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Gagnef Municipality is an employer with many opportunities and great engagement! Here you can make a real difference for our residents and visitors.

In our daily work, we always carry our values with us. Through them, we strive to be present for all residents, communicate openly and respectfully, and continuously develop both personally and professionally.

Welcome to meet the future with us at Gagnef Municipality!

Do you want to take the next step in your HR career and help develop HR in an organization that makes a difference every day? Do you thrive in an environment where you can use both your head and your heart? Then this role might be for you.

We are looking for someone who likes to make things happen and enjoys developing both working methods and people.

As an HR Strategist here, you combine operational support for managers with development work. You work closely with the operations, develop the recruitment process together with the Staffing Center, and contribute to digitalizing and simplifying HR work.

The role suits you if you want to grow, take responsibility, and contribute new perspectives. You don't need to know everything from the start – the most important thing is that you are curious, want to develop, and enjoy taking responsibility. Here, you will receive support from experienced colleagues while having the opportunity to grow in the role.

You will become part of the HR department, which consists of the Staffing Center, Payroll, and HR Center. Your closest colleagues are three experienced HR strategists, the HR Manager, and the Staffing Coordinator – a team that is happy to share their experiences and support each other in daily life.

Together, we work to create the HR support of the future in Gagnef Municipality.

Responsibilities

As an HR Strategist, you work closely with managers within the Social Services Administration and provide support in matters concerning labor law, working environment, rehabilitation, recruitment, staffing, and competence supply.

In the role, you will among other things:

• Be responsible for and develop the recruitment process together with the Staffing Center.
• Work with competence supply, staffing planning, and issues related to the Employment Protection Act (LAS).
• Develop and manage HR information on the intranet, including the manager and employee handbook.
• Drive improvement and digitalization initiatives within the HR area.
• Contribute to making HR processes simpler and more user-friendly for managers and employees.
• Participate in the HR department's joint development work.

You are expected to contribute new perspectives, see the big picture, and actively drive improvements in recruitment, staffing planning, and digital working methods. We appreciate people who dare to ask questions, challenge existing solutions, and turn ideas into practical change.

Qualifications

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities and your willingness to develop.

Must-haves: Experience

• Experience in recruitment in some form, for example through internships, work as an HR assistant, staffing agency, or similar.
• Experience working in an organization with many parallel processes.
• Experience in writing and managing information, such as intranet content, routines, or handbooks.

Must-haves: Education

• Bachelor's degree or ongoing/completed education in personnel and working life issues, HR, or equivalent.
• Education covering labor law, working environment, recruitment/competence supply, as well as organization and leadership.

Must-haves: Knowledge

• Good knowledge of the different steps in the recruitment process and basic selection methodology.
• Basic knowledge of labor law and working environment.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing.
• Good digital competence and experience working with various system support tools.

Merits

• Experience working within or towards social services.
• Experience in improvement work, digitalization, or development projects.
• Experience in staffing, scheduling, or competence planning.
• Advanced courses in recruitment, digital HR, working environment, or project management.
• Knowledge of digital HR systems, intranet, or employer branding.
• Training in competency-based recruitment.

The competencies we value most

Personal maturity – you act with judgment, integrity, and self-awareness even in pressured situations.

Communication skills – you make HR information clear, understandable, and useful.

Structured approach – you keep order in processes, documentation, and follow-up.

Collaboration skills – you build trust and collaborate well with managers, colleagues, and other partners.

Development-oriented – You see opportunities in new ideas, methods, and working methods. You take initiative for improvements and turn ideas into practical solutions.

Big picture thinking – You have a holistic perspective and see how different parts fit together. You weigh the organization's best interests into decisions and priorities.

Here, you have the opportunity to make a difference – both for the operations and the people within it. Together, we are developing the HR of the future in Gagnef Municipality.

We offer a role where you can combine operationally close HR work with development issues, take your own initiatives, and see the effect of your work. You will receive support from experienced colleagues and have good opportunities to grow and develop in line with the assignment.

Conditions

The position is permanent, full-time (100%), with a start date as agreed. As an employer, we offer a generous flexible working hours agreement, a 39-hour work week, a wellness allowance, and holiday swap options.

Other

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sales of job advertisements. We have pre-decided advertising and application channels. Submitted application documents will not be returned.

Individuals with protected personal data are recommended to send their application by mail to the address: Gagnef Municipality, 785 80 Gagnef. The application must state which position is being applied for and include a decision from the Swedish Tax Agency regarding protected personal data, so that the application can be protected correctly from the start.