HR Partner / Personnel Administrator

University of Gothenburg meets society's challenges with diverse knowledge. 58,000 students and 6,800 employees make the university a large and inspiring workplace. Strong research and attractive educational programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, the University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future. The School of Performing and Musical Arts and HDK-Valand together form Scandinavia's largest artistic faculty as part of the University of Gothenburg. This is a unique environment for artistic education, research, and collaboration. As a unified faculty for art and learning, we are an independent, visionary, and critical force in working toward a more sustainable and open society. At the School of Performing and Musical Arts, musicians, composers, music, dance and theater teachers, musical artists, opera singers, and actors are educated. The operations include approximately 600 full-time students and more than 160 employees who together conduct education, research, and development work. We are now seeking a personnel administrator to join our team. The HR function is part of the administrative unit together with education and research support, finance, communication, coordinator, and government support, led by an administrative director. You will become an important part of an operational HR function that works closely with the school's leadership, managers, and employees. The HR function at the School of Performing and Musical Arts currently consists of one personnel administrator and two personnel administrators. Duties As a personnel administrator, you are a strategic and consultative support to leadership and managers on HR matters. The role combines strategic development work with operational management and gives you the opportunity to both contribute your expertise in daily work and be involved in developing the operations long-term. You will work with occupational environment and rehabilitation, recruitment, skills supply, salary formation, and labor law. An important part of the role is to develop, implement, quality assure, and follow up HR processes and methods. You prepare decision-making materials, handle cases, work in personnel systems, and present at various consultations. Work is conducted both independently and in close collaboration with HR colleagues at the school and faculty. Our methods and roles are constantly evolving, so you need to have a curious and constructive approach to change. Qualifications We are looking for you: who have an academic degree in personnel and labor affairs or other higher education deemed relevant for the role with experience working as HR support to managers at various levels, preferably for several years who have worked in several key HR areas, such as occupational environment, change management, salary formation, negotiation, and skills supply with a strong ability to create trusting relationships and contribute to well-functioning collaboration who express yourself well in speech and writing in both Swedish and English, as the university is an international environment. You can present written information concisely and clearly in the form of decision-making materials and reports. with good knowledge and understanding of laws and regulations within the HR field and public operations, and can implement them in practice in a clear and pedagogical manner with experience using various administrative systems and who find it easy to learn new systems. Experience with the Primula salary system and the Retendo scheduling system is a merit. Experience from the higher education sector or other public operations is a merit. It is of great importance that you as a person are solution-oriented and have the ability to switch between a holistic perspective and details, and between independent work and collaboration. As a person you are confident, responsible, and structured. High integrity, attentiveness, and good self-leadership are important qualities for the role. We are looking for someone who wants to contribute expertise, commitment, and perspective to this change journey. With us, you get the opportunity to have an impact, develop, and help create HR processes that support a creative and dynamic operation. We will primarily consider the person who, after a comprehensive assessment of competence, skills, documented qualifications, and personal suitability, is deemed to have the best prerequisites for carrying out the current tasks and contributing to positive development of the operations. Employment Employment type: Permanent position. We apply a 6-month probation period. Scope: 100% full-time Location: School of Performing and Musical Arts, Eklandagatan 86 Start date: October 1, 2026 or by agreement Recruitment Process Interviews will take place at Eklandagatan 86 and will be conducted on the following dates: Monday, September 7, Thursday, September 10, and Monday, September 14. We conduct a comprehensive assessment of your competence and experience, with great emphasis placed on personal suitability. Contact Information for the Position If you have questions about the position, feel free to contact: Katrin Enoksson, Administrative Director. Phone: 0766–18 11 99. Email: [email protected] Annakarin Nakchbandi, Personnel Administrator. Phone: 031-786 40 10. Email: [email protected] Trade Union Organizations Trade union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/jobba-hos-oss/sa-blir-du-en-av-oss#kollektivavtal-och-fackliga-foretradare Application You apply for the position through the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking the "Apply" button. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring your application is complete in accordance with the announcement and that it is received by the university no later than the final application deadline. Application must be received no later than: 2026-09-03 The university actively works for a work 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 obligated to keep application documents for two years after the recruitment decision. If you as an applicant specifically request your documents back, they will be returned after two years have passed; otherwise, they will be disposed of. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you as a seller: The University of Gothenburg uses a contracted advertising agency in connection with recruitment. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job advertisements.

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