Administrator for the Faculty Office, Faculty of Humanities

Description:

The Faculty of Humanities Office is responsible for committee and management support, faculty-wide resource allocation, planning/follow-up, and research and education administration. Job Responsibilities Mid Sweden University's administrative services are undergoing a transformation process. As an administrator in the Faculty Office team, you will provide operational support for regular operations and ongoing change initiatives. You will work at the direction of the office manager and dean to produce knowledge documents, coordinate working groups, develop proposals for new working methods and processes, and quality assure education and research. Secretarial duties in various groups may occur. All roles at the faculty office also include general administration for the immediate operational manager, such as meeting/visit administration, booking travel and facilities, orders and purchases, and other administrative tasks as needed. Travel, primarily between campuses, is part of the role. Travel with overnight stays occurs. Your Background We are seeking someone who has (required qualifications): A master's degree in the social sciences with a focus on a discipline relevant to the position, such as law, public administration, or economics. Experience with process management and work as administrative operations and management support within the university and higher education sector. Good knowledge of collegial governance structures. Well-developed strategic and analytical capabilities. Ability to work independently and in various types of group constellations. Good IT skills and experience working in MS Office (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint or similar software. Your Qualities In this role, you will work at a high pace on complex assignments that are often characterized by conflicting objectives. The role therefore requires good communication skills and the ability to create and maintain good relationships, both externally and with people from different parts of the university's diverse operations. As a person, you need to have the integrity required to work toward established goals while being responsive and solution-oriented. You remain calm and composed in pressured situations and can separate the personal from the professional. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Employment and Start Date The position is a fixed-term full-time appointment beginning September 1, 2026, or by agreement, but no later than March 31, 2027. Work Location: Östersund Information For further information, contact office manager Sara Grut, [email protected]. Application Application documents must be in Swedish and include a CV and personal letter (max 1 page). We welcome your application through our recruitment system by July 1, 2026. Mid Sweden University, with campuses in both Sundsvall and Östersund, is an educational institution with close ties to students, colleagues, and the surrounding community. At the same time, we are located near sea, forest, and mountains, which create conditions for fantastic quality of life. Here new knowledge is created through internationally successful research and education programs that contribute to societal development. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable future and a better world. As an employee at Mid Sweden University, you should be able to balance work with leisure and maintain a good work-life balance. We offer, among other things, flexible working hours, support for wellness activities, salary compensation during parental leave and sick leave. You also receive generous vacation days. Mid Sweden University actively works toward equal terms and strives to utilize the qualities that diversity and gender equality bring to operations. Salary setting is in accordance with the central salary agreements RALS/RALS-T. Your personal data is processed and stored according to the data protection regulation. We welcome questions from those interested in working with us but decline inquiries from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Sundsvall

Address

Holmgatan 10

GPS

63.17668, 14.636068copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

010-1428371

Views

2

Published

10. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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