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

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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 recriutment 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

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Employees

Anna Mothander, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 66 78

anna.mothander@umu.se

Annelie Mellström, human resources specialist

+46 90 786 62 72 +46 720 84 32 70

annelie.mellstrom@umu.se

Birgitta Berglund, system specialist, payroll specialist

+46 90 786 62 77

birgitta.berglund@umu.se

Britta Lundgren, senior consultant

britta.lundgren@umu.se

I am a Professor of Ethnology since 1999. My main research interests are gender studies, medical humanities and One Health. During the years 2016-2018, I am a member of the board of Swedish Research Council.

Carina Mattsson, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 57 31

carina.mattsson@umu.se

Caroline Henrysson, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 80 46 +46 70 318 01 49

caroline.henrysson@umu.se

Cecilia Norberg, payroll specialist

+46 90 786 55 82

cecilia.norberg@umu.se

Elisabeth Persson, payroll specialist

+46 90 786 56 62

elisabeth.persson@umu.se

Ellinor Nordsvahn, other position

+46 90 786 52 07

ellinor.nordsvahn@umu.se

Eva-Marie Åslin, payroll specialist

+46 90 786 65 38

eva-marie.aslin@umu.se

Jeanette Lövqvist, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 53 79

jeanette.lovqvist@umu.se

Johanna Köpsen, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 71 47

johanna.kopsen@umu.se

Jonas Lidström, other position

+46 90 786 88 02

jonas.lidstrom@umu.se

Communications officer working in the Human Resources Office.

Lars Mähler, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 52 38

lars.mahler@umu.se

Lars Nordlander, Human Resources Director

+46 90 786 61 93 +46 76 790 60 06

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, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 59 95 +46 72 515 47 73

linda.eliasson@umu.se

Linda Johnson, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 55 04

linda.johnson@umu.se

Linda Taawo, human resources specialist

+46 90 786 79 77

linda.taawo@umu.se

Malin Degerman, head of unit

+46 90 786 92 52

malin.degerman@umu.se

Maria Greus Gavelin, payroll specialist

+46 90 786 99 46

maria.greus-gavelin@umu.se

Matts Björklund, senior consultant

+46 90 786 99 89

matts.bjorklund@umu.se

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

Mikael Nygren, human resources strategist

+46 90 786 54 89

mikael.nygren@umu.se