Division of Human Resources
The Division of Human Resources is responsible for developing and implementing the university's personnel policies. The division is organised into three specialist groups, in addition to the Director of Human Resources and the division's legal adviser.
Director of Human Resources
- helene.braathen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 19 70
Legal Adviser
- ingunn.ugland@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 11 80
Human resources
- IA (inclusive workplace)/accommodation
- Dismissals/disciplinary actions
- Personnel policies
- Life-phase policies
- Welfare policies
- Development of guidelines and policies as per the Government Employee Handbook etc.
- Various committees (Learning Environment/Welfare etc.)
- Restructuring and organisational changes
- Work schedule arrangements
- Information, consultation and negotiations in accordance with the Basic Agreement and the adjustment agreement for UiA
- Pay policies, administration and pay negotiations in line with the basic collective agreements
- Work plans for academic staff
Temporary HR Lead. Leadership support, conflict management
- hans.p.thorvaldsen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 12 66
Discussions and negotiations between management and the employee representatives. SAP reports and the department's finances
- marianne.skagestad@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 11 94
Manager and employee support in the central administration. This includes recruitment, sickness absence monitoring, onboarding of new employees, guidance and other tasks within the human resources area.
- heidi.foyn@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 22 33
Management support in the handling of conflicts and reported concerns, sickness absence management and life stage policies
- isabella.c.sikel@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 25 69
Organisational development
- Workplace environment surveys (e.g. ARK)
- HSE (Health, Safety, Environment and Emergency Preparedness)
- Organisational development, service development
- Strategic HR
- Competence development
- Leadership training and leadership development
- Mentoring and peer guidance
- Culture building
- Preventive workplace environment development
- Conflict management
- Leadership support
- Process facilitation
- Development of guidelines and policies as per the Government Employee Handbook etc.
- Various committees (AKAN, KGBS, Working Environment/Learning Environment/Welfare etc.)
- Restructuring and organisational changes
Workplace environment mapping (ARK), leadership support, whistleblowing, conflict management, cultural processes, process management, workplace environment development, organisational development, leadership development
- ann.birgitte.tveiten@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 37 23 30 19
Equality Adviser. Leadership support, conflict management, workplace environment mapping (ARK)
- kristian.solaas@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 19 71
Head of Security
- jan.e.heinecke@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 11 38
Adviser HSE
- janne.ommundsen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 25 17
Senior Adviser
- tore.r.neset@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 25 88
Safety and emergency preparedness
- jonas.nordhagen@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 15 86
Recruitment and career
- Recruitment and employment
- Case preparation/implementation of decisions – AR/AU/University Board
- Reception and follow-up of new employees
- Termination of regular employment relationships
- Considerations of equality and integration
- Regulatory management in areas such as:
- Temporary employment
- Leave of absence
- Extensions
- Promotions
- Holidays
- Right of precedence / strong job protection
- HTA section 2.5.5
- Workforce planning
- Career development for academic staff
- Onboarding
- International employees
Recruitment and Career Lead. Special responsibility for the Faculty of Engineering and Science, the Teacher Education Unit and central administrative units
- richard.lislevand@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 13 94
Special responsibility for the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences and the School of Business and Law
- trygve.greibesland@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 23 67
Special responsibility for the Faculty of Social Sciences
- adriana.r.parada@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 12 60
Special responsibility for the Faculty of Humanities and Education and the Faculty of Fine Arts
- trygve.j.svarstad@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 18 83
Career development, competence development, peer guidance, mentoring programme and project management
- gerd.r.helmikstol@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 15 36
Adviser
- mette.stavnsbo@uia.no
- Phone
- +47 38 14 22 24