👉 Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity

Join us in shaping a sustainable world free from plastic pollution

At PlasticFri our vision is a sustainable world free from plastic pollution. Plastics are made from petroleum and stay in the environment for thousands of years! By 2050, the oceans could have more plastic than fish. At PlasticFri, we are on a mission to change that.

 🏆 PlasticFri has been awarded as the “World’s Most Innovative Sustainability Startup” among 1400 companies Worldwide!

🥇  We were also recently received the prestigious “Global Tech Innovator 2023" award among 2000 technology companies worldwide.

We are now scaling our team in order to continue our mission of creating a world free from plastic pollution, where circularity has been enabled. 

Founders Associate Role

As Founders Associate, you have responsibility for supporting our founders with a variety of tasks and projects with the goal to help them manage and grow PlasticFri. You will get insight into all aspects of the business and work with all stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to learn how to run a scaleup, become a jack of all trades and learn by doing while growing into a more specialised senior role in the company.

Key responsibilities:

The responsible may include:

• Support with calendar management, scheduling meetings, coordinating travel and handling other administrative tasks to optimize the founder's time

• Handle communication with stakeholders, investors and partners and help creating presentations, investor updates and other communication material 

• Conduct market and industry research to provide insights that aid in decision-making

• Manage special projects that will contribute to growth and development of PlasticFri;  create project plans, coordinate and ensure that projects meet targets and timelines

• Assist with ongoing orders handling

• Support with business development, assisting in building partnerships and exploring new opportunities

• Assist with ongoing HR tasks & talent acquisition:

  • Ensure recruitment processes are created and support hiring managers in coordinating interviews, updating systems and make sure candidates have an excellent candidate experience

  • Help with website, career site and social media maintenance

• Support with onboarding, making sure processes, equipment and plans are in place to provide a great first start for all new hires

• Act as PlasticFri culture champion, initiate and manage events, celebrations, meetings, workshops and initiatives aiming to grow employee engagement and strengthening the culture

• Assist with financial tasks such as forecasting, tracking and reporting as well as legal support when needed

About us

We are a small, passionate and ambitious team who work relentlessly to make PlasticFri the world leader in replacing single use plastics with sustainable alternatives.  We want all of our employees to share our passion and be as obsessed as we are in removing plastic.  We stand by our values – Sustainability, Purpose, Quality, and Impact – and work together to innovate and craft solutions that aren't just eco-friendly but game-changers.

As we grow and expand our company and products globally, we highly value proactiveness and invite all our team members to contribute beyond your specific role. We need all of us to be part of building PlasticFri as an innovative and impactful team and shaping and improving our way of working together. 

What you get 

We are proud to foster an inclusive workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product. 

Benefits

• Working with the founder team featured on the prestigious "Forbes 30 under 30" list

• Daily breakfast

• Access to gym

• Weekly afterwork

• Professional and personal development

• Giving you the opportunity to grow with the company

• The unique experience of working with some of the world’s best-known brands

• Wellness grant

• A collaborative and inclusive work environment that values innovation and creativity

• Chance to work on transformative projects that contribute to a sustainable future

• Some extra fun with off-sites, parties, etc

• Modern Office with a free-of-charge breakfast buffet every weekday

  
  

Ideal Candidate

In order to succeed in the role, we believe that you have:

• Prior experience of working in a startup or fast-paced scale-up company

• Strong organizational and administrative skills

• Project Management experience, with a track record of manage projects, meet timelines and targets 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Great people skills, enjoying networking and building and nurturing relationships with stakeholders

• A solutions focus mindset, always looking for things to improve 

• A high degree and interest in tech, being curious to learn new tools and software to make work more efficient and scalable

• A genuine interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation

• Ability to work well in fast paced and changing environments and handle pressure

• Fluent speaking and writing skills in Swedish and English

We also see that you;

• Are passionate about impact and sustainability 

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, being a doer and learning on the way

• Are proactive and independent and take own initiatives and execute and deliver on them in order to achieve great results

• Are curious to learn new areas and ways of working and improve while realising your full potential

Recruitment process

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis. This is a full-time role and requires on-site presence at our office in Stockholm. You will need to possess a valid work permit for working legally in the European Union and Sweden. For this role, fluent Swedish in speaking and writing is required. 

PlasticFri wishes to attract, recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities. Take this once-in-a-lifetime chance and join us in enabling a world free from plastic pollution & waste!

Interested?

We are interviewing continuously with the aim of filling the position as soon as possible. Apply today!