Communications Partner at the Swedish Council for Higher Education

Do you want to work with communication in an organization that undertakes important societal missions to contribute to Sweden's skills supply? Welcome to us at the Swedish Council for Higher Education!

We create citizen benefit by developing and offering opportunities for education, development, and exchanges both nationally and internationally. To meet our mission, we work with a variety of programs, activities, and brands - in an environment characterized by development, forward-thinking, and results orientation. We are now recruiting for a new role as a communications partner who will work with target groups and markets within both Sweden and the EU.

The assignment involves driving, coaching, and both strategically and operationally supporting the part of the organization responsible for skills supply and processing. You will be part of the communications unit, report to the Head of Communications, and collaborate closely with colleagues in the organization.

You who are applying have:

• A university degree in media and communication studies or a relevant field deemed equivalent by the employer.
• Excellent skills in expressing yourself in Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Several years of documented and relevant experience as an advisory partner as well as developing, implementing, and following up communication efforts related to goals and assignments.
• At least five years of current and documented experience working in a role as PR manager, communicator, and/or in project management where you have clearly been the spider in the web managing content aimed at prioritized target groups through various channels.
• Current and documented experience of both strategic and operational tasks.
• Documented and current experience of interacting with and managing press and media.
• Current experience of being a clear requester of communication services.
• Documented and current experience and excellent skills in creating value-adding content for digital channels such as web and social media.
• Current and documented experience in producing and adapting content for internal and external channels as needed. Experience in ensuring quick and quality delivery in tactically important situations.

To succeed in the role of communications partner, you need:

• Strategic insight, holistic perspective, and operational ability.
• Excellent collaboration skills and relationship-building.
• Integrity, judgment, and confidence in your professional role.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and initiative-taking.
• The ability to work both independently and in a team.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

What we do and offer

The Swedish Council for Higher Education has several assignments in the education sector, the common denominator of which is to create opportunities for development through education and international exchanges. We have about 340 employees in Stockholm and Visby. UHR's goal is to be an attractive employer where employees and managers work together for long-term development. We offer a professional and stimulating environment with good opportunities for personal development. We are committed to a recruitment process free from discrimination and do not see further adjustments as a hindrance.

The employment is full-time and permanent with start date by agreement. UHR applies a six-month probationary period. The place of employment is Solna.

Our terms and benefits

More about UHR

Apply and become one of us! Welcome with your application in the form of a CV in Swedish marked with the diary number 2.2.1-00033-2026. When you make your application, we would like you to answer a number of selection questions. In the first selection, we will base our decisions on the answers to these questions. This way, UHR evaluates candidates on equal terms. CV and cover letter will be read in the next step of the selection process. The deadline for applications is February 3rd.

If you have any questions about the recruitment, please feel free to contact the recruiting manager Caroline Dietmann at phone 010-470 06 21, or via switchboard: phone 010-470 03 00. The representative for Saco-S is Kerstin Martínez at phone 010-470 04 69 and for ST Lisa Samsten at 010-470 03 67.

The Swedish Council for Higher Education has made a media call for this recruitment. We therefore ask for no contact with ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.