Professor seeking functional assistants
I am a blind man, and I am working as Associate Professor at Universitetet i Innlandet. I work a few days in Lillehammer every week, and the rest in Oslo.
I am looking for new people to join my team in Lillehammer who can work as a functional assistant and a reading and writing secretary.
The job mainly involves two types of work:
- Office work:
-Dealing with emails and official documents
-Translate and write from, Norwegian to English, and English to Norwegian.
-Technical assistance with Zoom and Teams events, meetings, lectures.
-Work with the MS-Office package.
- Accompany me at lectures, seminars, workshops, and conferences:
-Assist me at lunch times, choose food from buffets, etc. at other social gatherings.
-Have an overview and accompany me around. You are my eyes.
-Interpretation from Norwegian to English if required.
I'm looking for a person who is:
-Flexible, social, resourceful, adaptable, and solution-oriented.
Your qualifications:
-Education: It´s an advantage if you are or have been studying in relevant fields such as political or social sciences, development work, or social work.
-Bilingual: You have good Norwegian and English skills (both oral and written).
-Good digital knowledge: Must be able to use MS-Office package, Zoom, and Teams.
This is a part-time position that will be split between at least two assistants, approximately 40 hours in total per week, 20 hours as functional assistant and 20 as reading writing secretary (For travel and other events, the workload might increase).
If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV and application. The interview will be scheduled in January.
Looking forward to hear from you!
Medvind Assistanse AS er et norskeid selskap som leverer likestillingsverktøyet BPA for mennesker med funksjonsvariasjon. For funksjonsvarierte skal BPA bidra til å til å gi mulighet til å leve et aktivt og selvstendig liv med fokus på selvrealisering og samfunnsdeltakelse. BPA handler like mye om friheten til å kunne velge hvilket liv man vil leve, og hvem man vil være. Med BPA skal man i størst mulig grad kunne ivareta plikter, interesser, behov og ønsker som alle andre samfunnsborgere. Medvind Assistanse AS ble stiftet i 2020 og har lokale kontorer i store deler av landet.