Vacant job

The Church of Sweden is where people are. Close to where you live and on the other side of the world. Everywhere we are there for you 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. At the Church Office, around 500 people work within a wide range of professions, at the forefront of our areas of knowledge. 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 contemporary challenges and contribute to peace, justice and a sustainable society.

The Unit for Legal Investigation and Administration / The Legal Department is now seeking a Lawyer for a fixed-term assignment.

Our Operations

The parishes and congregations of the Church of Sweden are the principal authorities for funeral services in almost all of Sweden. The assignment is regulated by the state and constitutes an important part of society's basic functions. The Legal Department at the Church's national level has an overarching coordinating and advisory responsibility in funeral matters. As a lawyer with us, you will become part of a team that supports the funeral services in legal matters.

Responsibilities

Do you want to work with law in a socially important assignment? Now is the opportunity to work at the national level of the Church of Sweden, located at the Church Office in Uppsala. Are you a newly graduated lawyer seeking your first qualified role? Do you have an interest in public law and want to contribute to an operation with great social responsibility? Then this might be the job for you.

Selection is ongoing and appointment may take place before the advertisement period has expired – submit your application today.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for you who:

• Have a law degree.
• Express yourself fluently in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Are analytical, curious and have an easy time getting into complex issues.
• Have in-depth knowledge of general administrative law and have an open and collaborative approach.

We also value:

• Experience of similar tasks.
• Work within the public sector.
• Knowledge of the Church of Sweden's organization.

We assume that you are a member of the Church of Sweden and share our values, characterized by the equal worth of every individual, work for peace, reconciliation, justice and sustainability. Read more about our value base.

Meet Emelie at the Legal Department.

What we offer

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

The Church Office as a workplace places great emphasis on health and balance between work and leisure. With us, you get the opportunity to work for a large and secure employer with benefits such as flexible hours, lunch allowance, collective agreement, local annual working time agreement, fitness hour and fitness allowance.

The position is a fixed-term employment with a start date as agreed and permanent, but no later than 2026-12-31.

More information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager NN.

Union representatives: Siri Troili (Vision), Malin Andrén (Akavia) and Andreas Sandberg (KyrkA).

At the Church Office, we conduct background checks for certain positions (always within IT) in our recruitment process to create a quality-assured process as much as possible.

When we recruit for managerial positions, we apply both a second opinion via Signera Recruitment and an extended background check via ToFindOut.

Application

Welcome with your application by 2026-08-31 at the latest.

We apply the principle of public access in our recruitment process. This means that application documents that are submitted become public documents and can be requested by the public. Read more about the Church of Sweden's principle of public access here.

If you have protected personal data, contact the HR department via email, [email protected], for further instructions on how to apply.

We have made our choice for this recruitment and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.