Coordinator for Transformation and Business Development

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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 education programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future. Assignment As a coordinator, you will lead strategically important development work with a focus on transformation, change, and long-term competence supply. The assignment involves taking over an already initiated development project and implementing conclusions and recommendations from a joint labor-management review into concrete working methods, processes, and development initiatives that strengthen the university's ability to meet changing needs. Later in the assignment, you may also lead other development initiatives within the HR area. The work takes place in close collaboration with HR experts, legal counsel, managers, operational representatives, and labor organizations. The role involves both driving the work forward independently and implementing development projects. About the Personnel Unit The position of coordinator is placed in the Employer Relations Section, which is one of three sections within the Personnel Unit. The section currently consists of 9 employees – skilled case handlers, HR specialists, development managers, and legal counsel. The section's work covers several areas such as competence supply, labor law, agreements and terms, wage formation, transformation, consultative advice, and labor negotiations. The Personnel Unit's shared mission is to support the university's leadership, faculties, and institutions in strengthening the university's attractiveness and ability for long-term competence supply by being a professional and coordinated operational support that offers relevant services. Job Responsibilities As a coordinator, you will primarily: lead the work of implementing conclusions and recommendations from the joint review into concrete development initiatives lead or coordinate working groups with representatives from operations, HR, legal, and labor organizations with clear focus on recipients, develop and simplify working methods, processes, and administrative routines together with relevant experts ensure anchoring, dialogue, and collaboration between different stakeholders where multiple perspectives need to be weighed follow up, analyze, and report results to management participate in other related development assignments within the Personnel Unit's area of responsibility where your competence in change management, coordination, and process development is utilized. Qualifications Please see the competency profile on our website. What We Offer You There are plenty of stimulating challenges and opportunities at University of Gothenburg – you will get exciting and developing work in an academic environment that ensures interesting conversations and exchange of ideas. You will be 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 opportunity to work remotely up to two days per week, provided it works with the organization's needs and conditions. The Personnel Unit works in premises at Rosenlundsgatan 8. Employment The employment is time-limited for the period August 25, 2026 to July 31, 2027, at 100% with placement at the Personnel Unit, Employer Relations Section, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg. Start date can be discussed. Contact Information for the Position If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact: HR Manager Jennie Knutsson, [email protected], 0766-183756 Labor Organizations Labor representatives at 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 via 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 job announcement and that it reaches the university no later than the final application deadline. Application deadline: 2026-08-10. The university actively works for a work environment with equal conditions and values the qualities that diversity brings to the organization. The university applies individual wage setting. According to the National Archives' regulations, the university is obligated 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 after the two-year period has elapsed; otherwise, they will be discarded. To staffing and recruitment companies and to you who are job advertisement sellers: University of Gothenburg uses contracted advertising agency in connection with recruitment of personnel. We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job advertisements.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 education programs attract researchers and students from around the world. With new knowledge and new perspectives, University of Gothenburg contributes to a better future. Assignment As a coordinator, you will lead strategically important development work with a focus on transformation, change, and long-term competence supply. The assignment involves taking over an already initiated development…

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Göteborg

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Published

3. 7. 2026

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3. 8. 2026

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