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Human Resources Office

The Human Resources Office's main mission is to process human resource management, which involves development of HR policies, employment issues, organisational development and salary administration.

The task consists of

  • develop the employer policy and employer brand and ensure coordinated employer operations
  • develop and ensure leadership and qualifications development
  • development of work environment and health
  • equality, equal opportunity and equal treatment
  • development of systems and running PA (software system for HR) /HR support
  • pensions- and salary administration
  • ensure that laws, policies and rules in the HR area are followed

Appointment procedure for teachers at Umeå University

The Human Resources Office consists of two units, HR and Organisational Development and Salary Administration. We are also responsible for international staff support.

Personnel and Organisational Development

Personnel and Organizational Development (POU) are working mainly with HRM related questions and provides advice, support and service to both managers and employees at all levels of the organization.

Our premises are located with the university administration, in Förvaltningshuset.

Our field of work is:
Labour legislation and job security issues
Issues of inclusion
International staff support
Equal opportunity
Qualifications development
Leadership development
Salary structure
Adaptation and career coaching
Organisation development
Personnel planning
Working environment issues of psychosocial nature
Rehabilitation issues
Cooperation and negotiation with employer organisations
Shortage of work and redundancy
Development, information and support regarding our workforce management system and recruitment system

Salary Administration

The unit's main duty is to administer salaries and pensions.
We use the personnel- and salary system Primula for our daily work. We pay salaries and other expenses for about 5 000 people each month. We are located in Förvaltningshuset, west wing, floor 4. This is what we do:

Administration of salaries

  • Salaries, fees, scholarships and expenses
  • Interpret agreements and rules, inform and decide on measures for salary administration
  • Implement changes in laws, agreements and rules
  • Develop the usage of the Administrative self service system for personnel – PASS
  • Inform employees and employer organisations within our field of action
  • Pass on Umeå university's statutory and contractual fees and taxes
  • Give special support to the institutions when employing foreign nationals
  • Compile statistics and supporting documents from the systems for personnel administration
  • Instruct users of Primula and PASS
  • Administer notifications on compensation for work related injuries according to the Personal injury agreement (PSA)

 

Insurance

  • Group life insurance and insurance for business trips

 

System administration

  • The personnel and salary system Primula

 

Administration of pensions

  • To update personnel rolls
  • Pensions and sickness pensions
  • "Ardour and loyalty in the service of the crown"

International Staff Support

We offer support to new international researchers and staff members during recruitment, relocation and introduction at Umeå University. International Staff Support is the Euraxess Centre at Umeå University. We support researcher mobility in cooperation with other universities in Europe.

Our staff

Employees

Anna Mothander
Phone
+46 90 786 66 78
E-mail
anna.mothander@umu.se
Annelie Mellström
Phone
+46 90 786 62 72 +46 720 84 32 70
E-mail
annelie.mellstrom@umu.se
Birgitta Berglund
Phone
+46 90 786 62 77
E-mail
birgitta.berglund@umu.se
Carina Mattsson
Phone
+46 90 786 57 31
E-mail
carina.mattsson@umu.se

HR Strategist at the Office for Human Resources 

 

Caroline Henrysson
Phone
+46 90 786 80 46 +46 70 318 01 49
E-mail
caroline.henrysson@umu.se
Cecilia Norberg
Phone
+46 90 786 55 82
E-mail
cecilia.norberg@umu.se
Elisabeth Persson
Phone
+46 90 786 56 62
E-mail
elisabeth.persson@umu.se
Ellinor Nordsvahn
Phone
+46 90 786 52 07
E-mail
ellinor.nordsvahn@umu.se
Eva-Marie Åslin
Phone
+46 90 786 65 38
E-mail
eva-marie.aslin@umu.se
Jeanette Lövqvist
Phone
+46 90 786 53 79
E-mail
jeanette.lovqvist@umu.se
Johanna Köpsen
Phone
+46 90 786 71 47
E-mail
johanna.kopsen@umu.se
Lars Mähler
Phone
+46 90 786 52 38
E-mail
lars.mahler@umu.se
Lars Nordlander
Phone
+46 90 786 61 93 +46 76 790 60 06
E-mail
lars.nordlander@umu.se

PhD in Social Science in 2006. Director of Human Resources at Umeå University since January 2016. Before that I was Head of department at the department of Social Work at Umeå University.

Linda Bergéli
Phone
+46 90 786 59 95 +46 72 515 47 73
E-mail
linda.bergeli@umu.se
Linda Johnson
Phone
+46 90 786 55 04
E-mail
linda.johnson@umu.se
Linda Taawo
Phone
+46 90 786 79 77
E-mail
linda.taawo@umu.se
Malin Degerman
Phone
+46 90 786 92 52
E-mail
malin.degerman@umu.se
Maria Greus Gavelin
Phone
+46 90 786 99 46
E-mail
maria.greus-gavelin@umu.se
Matts Björklund
Phone
+46 90 786 99 89
E-mail
matts.bjorklund@umu.se

I am a psychologist, working with Management and Leadership training at Umeå University, and career support for researchers through ReaL, the Research & Leadership Programme. 

Mikaela Hammarstedt
Phone
+46 90 786 78 93 +46 72 143 45 48
E-mail
mikaela.hammarstedt@umu.se
Mona Ståhl
Phone
+46 90 786 63 42
E-mail
mona.stahl@umu.se
Pernilla Jansson
Phone
+46 90 786 62 25
E-mail
pernilla.jansson@umu.se
Pernilla Jonsson
Phone
+46 90 786 79 58
E-mail
pernilla.jonsson@umu.se
Petter Gustafsson
Phone
+46 90 786 51 59
E-mail
petter.gustafsson@umu.se
Rosita Nilsson
Phone
+46 90 786 54 69
E-mail
rosita.nilsson@umu.se

Supporting departments and new international staff and accompanying partners.

Sandra Göransson
Phone
+46 90 786 62 01
E-mail
sandra.goransson@umu.se
Sara Rambe
Phone
+46 90 786 63 78
E-mail
sara.rambe@umu.se
Susanne Sundqvist
Phone
+46 90 786 90 09
E-mail
susanne.sundqvist@umu.se
Tatja Anundsson
Phone
+46 90 786 70 30
E-mail
tatja.anundsson@umu.se
Therese Hjalmarsson
Phone
+46 90 786 80 65
E-mail
therese.hjalmarsson@umu.se
Thomas Wahlström
Phone
+46 90 786 66 85
E-mail
thomas.wahlstrom@umu.se
Torbjörn Carlsson
Phone
+46 90 786 56 43
E-mail
torbjorn.carlsson01@umu.se
Torbjörn Forsberg
Phone
+46 90 786 70 80
E-mail
torbjorn.forsberg@umu.se

I support the departments, new international staff and accompanying partners during the recruitment, relocation and introduction phase (International Staff Support). 

Ulla Nordlinder
Phone
+46 90 786 69 33 +46 70 621 33 69
E-mail
ulla.nordlinder@umu.se
Open positions
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Umeå University welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines.