Strengthen LGBTQI rights – work at RFSL!
Make a difference with us at RFSL
Use your skills to advance the human rights of LGBTQI people in Sweden and internationally. At RFSL, we bring together diverse professional expertise, experiences and perspectives to work towards an equal society.
Our work includes international cooperation, training, public health, HIV prevention, support services and advocacy. We also need expertise in finance, administration, HR and communications. Whatever your role, you help put our mission into practice.
Our feminist, anti-racist and norm-critical approach guides both our work and the kind of employer we strive to be.
RFSL is a non-profit membership organisation with a national office in Stockholm and local branches across Sweden. We also own RFSL Utbildning AB, our training company. This career site also advertises vacancies at RFSL Ungdom, the independent youth organisation. Each vacancy specifies which organisation is the employer.
Ready to contribute your skills? Explore our current vacancies.
Want to support LGBTQI rights? Become a member of RFSL or donate via Swish – your support makes a difference all year round.
Security through a collective agreement
At RFSL, you are covered by the collective agreement Ideella och Idéburna Organisationer – Tjänstemän, which applies to salaried employees in non-profit and civil society organisations. It provides a common framework for your terms of employment, including working hours, compensation and termination of employment.
You also receive an occupational pension that supplements the Swedish state pension, alongside insurance provided under the collective agreement that offers financial protection in circumstances such as illness and occupational injury.
Together with our work to maintain a healthy and safe working environment and the dialogue between managers, employees and trade union representatives, this helps create a sustainable working life.
Benefits – a workplace that invests in you
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30 days of annual leave
You receive 30 days of annual leave per year, giving you time for an extended break, rest and recovery.
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Flexible working hours
You have scope to plan your working day and arrange your working hours within our shared working time rules, taking account of collaboration and availability.
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Wellness hour and allowance
Under our guidelines, you can use one hour of working time each week for physical activity or other eligible wellness activities. We also offer an annual wellness allowance of SEK 3,000.
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Office-based work with flexibility
Your primary workplace is our office in central Stockholm. We offer opportunities to work from another location, depending on your role, collaboration and operational needs. Clear guidelines apply to office attendance and remote working. Temporary work from another town or city requires prior approval.
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Support with medical appointments and prescription costs
Under our guidelines, you may attend medical appointments during working hours and receive partial reimbursement for healthcare and prescription medicine costs covered by Sweden’s high-cost protection schemes.
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Noise-cancelling headphones
To support concentration, we offer reimbursement of up to SEK 400 for noise-cancelling headphones, against a receipt, once every three years.
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Glasses for screen work
We provide eye examinations and glasses for screen work according to individual needs and our guidelines.
Workplace and culture
At RFSL, you should be able to be yourself. You do not need to be part of the LGBTQI community to work with us – what unites us is a commitment to human rights and a desire to contribute to a more equal society.
We are a small organisation bringing together a wide range of specialists, projects and perspectives. Our different professional skills contribute to work that affects people’s lives. We take pride in what we do and support one another in moving it forward.
Our everyday dress is casual, with room for personal expression. We sometimes dress more formally for meetings with partners, politicians or other external contacts, depending on the occasion and our role.
We care about one another’s wellbeing and want everyone to feel comfortable asking for help. We all shape one another’s working environment and share responsibility for listening, showing consideration and working together respectfully.
Here, you can use your skills to improve the lives of LGBTQI people, alongside colleagues whose experiences and expertise complement your own.
Diversity and inclusion
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Respect for who you are
We respect one another’s names, pronouns, gender identities and gender expressions. You decide what you want to share about your identity and private life.
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Opportunities to demonstrate your skills
We use competency-based recruitment and anonymised initial screening. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact us.
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Inclusion in everyday working life
We offer support with clarity and structure at work, as well as opportunities for language training. Our feminist, anti-racist and norm-critical approach guides how we develop our workplace.
Learn more about inclusion and accessibility at RFSL
Find out about adjustments during recruitment, language support and support for different needs at work – and what this could mean for you.
How our recruitment process works
We want to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and get to know RFSL as an employer. We use competency-based recruitment with a structured selection process and interviews that also give you space to ask questions.
Learn more about the different stages, how to prepare your application and when you can expect to hear from us.
A movement driving change since 1950
RFSL’s history is a story of people organising for freedom, community and equal rights. Through support, knowledge and advocacy, the movement has helped bring about social change in Sweden and internationally.
As an employee, member or donor, you can help shape the next chapter.
Keep your commitment going all year round
The work to advance LGBTQI people’s human rights continues every day – through human connections, support, education and efforts to change society.
RFSL is a member-led organisation. As a member, you strengthen our collective voice and have the opportunity to influence the organisation’s direction. By donating, you support our human rights work and give us greater flexibility to respond to needs and develop our activities.
You do not need to work at RFSL or be an LGBTQI person to contribute. Choose the option that suits you – become a member or donate via Swish.
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