HR strategist
Kiruna, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position HR specialist/HR advisor
Work model On location
Application due date 1 February 2026
Are you the one?
For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? The HR department's mission is to deliver operational support and advice to the municipality's managers and operations, drive strategic HR development and follow up and work to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in the HR area. We develop and support the municipality's operations in areas such as leadership and employeeship, work environment, labor law, salary formation, recruitment, skills supply, pensions, collective agreements and strategic HR development. The department consists of committed and competent employees who together drive and develop the work in the HR area and are characterized by a high level of commitment, good cooperation, collegial learning and employees who have fun together. WORK TASKS We are now looking for an HR strategist who wants to contribute with their experience, commitment and personal qualities to develop Kiruna municipality's HR work in the long term. It is a new role and you will have the opportunity to drive and participate in various development processes in strategic HR areas. As an HR strategist, you have a central and cohesive role in driving the municipality's long-term and strategic HR work. You will work independently, but also in close collaboration with HR colleagues and managers in all departments. You work strategically linked to, among other things, skills supply, salary process and to strengthen the HR department's work with follow-up, evaluation and analysis. The work is varied and examples of tasks are to: - Coordinate, plan and drive development work. - Evaluating, following up and analyzing HR measures and activities and developing structures for this. - Developing governing documents such as policies, guidelines and procedures. - Develop, manage and follow up on municipality-wide HR strategies. - Ensure link between business objectives and strategic HR work. QUALIFICATIONS - We are looking for you who have a university education with a focus on HR, or other university education that the employer considers equivalent. - Several years of experience in qualified HR work with a strategic focus. - Experience of leading development work in various HR processes. - Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish. It is an advantage if you have experience of: - Work in public administration/politically controlled organization. - Organizational development We are looking for you who possess both strategic and analytical skills. You can switch between different perspectives and tasks. Furthermore, you have the ability to create and maintain trusting, good relationships with colleagues and managers as well as union representatives and other employees. You work effectively with others towards common goals by taking responsibility for your work, making decisions within your mission, prioritizing and driving issues forward. You have a good ability to drive development, manage change and motivate others in change processes. You express yourself clearly, pedagogically and in a targeted manner in both speech and writing. You know how to balance clarity with agility in the way you communicate. Furthermore, you have a professional approach, you balance different interests and look after the best interests of Kiruna municipality. Do you recognize yourself in the description? You are warmly welcome to join us in shaping the future of strategic HR work in Kiruna municipality. OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting advertisers or other sellers of recruitment services.