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The Church of Sweden is where people are.

Close to where you live and on the other side of the world. We are everywhere for those who want and need – in loneliness, crisis, joy, and sorrow, in important events and in everyday life. Regardless of who you are and what faith you have. About 500 people work at the church office in a wide range of professions, at the forefront of our areas of expertise. Together we work on issues that are common to the entire Church of Sweden. In this way, we strengthen the church's ability to meet the challenges of our time and contribute to peace, justice, and a sustainable society.

The unit for pastoral development is now seeking a thematic officer for culture.

Our operations

The department for church life is tasked with developing and coordinating the work of parishes, dioceses, and the national level with the fundamental task of promoting a rich and diverse cultural life as well as official relations with other churches, denominations, and religious organizations. The department's mission includes developing and coordinating the Church of Sweden's work with cultural issues, community contacts, advocacy work, and representation. The mission also includes promoting research, theological reflection, and providing knowledge-based materials for analysis and decision-making.

The position is located in the unit for pastoral development. The unit's mission includes developing and coordinating the Church of Sweden's music and culture, pedagogical development work, the Church of Sweden's liturgical books, diaconia, and pastoral care.

Job responsibilities

The work relates to the national level's overarching mission and responsibility to support the dioceses and collectively represent the Church of Sweden in dialogue with relevant authorities and organizations nationally. An important part of the work is collaboration with other departments within the organization as well as with the dioceses. As an officer for cultural issues, you contribute your expertise and experience to a lively reflection on cultural issues as well as theological and pedagogical questions.

The position as an officer for culture includes a breadth of tasks: coordinating, representing, preparing, and processing matters, writing texts and processing others' texts, developing and maintaining contacts within and outside the church, working with communication and advocacy. The tasks are varied and involve both operational handling and long-term strategic planning. The work is carried out both independently and in close collaboration internally and externally.

Work on weekends and evenings may occur.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone with broad and solid experience in cultural issues within the Church of Sweden and Sweden. You have an academic degree in a relevant field. You have the ability to represent the Church of Sweden in various contexts. You have good knowledge of the Church of Sweden's operations and see connections between culture, theology, and pedagogy. You have strong analytical skills, can work with extensive and varied material, and express yourself well in speech and writing. You have good communication skills and are flexible. You have good collaboration skills and can also work independently. You have good administrative, structuring, and organizing abilities. You are proficient in English, both spoken and written. We believe you are attentive and able to develop ideas to create concrete results together with others.

A digital workplace is a given for you. We expect you to be a member of the Church of Sweden.

We expect you to be a member of the Church of Sweden and share our values characterized by the equal worth of every person, work for peace, reconciliation, justice, and sustainability.

We offer

We offer a pleasant and modern workplace in central Uppsala and an environment with many experienced and knowledgeable colleagues. We work according to a flexible working method, which means you have the opportunity to work remotely a few days a week.

The church office as a workplace places great importance on health and balance between work and leisure. With us, you have the opportunity to work for a large and secure employer with benefits such as flexible hours, lunch benefits, collective agreements, local annual working time agreements, wellness hours, and wellness grants.

The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date by agreement.

More information

Welcome to contact unit manager Ida Hallström Åsman at phone 018-169812 or via email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union representatives, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (Vision), [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (Akavia), and [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) (KyrkA).

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-03-15.

We apply the principle of public access in our recruitment process. This means that application documents submitted become public documents and can be requested by the public. Read more about the Church of Sweden's principle of public access here (https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/svenska-kyrkans-offentlighetsprincip).

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