Recruitment Specialist at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will be safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation, detention centers, and client transport.

The HR unit is divided into seven sections with HR experts, recruitment teams, and an HR manager per region. Employees in the sections are located at both regional offices and the headquarters and support managers across the country. The positions are located in the HR unit at the headquarters.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a recruitment specialist in recruitment HQ, your mission is to support the managers at the headquarters with quality-assured and effective recruitments for expert, specialist, and managerial positions. An important part of the role involves working consultatively and service-oriented towards our clients and ensuring the administration related to the recruitment process.

You will support managers throughout the recruitment process, including publishing job ads, screening candidates, planning and conducting interviews, performing security checks, managing administration, and everything related to the recruitment process.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives to be an attractive and visible employer. As a recruitment specialist, you are therefore an important ambassador in our work with employer branding by participating in the digital channels where we communicate with our candidates.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is easy to collaborate with and has an interest in helping others. In your work, you take great responsibility for your tasks by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work effectively. You are accustomed to adapting to changing circumstances.

For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values of a humane view of people, respect for the individual, and belief in the human will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute to ensuring that everyone is treated equally with your approach. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in HR or other education combined with experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant
• Experience in competency-based recruitment
• Experience in all parts of the recruitment process
• Experience working in a consultative and supportive role
• Computer skills and good knowledge of the Office suite
• Good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in recruiting security-classified positions
• Experience in expert and specialist recruitment
• Experience in recruitment work within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service

OTHER

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and CV will form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be eligible for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security, and confidentiality awareness, and you must comply with applicable laws. This means that you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the operations of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Some positions are classified in a security category, and a security check with a background check will be conducted before a hiring decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about the security check at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve military placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about military placement at: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click on the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and submit your CV should be directed to Visma Recruit. Questions about specific jobs will be answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as salespeople of recruitment ads. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has contracted agreements.