HR partner in the Early Childhood and Primary Education Administration
Umeå, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position HR specialist/HR advisor
Work model On location
Application due date 9 October 2025
Are you the one?
Do you want to work in an organization where HR matters are important? Are you a committed HR professional who enjoys working closely with the business and its leaders? At the Pre- and Compulsory School Administration, we have one of the world's most important missions, here we work with commitment to ensure that all children and students get the best possible start in their lives. At the HR unit, we contribute by supporting the managers of the administration in their leadership. The Office of the Pre- and Compulsory Education Administration includes management, finance, HR, legal, communication, premises planning and administration. The HR unit of the Pre- and Compulsory Education Administration consists of 13 employees divided into three teams: HR Partners, HR Strategists and Recruitment Center. Your tasks As an HR Partner, you will provide consultative support to the managers of the Pre- and Primary School Administration on a wide range of HR issues. The main tasks will be to support and skill our managers in their decision-making in HR issues in rehabilitation and work adaptation, systematic work environment management, change management and labor law and other conditions. You are responsible for business-related HR support based on Umeå municipality's current guidelines, policies and procedures in order to ensure a common employer policy. Collaboration is a big part of the job where, in addition to union collaboration and negotiation, you also collaborate with both internal and external actors, such as occupational health care, insurance fund, transition fund, etc. Other tasks that may be included in your assignment are introducing new managers in the HR area and participating in group and individual initiatives. You will participate in the development of both the Pre- and Compulsory School Administration's and the municipality's joint HR processes, which includes training and informing managers in the area. Within the role of HR partner, you will have the opportunity to take on a great deal of responsibility and develop your skills. About you We are looking for you who have: Degree from the Human Resources program or other equivalent academic training. Experience of qualified HR work. Good IT skills and experience of working with HR systems. Experience of HR work in the public sector. Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. The assignment as an HR partner is mainly operational and involves many relationships, therefore the ability to create trust by virtue of your knowledge is important. As a person, you are driven, responsible and have a good ability to structure your work. As the assignment involves close cooperation with colleagues within your own and other administrations, it is important that you enjoy collaborating, are communicative and have the ability to create good relationships. As an employee with us in Umeå municipality, you can also take part in a number of benefits. Read more about our benefits here. Welcome with your application! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.