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Job Description

The Executive Office is part of Region Uppsala, one of the largest employers in Uppsala County. The Executive Office supports the political leadership and administrations to ensure that political guidelines are implemented across Region Uppsala's various operations, allowing the region to fulfill its regional and national roles. Led by the Regional Director, the Executive Office plays a governing, supportive, and coordinating role. Departments within the Executive Office include Economy and Control, Regional Development, IT, HR, Health Care, Information and Communications, as well as the Regional Director's staff. The Executive Office employs approximately 1,000 people. Do you want to develop and contribute to Region Uppsala's growth? Join us!

Negotiator/HR Specialist in Labour Law at Region Uppsala

To the HR Department, part of Region Uppsala's Executive Office, we are now looking for an experienced negotiator/HR specialist with in-depth knowledge of labour law and extensive experience in representing the employer in dispute negotiations and handling complex labour law issues. The department is responsible for the overall strategic HR work in Region Uppsala. The role involves developing and providing high-quality, operationally relevant HR support, based on the employer policy strategy and taking into account operational needs and legal prerequisites.

The position is located within the HR Law and Agreements function, where tasks related to labour law, negotiation, wage formation, wage review, union cooperation, and working hours are coordinated. The unit serves as an expert function tasked with providing advisory support in labour law matters, assisting operations in labour law disputes, developing and conducting training, participating in and leading projects, contributing to the strategic development of employer issues, monitoring the external environment, and producing documentation on current topics.

We are now looking for you who have a strong interest in employer issues and wish to drive and develop matters concerning labour law and negotiations, in close collaboration with the Negotiation Manager and other negotiators/HR specialists within Law and Agreements. The role includes planning and conducting training within your area of expertise – something you are confident in and motivated to do in an engaging and inspiring manner.

In the role, you will among other things:

• Provide advisory support to operationally focused HR support functions
• Assist operations during dispute negotiations
• Conduct training for managers and HR
• Lead, participate in, and coordinate projects
• Monitor the unit's areas of responsibility
• Develop and update documentation and working materials

The assignments are both strategic and operational. Collaboration with different parts of the HR organization, union partners, and other functions in Region Uppsala is of great importance. We value an open climate and good teamwork. Here you will become part of an engaged and creative HR team! In your role, you report to the Negotiation Manager.

To succeed in this role, you need to have a holistic perspective, be confident in yourself and your competence, able to take initiative and drive issues forward independently, but also be good at collaborating with others. You need to be solution-focused, skilled at building good relationships, and have a consultative and pedagogical working approach.

Want to know more?

For questions about the position, you can contact the Negotiation Manager and Unit Manager, Viktoria Juzovitskaja: 018-6170851, or recruitment consultant Ann-Catrine Nilsson-Gärd at [email protected]. The deadline for expressions of interest is 2025-06-07.

Union Representatives:

• The Union (formerly Vision) - Christianne Simson, 018-611 32 51
• SACO - Örjan Olsmats, 0722-094544
• Other unions can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support to operationally focused HR support functions
• Assist operations during dispute negotiations
• Conduct training for managers and HR
• Lead, participate in, and coordinate projects
• Monitor the unit's areas of responsibility
• Develop and update documentation and working materials

Qualifications

• Education as a lawyer, HR professional, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position.
• Long experience in independently driving and handling labour law cases, as well as very good negotiation skills regarding both labour law disputes and collective agreements.
• Broad experience in interpreting collective agreements.
• Pedagogical and solution-focused working approach.
• Experience in conducting training and transferring knowledge in a pedagogical manner.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing and to convey complex information in an easily understandable way.

Merits

• Experience working within the collective agreement area for municipalities and regions.
• Experience working in a large and complex organization.

About the Company

Region Uppsala

We offer a permanent full-time position, with start date by agreement. Our modern office is located in the center of Uppsala, directly adjacent to Uppsala Central Station. As an employer, we want to create conditions for our employees to have a good life, so that they can feel secure and have quality in life outside of work. In addition to having one of Sweden's best collective agreements, we offer subsidized UL tickets and a favorable wellness allowance. We also offer our employees a flexible workplace, with the possibility of working partially from home based on agreement. Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations. We therefore welcome applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences. Region Uppsala mobilizes all permanent staff based on the needs of the total defense. This implies no obligations for the individual employee in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.