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University of Gothenburg meets society's challenges with diverse knowledge. With 58,000 students and 6,800 employees, the university is a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive education attract researchers and students from all over the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future.

The Role

As a Coordinator, you lead strategically important development work focusing on transition, change, and long-term competence supply. The assignment involves taking over ongoing development work and continuing to translate conclusions and recommendations from a joint employer-employee review into concrete working methods, processes, and development initiatives that strengthen the university's ability to meet changing needs. Further into the assignment, it may also become relevant to lead other development initiatives within the HR area.

The work is carried out in close collaboration with HR experts, lawyers, managers, business representatives, and employee organizations. The role involves both driving the work forward independently and implementing development work.

About the HR Unit

The position as Coordinator is placed within the Employer Section, which is one of three sections at the HR Unit. The section currently consists of 9 employees – competent case handlers, HR specialists, development leaders, and lawyers. The section's field of work covers several areas such as competence supply, labor law, agreements and terms, wage formation, transition, advisory counseling, and collective bargaining.

The joint mission of the HR Unit is to support the university's management, faculties, and departments in strengthening the university's attractiveness and ability to provide long-term competence supply by being a professional and coordinated operational support offering relevant services.

Responsibilities

As a Coordinator, you will primarily:

• lead the work of translating conclusions and recommendations from the joint employer-employee review into concrete development initiatives
• lead or coordinate working groups with representatives from operations, HR, legal, and employee organizations
• develop and simplify working methods, processes, and administrative routines together with relevant experts, with a clear focus on the user
• ensure anchoring, dialogue, and collaboration between different stakeholders where multiple perspectives need to be weighed together
• follow up, analyze, and report results to management
• participate in other related development assignments within the HR Unit's area of responsibility, where your competence in change management, coordination, and process development is utilized.

Qualifications

Please see the requirement profile on our website.

What We Offer

There are plenty of stimulating challenges and opportunities at the University of Gothenburg – you will have an exciting and developmental job in an academic environment that guarantees interesting conversations and exchanges of ideas.

You are covered by the state collective agreement and are offered, among other things, generous vacation, occupational pension, and good opportunities for parental leave. We strive for employees to have a good balance between work and leisure. We offer the possibility to work remotely up to two days a week, provided it works with the operational needs and conditions.

The HR Unit works in premises at Rosenlundsgatan 8.

Employment

The employment is fixed-term for the period August 25, 2026, to July 31, 2027, with a scope of 100%, located at the HR Unit, Employer Section, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg. Start date is subject to discussion.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the employment, you are welcome to contact:

HR Director Jennie Knutsson, [email protected], +46 766-183756

Trade Unions

You can find trade union representatives at the University of Gothenburg here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare (https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare)

Application

You apply for the position via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is at the university's disposal by the last application date.

Application deadline: 2026-08-10.

The University actively works for a working environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the operations. The University applies individual salary setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the University is required to keep application documents for two years after the appointment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request your documents back, they will be returned when the two years have passed; otherwise, they will be destroyed. To staffing and recruitment agencies and to you who are sellers: The University of Gothenburg uses a procured advertising agency in connection with the recruitment of staff. We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of job advertisements.