Welcome to Linnéuniversitet! Here you meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together follow the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye toward the future. Our proximity to the business community, both locally and globally, gives us far-reaching impact and opportunities for change that makes a difference. All that's needed is a place where ideas have room to meet and grow. That's what we've created – and you are invited.
Change starts here!
We are seeking an experienced director and leader in the field of communications. You are confident in your expertise and we would like to see that you have worked with communications at management level in larger organizations with diverse stakeholder groups. You are a generalist rather than a specialist and interested in staying at the forefront of development. Environmental scanning is a natural part of your way of working.
The Communications Department is one of nine departments within the university's joint administration. The administration is responsible for service, management, and coordination of the university's common and overarching matters. The University Director is the head of university administration and, together with the Communications Director and other departmental director colleagues, forms the administration's management group. The administration is on an exciting journey, with focus on developing and implementing new, effective, and cross-boundary working methods. By reviewing and improving our shared processes, we strive to create a more efficient and innovative work environment that can meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.
The Communications Department works strategically and operationally to increase visibility of Linnéuniversitet's education, research, and collaboration through, among other things, student recruitment, research communication, and internal communication. The department's two sections support the university in establishing, developing, and strengthening relationships internally and externally, both regionally and nationally and internationally. The assignment includes disseminating and highlighting good results and thereby inspiring development power among employees and students.
The path toward open science requires active development of communication around our education, research, and collaboration. Our ability to put knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development requires external and internal communication of high quality. The university's communications work is of great importance in highlighting the academic qualities in the operations and contributes to shaping dynamic knowledge environments, strengthened reputation, and increased attractiveness.
Job Description
As Communications Director, you work closely with university leadership. You are responsible for providing university leadership and faculty leadership with strong and qualified support in communications matters. This means that your employees work both at the Communications Department and at the faculties.
In your role as department director, you have overall responsibility for personnel, budget, and work environment for the Communications Department, which consists of approximately 45 employees distributed across two sections, each led by their respective section director. You report to the University Director and are also part of their management group.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
Strong ability to lead and develop a department toward the university's vision and set goals
Solid management and leadership experience
Academic degree
Ability to create trusting relationships, trust, and legitimacy through openness, dialogue, and collaboration
Analytical, strategic, and with a comprehensive perspective
Communicative, clear, and inspiring with high integrity
Good ability to express yourself in Swedish and English, both verbally and in writing
Experience in leading change initiatives
Experience in work environment initiatives
Meritorious:
Experience with strategic communications work in a larger, complex organization with multiple stakeholder groups
Experience of having managed both employees and other managers
Experience working in the academic world
Experience representing an organization in various contexts
Leadership training/education
Employment Terms
Employment and scope: Permanent position
Start date: By agreement
Work location: Växjö or Kalmar. Work takes place at both locations, so travel between them occurs
More information is provided by:
Acting University Director Charlotte Kipowski, 0470-708555, [email protected] or
HR Partner Marie Kalebsson, 0470-708238, [email protected]
Trade union representatives can be reached through the university's switchboard 0772-28 80 00.
Want to know more about the Communications Department? Read more at Lnu.se
Welcome to submit your application no later than August 9, 2026!
Linnéuniversitet is committed to utilizing the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. Register your application via the "Apply" button at the bottom of the announcement. The qualifications you cite must be supported by certificates and attached digitally to your application. The application and other documents must be marked with the employment's reference number. All documents cited must be received by the university no later than 11:59 p.m. on the last application day. Please note that identification must be presented at the interview. We decline phone calls from job announcement vendors.Welcome to Linnéuniversitet! Here you meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together follow the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye toward the future. Our proximity to the business community, both locally and globally, gives us far-reaching impact and opportunities for change that makes a difference. All that's needed is a place where ideas have room to meet and grow. That's what we've created – and you are invited.
Change starts here!
We are seeking an experienced director and leader in…