Diocesan Assistant for Priest Recruitment

At the Härnösand Diocese's chancery, we work for the best of the parishes.

We are a welcoming and recruiting pilgrimage diocese, preparing for the church we want to see in the future. We are now looking for an experienced priest who wants to work with priest recruitment with us.

The position of diocesan assistant for priest recruitment is located in the unit Faith and Life, where today 13 employees have different roles in promoting worship, education, diaconia, and mission. This includes areas such as recruitment, worship development, church music, baptism and confirmation, Sami church life, pilgrimage, institutional pastoral care, pastoral care, the Church of Sweden's youth, and idealism.

Job Responsibilities

As a diocesan assistant for priest recruitment, your primary task is to support the priest students throughout their education. You will have individual conversations with priest students, conduct parts of the diocese's education, maintain contact with the educational institution and national level, and be responsible for administrative tasks related to the students.

You will coordinate work in a team with other colleagues who work with recruitment for church service. Together, you will plan and implement the diocese's commitments in relation to the students, such as internship courses, placements, admission conferences, ordination weekends, and more. An important partner is the bishop, who is ultimately responsible for the admission and ordination of priests and deacons.

You will be involved in the diocese's development work for future strategic competence supply and will, for example, develop and promote external initiatives to market the church's professional roles.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with good empathetic skills. You are outgoing and socially active in professional contexts where you create contacts and maintain relationships. You find it easy to collaborate with others and have the ability to be self-driven and to plan, organize, and structure work effectively. We place great importance on personal suitability.

Requirements

• Ordained as a priest in the Church of Sweden
• Significant experience working as a priest in a parish
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written
• Driving license B

Meritorious

• Experience in a coordinating role for operations or pastoral development work

We also want you to identify with the core values of the chancery:

• Integrity – We are objective, factual, and consistent
• Engagement – We are interested, curious, and supportive
• Learning – We are open, developing, and responsible

Working Hours/Place of Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment located at the chancery in Härnösand. The main working hours are daytime Monday to Friday. Travel may occur in the job, sometimes requiring overnight stays. Start date according to agreement.

Härnösand Diocese Offers

We offer you a pleasant environment centrally located in Härnösand. We care about your professional development and encourage various forms of competence development. As an employee of the Church of Sweden, you receive occupational pension. We also offer benefits such as an annual wellness allowance, one hour of wellness per week, and access to occupational health services.

Contact Persons

For more information about the position, please contact Göran Lundstedt, unit manager, tel: 0611-254 14 email: [email protected].

Selection and interviews are planned around weeks 2-3 of 2026.

How to Apply

In your application, you will answer a number of questions related to the position and upload your CV and personal letter.

Härnösand Diocese is part of the Church of Sweden with a mission to promote and supervise parish life. The diocese includes 98 parishes in the regions of Jämtland, Härjedalen, Medelpad, and Ångermanland. The diocesan organization, with its chancery in Härnösand, has about 50 employees with a variety of professional competencies.