Temporary HR Specialist

Would you like to work for an exciting organization that is investing heavily in the future? Would you also like to help make children's dreams come true? Then this is the job for you!

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation a non-profit second-hand business. We have been working to combat poverty and vulnerability by promoting children's rights since 1967. Together with local partner organisations , we partner organisations long-term with children's rights in 16 countries. In total, we run around 50 Erikshjälpen Second Hand in Sweden and Norway.

Description of the project

You will work in a positive and committed HR department consisting of an HR manager, HR specialists, labor market coordinators, and a work environment coordinator. We work on a trust-based basis within the organization and provide internal training in leadership and business-related topics to ensure continuous learning within the organization. Through our social goals, we work to promote meaningful employment and sustainable social development within Second Hand, which also influences our HR work.

Work tasks

HR's mission is to work to ensure that Erikshjälpen is an attractive employer and to provide professional management support to our managers throughout the country. Your duties will include:

  • Providing operational support to operations managers at Erikshjälpen Second Hand relevant HR matters such as recruitment, rehabilitation, contract issues, and personnel matters in two of our regions.
  • You participate in the regions' operations manager meetings.
  • Participate in various HR processes related to HR's mission in the regions.
  • Participate in training initiatives in the field of HR.
  • The role includes administrative tasks related to your assignment.
  • Travel, primarily to the regions you will be responsible for, is included in the assignment.

Qualifications

You

  • has training in human resources or equivalent
  • has experience from a wide range of HR work, such as management support in recruitment, rehabilitation, work environment and health, and personnel matters
  • preferably with experience in retail
  • have a positive outlook on people and want to contribute broadly within our HR department
  • enjoys administration and Monitoring
  • are good at building trust, working in teams, and pursuing issues independently
  • is structured and has good organizational skills
  • are flexible in your approach to work – standing up for routines and processes, but also understanding the day-to-day reality of the stores
  • shares our core values, which are based on three basic principles: the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the spirit of Erik and a Christian view of humanity.

We offer you

As an employee at Erikshjälpen, you get to work in an organization where you, together with a committed team and colleagues all over the world, work to promote children's rights in Sweden and in the world.

We are committed to ensuring that our employees have a good work-life balance and offer our employees a wellness allowance of Swedish kronor (SEK) 2000 per year.

As an employee, you are covered by the collective agreement for civil servants in civil society, between FREMIA and Unionen and Akademikerförbunden.

As a staff member, you have the opportunity to make a difference - for a future where children's dreams come to life. We welcome applicants with different experiences and backgrounds and value diversity in all its forms.

To be appointed as soon as possible or by agreement. Selection may take place on an ongoing basis.

Terms and conditions

Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, temporary position for less than 12 months

Scope of work: 100%.

Access: February 1, 2026

Location: Huskvarna

Apply for the position with us by January 4, 2026.

We kindly decline any contact with advertisers and recruitment agencies.

Contact us

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact HR Manager Christina Grafström, email: christina.grafstrom@erikshjalpen.se

About Erikshjälpen

Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation with a non-profit second-hand business. Together we have a common vision; A changed world where children's dreams come to life. Locally and globally, we work to strengthen and help children.

Profits from second-hand activities, together with generous donations, help to make our interventions possible so that children can go to school, feel good and be safe.

The work training in our second-hand shops also gives hope for the future to children with parents who are outside the labor market and the circular sales provide climate hope for future generations. Erikshjälpen is there for the children. And the world they dream of.

A girl jumps joyfully over her friends' hands in a dry courtyard in Bangladesh.

Published: 11 December 2025

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