities, with an ability to lead and empower others towards a common goal. You are focused on delivery with an excellent attention to detail and drive to resolve issues. We see that you have the ability to prioritize, take decisions and delegate and you lead with our company values.

Key factors to be successful in this role:

• Experience from different kinds of project leader assignments, in team leadership and project management
• Passion to develop business with proven organizational skills and understanding of what it means to operate within set frameworks and towards common goals.
• Ability to adapt communication to all layers of an enterprise organisation with strong presentation skills.
• Comfortable with working in agile methodologies as well as project management frameworks
• Hands-on, having a proactive approach and driven by results.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

More Information

Join us on our journey to establish and run The Museum of Furniture Studies in Älmhult!

We look forward to receiving your application - CV and letter of motivation - in English, latest by 9th of February. Kindly note that due to GDPR and Data Privacy, we do not accept any applications via email.

This is a permanent position, full-time (40 hours per week) and located in Älmhult, Sweden. You will report to the Museum of Furniture Studies Manager.

For questions about the position, please contact Catarina Bengtsson, current Project Leader for Museum of Furniture Studies at catarina.bengtsson3@inter.ikea.com

For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Isabella Carlsson, People & Culture Leader at isabella.carlsson4@inter.ikea.com