Mälardalen University (MDU) is looking for an HR Administrator

Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's newest university. With our vision to be a progressive and collaborative university where we together shape a sustainable future, we want to make a real difference.

Would you like to contribute to our development?

Together, we contribute to a more sustainable future through knowledge and innovation. We believe that new knowledge and new perspectives are best created and achieved in collaboration with others - colleagues, students, business, and the public sector both nationally and internationally.

As an employee in the HR section, you will play an important role in leading MDU into the future together with your colleagues. We support the organization in areas such as work environment, rehabilitation, recruitment, salary, and teachers' career paths. Our support is primarily directed towards managers and leadership. To provide good and effective operational support to managers and employees, we work closely together. We also collaborate with other competencies within operational support at MDU when needed.

Welcome to us!

Employment Information

Employment type: Fixed-term employment
Extent: Full-time
Number of positions: 1
Application deadline: 2025-04-10
Location: Västerås
Academy/unit/section: HR section

Job Responsibilities

As an HR Administrator at Mälardalen University, you will be an important part of the HR section's work. You will work with various administrative tasks related to the HR section's area of work and will have daily contact with MDU's employees and managers.

Your tasks will include:

• Managing recruitment administration and employment administration
• Providing administrative support in processes such as rehabilitation, transition, and termination of employment
• Writing minutes and decisions, archiving, and releasing public documents

The tasks also include developing and improving HR administrative processes and the development of personnel administrative systems.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed in the role of HR Administrator at Mälardalen University, we see that you have:

• Relevant post-secondary education in HR/PA or what the employer assesses as equivalent experience/education
• Current experience of work or internship in the HR field
• Good IT skills and possess good system familiarity, especially from recruitment tools
• The ability to communicate fluently in Swedish and English, both spoken and written

Meritorious

For this position, it is also desirable if you have:

• Previous experience in HR administration and handling various personnel administrative processes and systems
• Experience in the recruitment process and the recruitment tool ReachMee
• Experience in HR issues from the public sector, particularly the state sector and educational institutions
• Academic degree in HR/PA

Personal Qualities

In a comprehensive assessment of suitability, personal qualities are also emphasized. All employees at MDU are expected to collaborate and meet colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for the organization and their own tasks, and contribute to a good work environment.

We are looking for someone with good collaboration skills and a professional approach. You are meticulous with good organizational skills and structure your work to ensure that tasks are carried out in an orderly manner. You work efficiently and have good prioritization skills. You take initiative and always strive to achieve the best results, both for yourself and for the organization.

We value the qualities that a balanced age and gender distribution, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, bring.

Application

Please submit your application by clicking the “Apply” button below.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and submitted to the university by the application deadline.

Welcome with your application!

Union Representatives:

Saco-S: saco-s@mdu.se
Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89

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