Legal Advisor in Welfare Gävle

Gävle Municipality offers interesting and challenging jobs with excellent opportunities for you to grow. In the coastal city of Gävle, you have close access to nature, culture, and experiences. Do you want to help take Gävle into the future? We are now looking for someone who wants to make Gävle even better together with us! The employees of Welfare Gävle make Gävle safer for children, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, and those in vulnerable situations. We also work to create the best conditions for adult learning and personal development. We offer future-oriented professions that both challenge and develop you, allowing you to work on what truly matters. Together, we make Gävle safer! The Welfare sector consists of over 3,000 employees and managers. The sector's support office for Development and Support includes the areas of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation. The office provides support to the entire Welfare Gävle in various areas such as finance, HR, IT, quality, procurement of core activities, business development, and project management. Within this area is the Unit for Committee Coordination, Registry, and Archives. This unit is tasked with providing support and development to managers and employees within the Welfare sector. The unit also handles matters related to administrative law areas such as the Administrative Procedure Act (FL), the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (OSL), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and registry legislation. In the role of lawyer, you will work closely with managers, leadership, and employees in the sector. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the operational resource that manages personal data incidents within the sector, and you will be an important support to managers and leadership within the sector. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for an experienced lawyer with an interest in public operations and curiosity about data protection issues and information security. With us, you will become a key person in the work to develop and strengthen the legally secure management in our municipality. You will work broadly with legal issues, with a particular focus on data protection and registry legislation. This is an area that is constantly evolving and is of great importance to the sector's operations. The assignment includes providing legal support to managers, leadership, and employees in the sector's activities. The work involves legal support, advice, and application of the Administrative Procedure Act (FL), the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (OSL), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and registry legislation. You will be a central player, together with colleagues in the rest of the office, enabling the sector's operations to achieve and comply with legislation and ensuring that personal data is handled correctly and legally. You will assist the sector with issues related to the processing of personal data, handling cases involving individuals, appeals of decisions, and responses to consultations within the function's area of responsibility. The unit currently has eight employees who share a collective responsibility for their work. It is a group where care for one another is fundamental, helping and supporting each other in daily tasks and ensuring each other's safety. Your responsibilities include: • Having a good knowledge of the Administrative Procedure Act (FL), the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (OSL), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and registry legislation. • Demonstrating strong collaboration skills and recognizing the importance of working with colleagues to ensure that operations meet the requirements set by legislation. • Employing a systematic, thorough, and problem-solving approach. • Understanding and analyzing complex issues and being able to write and communicate clearly, concisely, and structured. • Collaborating with the operational resource that manages personal data incidents within the sector. • Planning and conducting training, workshops, and information initiatives for employees within Welfare Gävle on data protection and registry legislation. The role requires you to work independently and take responsibility for delivering high-quality results. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone with a law degree (jur.kand.) and experience in qualified legal work within the public sector, preferably from municipal operations. You have very good knowledge of FL and OSL, and solid expertise in GDPR and registry legislation. In this role, you will educate, guide, and be a reliable support to managers and leadership on issues related to data protection and registry management. To succeed and thrive with us in the Welfare sector, it is important that you: • Have excellent collaboration skills and understand the value of creating legally secure working methods together with colleagues. • Work systematically, accurately, and solution-oriented. • Have the ability to analyze complex legal issues and communicate them clearly and structured. • Feel comfortable conducting training and presentations and adapting content to the needs of the target audience. You are accustomed to working independently, taking responsibility for the quality of your results, and planning your work in a structured manner. You set clear goals, organize resources effectively, and complete your tasks with professionalism. As a person, you are