Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading institutions of higher education. Here we have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our commitment to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.
Description of the workplace
The HR Section at Lund University has overarching responsibility for developing, coordinating, and supporting the university's HR processes. Within the section, strategic and business-related work is conducted to ensure Lund University is an attractive employer, providing long-term strategic competence supply, a good work environment, and professional employer support.
The position of lawyer is a new role at the HR Section and will be placed in the Contracts and Negotiation Department. The department consists of five specialists and a chief negotiator and represents Lund University's comprehensive specialist expertise within central employer matters spanning labor law, employment, wage formation, negotiation, restructuring, and redundancy. The HR Section also has a senior employment law lawyer who is an important collaborator.
One of the university's most important strategic objectives is increased international impact, which places high demands on reception and support for our international employees. A secure, competent, and accessible support function for migration processes is a crucial factor in this work. The role's primary work areas include migration law advice as well as support within labor law and higher education-specific regulations.
We offer
Lund University is a government agency, which means you will receive special benefits, generous vacation, and favorable occupational pension. We also have a flexible work agreement that creates good conditions for balance between work and leisure.
Read more on the university's website about working at Lund University: Jobba hos oss.
Duties and responsibilities
The position is a permanent employment as a lawyer at the HR Section with primary focus on migration law support in an international university environment. The role involves advice, case handling, and development of procedures within the migration field as well as some labor law advice.
We offer a developing and multifaceted role in a complex and knowledge-intensive organization where collaboration and cooperation are critical success factors.
With us you will:
Contribute to the development of the university's overall strategic objectives
Work in an international context with broad contact networks
Work in an environment where migration law, labor law, collective agreements, and higher education-specific regulations interact
Work in an experienced team where collegial support and shared deliberation are central elements of daily work
The role includes, among other things:
Ongoing migration law advice to local HR functions and in individual cases to employees from third countries
Handling and coordination of complex migration cases, extensions and changes to residence and work permits
Support management and HR in ensuring the right of international staff to maintain employment at the university
Develop, improve, and manage university-wide processes within the migration field and/or HR field in close collaboration with the university's process groups and participate in the development of procedures, working methods, and guidance within the employer area
Monitor the migration law field and analyze migration law changes and interpretation in relation to the university's context
National participation and advocacy work regarding migration law needs for the higher education sector and actively contribute to national cooperation between institutions of higher education through relevant networks and collaborate with other government agencies
Educate within the migration field and labor law and present matters for management groups, labor parties, etc.
Handling and advice within labor law and higher education-specific legislation.
Qualifications
Requirements for employment are that you have:
Relevant academic degree (juris kandidat/law degree or equivalent)
Solid experience in handling migration cases
Understanding of the relationship between migration law, labor law, and social security law
Very good ability and experience in presenting and educating within the migration field
Very good communication skills in both speech and writing in Swedish and English
Meritorious:
Experience with labor law cases, labor law advice, and/or negotiations.
Professional experience from public sector operations
Good knowledge of the Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Ordinance (such as educational employment, merit-based employment, etc.)
To succeed in the role, you have a coaching, patient, and pedagogical approach and the ability to provide qualified support in time-pressured situations with significant operational impact. You work in a structured manner, have high integrity, and communicate legal content in a clear and pedagogical way. You have very good ability to independently plan and execute your duties and a high degree of flexibility as well as the ability to quickly adapt.
You are confident in your professional role, analytical, and enjoy working together with other specialists. You willingly share your expertise and appreciate joint deliberation on complex matters.
Other
The employment is a permanent position with a scope of 100 percent, with start date by agreement.
How to apply
The position is filled through Lund University's recruitment system. Your application should include a CV and relevant diplomas and other documents you wish to submit.
The university applies individual salary setting. Please indicate your salary expectations in your application.
We decline all contact from advertising sales representatives, recruitment, and staffing companies due to government procurement regulations.Lund University was founded in 1666 and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading institutions of higher education. Here we have approximately 46,000 students and 8,500 employees in Lund, Helsingborg, and Malmö. We are united in our commitment to understand, explain, and improve our world and people's conditions.
Description of the workplace
The HR Section at Lund University has overarching responsibility for developing, coordinating, and supporting the university's HR processes. Within the section, strategic and business-related work is conducted to ensure Lund University is an…