DO is looking for an expert in equal pay

The Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) is seeking an expert in equal pay, who will also serve as a coordinator, to help develop the agency's work on equal pay, pay transparency, and combating discrimination in the workplace. The position is placed within DO's staff.

DO is a growing agency and is expected to expand further in the coming years as a result of Sweden's implementation of the EU directive on pay transparency.

The Staff

The staff's mission is to assist the Ombudsman (the head of the agency) in strategic and ongoing matters. The unit's tasks include coordinating agency-wide issues such as the agency's governance and management processes, reporting to the government, and ongoing contacts with the Government Offices. The staff includes a strategic advisor, an expert in discrimination law, an international coordinator, a planning secretary, and the head of staff.

Your Responsibilities

With the implementation of the EU's so-called pay transparency directive, DO will receive a number of new tasks. These tasks will be spread across different units within DO, which places special demands on the coordination of work. The new rules on pay transparency will also need to be implemented in close cooperation with labor market partners and other relevant actors.

As the coordinator of DO's work for equal pay and pay transparency, it is your task to ensure, in collaboration with other units, that the various parts of DO's work are implemented, kept together, and contribute to achieving the goal of equal pay, that is, equal pay for women and men for equal or comparable work.

Your responsibilities also include other issues related to a workplace free from discrimination regardless of the grounds for discrimination. In addition, work related to discrimination and equal rights and opportunities regardless of the grounds for discrimination in other areas of society may occur.

Your tasks also include strategic advice to the Ombudsman, monitoring the external environment, and preparing materials for external meetings and appearances.

The work requires you to create good networks within the agency, with labor market partners, with civil society, as well as with the Government Offices and other authorities.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• an academic degree in law, political science, economics, sociology, or equivalent education that DO considers equivalent,
• very good knowledge of and current experience with issues related to equal pay,
• very good knowledge of labor market partners and the Swedish labor market model,
• experience in coordination, project management, or equivalent,
• experience in producing various types of materials, for example for external appearances or decision-making materials, and
• very good skills in Swedish, both spoken and written.

You should also have:

• very good analytical skills and the ability to quickly understand new issues and acquire and apply new knowledge,
• the ability to collaborate, cooperate, and create good relationships with various actors internally and externally,
• good ability to represent the agency in various external formal contexts,
• a humble approach, instill trust, and have high integrity, and
• good ability to meet people with respect.

Meritorious:

• good knowledge of how wage formation works in the Swedish labor market,
• experience in wage mapping,
• knowledge of and experience in combating discrimination in the workplace,
• experience from working in an employer organization or trade union, and
• good knowledge of English in both spoken and written form.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal abilities.

The position is a permanent employment that begins with a six-month probationary period.

About DO

DO is a government agency and our mission is regulated by the Act (2008:568) on the Discrimination Ombudsman. The mission includes supervising the Discrimination Act (2008:567) and additionally working to ensure that discrimination related to gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation, or age does not occur in any areas of society. We should also, through advice and in other ways, assist those who have been subjected to discrimination in asserting their rights. DO should further work to promote equal rights and opportunities regardless of the grounds for discrimination. DO also has certain other tasks as specified in the Ordinance (2008:1401) with instructions for the Discrimination Ombudsman.

We are about one hundred employees working in accessible premises at Råsundavägen 18 in Solna, with proximity to good communication opportunities. We do not see further adjustments as a hindrance. Read more about DO at www.do.se (http://www.do.se).

We offer you a workplace with benefits such as flexible working hours, wellness compensation, and wellness hours. Furthermore, there is the possibility of some remote work if the business allows it. Each employee has their own workspace.

We are committed to a recruitment free from discrimination that provides equal rights and opportunities for all.

The contact person is the recruiting manager Samuel Engblom or HR specialist Madeleine Dolk Pilstam. Union representatives are Matilda Davin Omar for Saco and Camilla Arnesen for ST. You can reach them via DO's switchboard at 08-120 20 700.

If you have protected personal data, please inform the HR specialist mentioned above so that we can handle your personal data correctly.

Welcome with your application including a CV by March 10 via the application function at www.do.se/om-do/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-tjanster/ (http://www.do.se/om-do/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-tjanster/) or alternatively to the Discrimination Ombudsman, Box 4057, 169 04 Solna with reference number DO 2026/1171. Please note that we do not consider your LinkedIn profile page as a submitted application and CV. If you are called for an interview, we will request verified certificates.