About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now recruiting more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, remand facilities, and inmate transportation.
The HR Department is a national department at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service headquarters with the task of contributing to ensuring that the organization has good conditions to further develop its ability to achieve its goals by being an attractive employer, workplace, educational provider, and collaboration partner that makes a difference in society. The HR Department consists of four units and has approximately 400 employees, distributed across units for education, planning and employer development, field-based HR support, and leadership and employee engagement.
The Education Unit shall work strategically and long-term with educational provision and skills development for the entire authority and, in close collaboration with operations, plan, develop, administer, implement, follow up, and ensure quality of educational programs.
The Education Unit currently has training and educational facilities at six locations around the country: Gothenburg, Härnösand, Malmö, Norrköping, Stockholm, and Örebro.
Job Description
Work as an education administrator involves broad administrative support to the educational area. The assignment includes, among other things, system administration, case handling, meeting bookings, minutes writing, filing, archiving, and various planning and preparation tasks.
The role has an important function in creating structure, order, and conditions for the educational area to function efficiently. Work is conducted in close collaboration with managers, educators, and other relevant functions.
In addition to administrative tasks, the role also includes significant responsibility for planning and scheduling of the educational area. The assignment also includes administrative and coordinating tasks related to systematic fire safety work (SBA), including documentation, follow-up, and coordination of activities in this area.
The work requires a high degree of independence where you are expected to plan, prioritize, and drive your tasks forward. The role also demands a proactive approach where you identify needs, take initiative, and contribute to developing operations based on changed conditions and future needs.
Flextime agreement applies.
Qualifications
For the position of education administrator, we are looking for someone who finds it easy to collaborate and communicate with others. You need to be able to independently plan, organize, and prioritize your tasks. When facing challenges or obstacles, you drive forward to find solutions and structure your approach to move work forward. You see opportunities in change and when circumstances in your work change, you are able to adapt accordingly. In interactions with others, you have a calm and pleasant demeanor while being willing to help others when needed.
For us, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's core values of a humane view of humanity, respect for the individual, and belief in people's will and ability to develop. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected through your approach to contribute to everyone being treated fairly. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
We are looking for you who have:
Completed upper secondary education or other education in combination with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service considers relevant
Experience using IT as a support tool in your work
Experience with qualified administrative tasks and/or work in an administrative service function where contact with both employees and managers is common
Experience working in public sector operations
Experience working with educational matters
High digital literacy and good knowledge of the Office package
Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish
It is also meritorious to have:
University courses in personnel, administration, economics, or political science
Experience in educational administration within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
Experience with complex administrative tasks
Experience working with the Skola24 system
Other Information
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Your answers to the selection questions and your CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to continue in the process.
To become eligible for employment with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high standards regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and compliance with applicable laws. This means you stand up for democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.
Certain positions are classified as security-sensitive, and a security clearance with criminal record check will be conducted before an employment decision is made. For certain security-classified positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security clearance here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/
The position may involve war placement within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/
Individual salary determination applies.
Trial employment may be applied.
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.
To submit your application, click the application link in the announcement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific positions will be answered by the contact person specified in the announcement.
We respectfully but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procurement agreements in place.About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service
The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now recruiting more employees. Our most important goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. When we succeed, society becomes safer and more secure for everyone. We are the authority responsible for prisons, probation services, remand facilities, and inmate transportation.
The HR Department is a national department at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service headquarters with the task of contributing to…