Regional Lawyer at Region Jämtland Härjedalen

Do you want to become a part of Region Jämtland Härjedalen – a region to long for and grow in? With us, you contribute to development and growth throughout the county and work to provide the best possible service, care, and support for everyone living in or visiting the region.

We offer a work environment characterized by collaboration, participation, and commitment, where both breadth and specialized skills are utilized. Here, you will have the opportunity to develop in your role, whether you are new to the profession or have long experience.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to work with current and varied legal issues in a complex yet exciting organization? Are you also a confident person with the ability to build good relationships? And do you want to be part of the region's ongoing transformation journey? Then the position of regional lawyer at Region Jämtland Härjedalen may be right for you! With us, you are welcomed to a daily life in the service of democracy where each day presents new challenges. As a regional lawyer, you have a central role where you work closely with elected representatives and management. You will work on both region-wide assignments and more specific operational issues.

The Coordination Office is responsible for document and case management, security, preparedness, and the environment. In the Secretariat unit, specialists work to support elected representatives, management, and other employees in some of the region's most central areas. The unit includes the region's consolidated meeting administration, central registration, archives, regional lawyers, environmental strategists, and environmental administrators.

As a regional lawyer, you will be offered a qualified and developing job with great variation. Through your advisory role, you are expected to provide support in a wide range of legal issues. Your main tasks include:

• Supporting and following up that the organization meets the requirements of public administration,
• Legal expertise within the region's operations,
• Providing support in the establishment of regulations, delegation orders, and other internal governing documents
• Processing cases received in the whistleblower system,
• Following legal developments and taking the necessary initiatives to keep the region updated,
• Identifying needs for competence development,
• Planning and conducting training,
• Participating in agreed political body meetings.

Central legal areas for Region Jämtland Härjedalen's operations include transparency and confidentiality, municipal law, administrative law, health and medical care law, public procurement, contract law, total defense law, corporate law, and other relevant legal areas. In the Secretariat, the legal assignments are divided between two lawyers, but within the organization, there is also a lawyer specialized in procurement.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a Jur.kand / law degree and extensive professional experience in qualified legal work. We want you to have good knowledge of public administration and experience in legal work in a politically governed organization or other relevant private sector.

In addition to good legal knowledge and the ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new legal areas, there are high demands on being attentive to the various needs within the region's operations and having good judgment. You are expected to work collaboratively with others and communicate in a trustworthy manner in various contexts. You also take responsibility for working independently and are proactive. We are also looking for investigative competence where you have the ability to work analytically and structured. You need to have very good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written, as well as knowledge of English. As a person, you are solution-oriented, analytical, and communicative.

OTHER

In Region Jämtland Härjedalen, our work is permeated by our core values: we create value for those we serve, act with decisiveness, and strive to always be perceived as reliable. With us, you will have the opportunity to work in an organization where these values shape everyday life and where your work truly makes a difference.

As an employee, you will have access to a wide range of benefits through our benefits portal. We care about your health and offer wellness grants or wellness hours. At Östersund Hospital, you can also train for free at the gym Zefyren and participate in instructor-led classes.

Selection and appointment may occur continuously during the advertising period, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

We have an established recruitment process and kindly but firmly request no contact with advertising sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.