Jurist Fixed-Term Assignment

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The Church of Sweden is present where people are. Close to where you live and on the other side of the world. Everywhere we are here for you who want and need us – in loneliness, crisis, joy and sorrow, in important moments and in everyday life. Regardless of who you are and what faith you have. At the Church Office, approximately 500 people work within a wide range of professions, at the forefront of our areas of expertise. Together we work on issues that are common to all of the 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/Legal Department is now seeking a jurist for a fixed-term assignment. Our Operations The Church of Sweden's pastries and congregations are responsible for funeral operations 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 overall coordination and advisory responsibility in funeral matters. As a jurist with us, you will become part of a team that supports funeral operations in legal matters. Work Tasks Do you want to work with legal matters in a task of great importance to society? Now you have the opportunity to work at the Church of Sweden's national level, located at the Church Office in Uppsala. Are you a newly qualified jurist seeking your first qualified position? Do you have an interest in public law and want to contribute to an operation with great social responsibility? Then this job might be for you. Selection is ongoing and placement may occur before the announcement period has ended – 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 find it easy to understand complex issues. Have in-depth knowledge of general administrative law and have an open and collaborative approach. We also value: If you have experience with similar tasks, have worked in the public sector, and have knowledge of the Church of Sweden's organization. We require that you are a member of the Church of Sweden and share our values characterized by the equal worth of every person, work for peace, reconciliation, justice, and sustainability. Read more about our values. Meet Emelie at the Legal Department. What We Offer We offer a pleasant and modern workplace in central Uppsala and an environment with many experienced and knowledgeable colleagues. We work according to a flexible working model, which means 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 working hours, lunch benefits, collective agreement, local annual working time agreement, fitness hours, and fitness subsidies. The position is a fixed-term employment starting by agreement and on a permanent basis, but at most until December 31, 2026. More Information If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting manager NN Trade union representatives, Siri Troili (Vision), Malin Andrén (Akavia), and Andreas Sandberg (KyrkA). At the Church Office, we conduct background checks in our recruitment process for certain positions (always for IT roles) to create as quality-assured a process as possible. When we recruit for management positions, we apply both second opinion via Signera Rekrytering and extended background checks via ToFindOut. Application Welcome to submit your application no later than August 31, 2026. We apply the principle of public access in our recruitment process. This means that application documents submitted become public records 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, you contact the HR Department via email, [email protected], for further instructions on how to apply. We have done our best for this recruitment and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement.The Church of Sweden is present where people are. Close to where you live and on the other side of the world. Everywhere we are here for you who want and need us – in loneliness, crisis, joy and sorrow, in important moments and in everyday life. Regardless of who you are and what faith you have. At the Church Office, approximately 500 people work within a wide range of professions, at the forefront of our areas of expertise. Together we work on issues that are common to all of the Church of Sweden. In this way, we strengthen the Church's ability to meet contemporary challenges and contribute…

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job

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active

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public

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Uppsala

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Sysslomansgatan 4

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59.8520701, 17.7188369copyopen in

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Published

2. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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