Vacant job

About Us

Karlstad Parish consists of dedicated employees who work together to create a welcoming and professional environment where people in all stages of life receive support, warmth, and guidance.

The shared office is a central part of the operation. As an administrator here, you are a key person who contributes to good hospitality and provides service to, among others, parishioners and internal operations.

Responsibilities

The role encompasses a variety of tasks, and you will be part of a team. Responsibilities may include:

• receiving visitors and managing the switchboard and functional mailboxes
• administering baptism and wedding bookings
• booking venues, coordinating events, and managing registration lists
• providing internal service to operations, e.g., mail handling, preparing documents, printing, copying, record-keeping, invoicing
• administering the church's membership register
• writing minutes for the parish council

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• a high school diploma and experience in administrative work
• good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing, as well as the ability to communicate in English
• good IT skills and an ease in learning new systems
• a B driver's license

It is an advantage if you have:

• an understanding of the mission and operations of the Church of Sweden
• experience in democratic organizations
• experience in record-keeping and handling public documents

To succeed and thrive in the role, we believe you:

• have an open, safe, and professional demeanor
• are structured and meticulous while being able to adjust the level of ambition according to the purpose and priority of the task.
• are flexible and thrive in a dynamic environment where tasks vary
• work independently as well as collaboratively with others

Conditions

We apply flexible working hours. Work in the evenings and weekends may occur in the position. Promoting wellness is important to us at Karlstad Parish, and we have KMTI as our occupational health service and offer all our employees wellness benefits.

Applications can be submitted via: https://karlstadspastorat.varbi.com/ (https://karlstadspastorat.varbi.com/) by February 15.

Please attach your CV and preferably a cover letter explaining why you are applying for this position.

Welcome with your application!

In preparation for the recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact from media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.