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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.

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
Picture of Hans Petter Thorvaldsen
Temporary HR Lead. Leadership support, conflict management
Email
hans.p.thorvaldsen@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 12 66
Picture of Marianne Skagestad
Discussions and negotiations between management and the employee representatives. SAP reports and the department's finances
Email
marianne.skagestad@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 11 94
Picture of Heidi Foyn
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.
Email
heidi.foyn@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 22 33
Picture of Isabella Collett Sikel
Management support in the handling of conflicts and reported concerns, sickness absence management and life stage policies
Email
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
Picture of Ann Birgitte Tveiten
Workplace environment mapping (ARK), leadership support, whistleblowing, conflict management, cultural processes, process management, workplace environment development, organisational development, leadership development
Email
ann.birgitte.tveiten@uia.no
Phone
+47 37 23 30 19
Picture of Kristian Solaas
Equality Adviser. Leadership support, conflict management, workplace environment mapping (ARK)
Email
kristian.solaas@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 19 71
Picture of Jan Egil Heinecke
Head of Security
Email
jan.e.heinecke@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 11 38
Picture of Janne Ommundsen
Adviser HSE
Email
janne.ommundsen@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 25 17
Senior Adviser
Email
tore.r.neset@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 25 88
Safety and emergency preparedness
Email
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
Picture of Richard Lislevand
Recruitment and Career Lead. Special responsibility for the Faculty of Engineering and Science, the Teacher Education Unit and central administrative units
Email
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
Email
trygve.greibesland@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 23 67
Picture of Adriana Ruiz Parada
Special responsibility for the Faculty of Social Sciences
Email
adriana.r.parada@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 12 60
Picture of Trygve Johan Andal Svarstad
Special responsibility for the Faculty of Humanities and Education and the Faculty of Fine Arts
Email
trygve.j.svarstad@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 18 83
Picture of Gerd Reidun Helmikstøl
Career development, competence development, peer guidance, mentoring programme and project management
Email
gerd.r.helmikstol@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 15 36
Picture of Mette Stavnsbo
Adviser
Email
mette.stavnsbo@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 22 24