Arbetsbeskrivning

The Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development is an annual multi-day conference. It convenes donors, government representatives, policymakers, practitioners, researchers and civil society actors to exchange ideas and develop practical responses to contemporary challenges in the development, humanitarian, peacebuilding and security spheres. It creates a bridge between policy, research and practice, and provides a neutral platform and safe space for sharing knowledge, challenges and solutions. The 2026 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development is hosted by SIPRI and co-convened with the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Tasks and responsibilities

The production manager will manage and oversee all logistical and practical elements of the Forum. The main tasks will be:

• Regular communication and liaison with the Forum venue to ensure catering, technology and other requirements are met
• Developing the event agenda, production schedule and room requirements
• Developing and populating the event's online platform
• Ensuring interpretation and hybridity requirements can be met, including liasing with external providers
• Liaising with SIPRI's outreach team on matters relating to live streaming, social media and on-site communication needs

The Production Manager is expected to ensure the successful operational delivery of the Forum. It is expected that they will:

• Deliver a fully functional online platform for the event;
• Produce a finalized and logistically viable event agenda and production schedule
• Ensure the seamless onsite delivery of the 3-day conference, including live streaming of high level sessions;
• Oversee the completion of all relevant vendor and venue related contracts.

Qualification

• A university degree (at Master level or Bachelor with relevant professional experience), in disciplines and topics relevant to this post.
• 3 or more years of professional experience, including in stakeholder/customer service facing roles
• Experience managing large-scale conferences or events, ideally within a relevant field
• Excellent people skills (both working with internal and external partners)
• Project management skills and expertise;
• Excellent written and oral communications skills;
• Fluency in oral and written English and Swedish

Due to the short-term nature of the position, we can only consider candidates who are currently based in Sweden or have the legal right to work in Sweden.

The position is a time-limited employment (särskild visstidsanställning) for 3 months with a start date in August 2026.

The post is full-time and the salary package will be negotiated individually.

How to apply 

Candidates should submit a resume/CV and a one-page cover by using the 'apply' button below. Both CV and letter should be in English. 

The closing date for applications is 1st June 2026.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews held on a rolling basis, so the advertisement will be taken down once the position is filled. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

For enquiries regarding the position, please contact: https://www.sipri.org/about/bios/claire-mcallister, Head of Major Initiatives. 

The trade union contacts at SIPRI are https://www.sipri.org/about/bios/pieter-d-wezeman for ST and https://www.sipri.org/search/node?keys=annika for Saco-S