Legal Administrator – Employment & Labour Law

Are you the independent and “hands on” person with a legal mindset we´ve been looking for?! As Legal Administrator at Stena Line your role is to support the Industrial Relations function, the Crewing department but also other HR functions by reviewing, structuring and storing central and local agreement. It is an interface position, where you will have contact with great people across the international HR organization. Here you can make a real contribution to get the business sorted and your own ideas realized in terms of structure, setting new standards and help the organization in terms of legal compliance.

Some of your key responsibilities:
- Review central and local union agreements in Scandinavia and Poland
- Check realization and interpretation and identification of clarification points
- Support HR functions in legal clarification discussions with the unions 
- Arrange workshop with HR functions to secure correct interpretation of legal documents
- Secure and realize organized digital storage and optimize search function
- Get documentation and administration in order
- Ensure common understanding and standardized realization of negotiated discussion points

What you will experience
Stena Line exists to be a trusted link between people, places and societies. We play a vital role in keeping everything connected. We make sure people and goods arrive where they need to be, enabling business to thrive and societies to grow. We connect family and friends, and make it possible to explore new destinations or revisit favourite places.

Stena Line wants to continue to be a safe, flexible and attractive employer and have now introduced a flexible workplace for our office employees. We believe a hybrid solution between the office and working remote will create the best environment for us to be creative, productive and find a work-life balance creating magic today and tomorrow. 

Our HR functions are important for this journey ahead and we are now looking for a Legal Counsel to join the team. It is a total new role, where you will be reporting directly to the Area Head of HR, due to the cross regional and cross functional work. In this role you can expect collaborative colleagues, a lot of work and a thankfulness if you are able to get things sorted. Also due to the fact that the placement will be Gothenburg, you can profit from all the good benefits in place, a fantastic company with real values and Swedish culture, a great HR community and the possibility to interact with international colleagues.

Who you are
At Stena Line your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. Since this is a new and challenging position we believe you are independent, communicative with a legal mindset and the willingness to make a real contribution to the company. We also believe you have excellent organizational skills, with an eye for details and the ability to structure complex matters. You are motivated to achieve your goals and thrive on trying new things in work. We are looking for you who are not afraid of  “hands on work” in terms of digitalizing documents and in parallel eager to dig into the history of legal agreements.  

Qualifications:
- Preferably a university degree within law studies
- Preferably previous experience from a similar role
- Previous experience working with legal agreements
- IT affinity
- Profound and expert skills in English and Swedish, Polish is a plus

Interested? 
This is a full-time, permanent position based in Gothenburg within our People & Communications department. To apply, please register your profile and send in your application in English as soon as possible but no later than 30th of June, 2022. We will have an ongoing selection, so do not wait with your application. Please note that due to GDPR we do not accept applications via e-mail or postal service. We have collective bargaining agreements with Unionen, among others, who you can contact for more information.  

If you have any questions regarding the position you are welcome to contact Svenja Kosminski, Area Head of HR at svenja.kosminski@stenaline.com or about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Anna Svedberg, Talent Acquisition Partner, anna.svedberg@stenaline.com.

Please note that we kindly decline any offers from recruitment or staffing agencies regarding this recruitment. 

About Stena Line
As the leader of sustainable shipping, Stena Line has Europe’s most comprehensive route network focusing on transportation of both passengers and freight. We have over 4300 employees in our Stena Line family across Scandinavia, around the UK and the Baltics, making a contribution to our company. As a company, we are on an exciting journey driven by technology and new digital habits, developing our business to create outcomes that matter to our customers. The journey starts with us.

We are committed to maintaining and developing a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal opportunities to everyone. We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion – and welcome all applicants.