Employment Specialist

The position is a fixed-term substitution from 24.8.2026 to 31.12.2027. Turku's employment services are part of the vitality service entity. Our mission is to provide personal service to job seeker and employer clients and to promote the meeting of employers and employees. As an employment specialist, you will help strengthen the vitality of the Turku region and build sustainable employment solutions. We are looking for an employment specialist for the service and creative industries sector unit. The position is located within the unit's employer services, but it also includes personal client service. As an employment specialist, you will work with employers, job seekers, and other stakeholders. Your work includes active employer cooperation, regular employer visits, and building new cooperation networks. You will map employers' labor needs and open positions and identify the skills of job seeker clients so that the right talents can be matched to the right roles. Additionally, you will plan and implement events supporting employment in cooperation with various actors and work closely with educational institutions, organizations, and other partners. In this role, you will apply legislation related to labor services in practical client work. Eligibility requirement: A university degree. Successful performance of the duties requires: - Good knowledge of the regional labor market - Experience in client work and cooperation with various stakeholders - Fluent oral and written skills in Finnish - An independent and goal-oriented approach to work Considered an advantage: - Previous experience in recruitment and/or employer services - Experience in planning and implementing events - Knowledge of public administration work - Skills in English and/or Swedish We value: - An active approach to building new cooperation networks - Command of legislation related to labor services - Excellent cooperation and networking skills - A solution-oriented and customer-centric approach to work We offer: - A versatile and responsible job description - Opportunity to develop your own expertise and Turku's employment services - Opportunity to work in a competent and encouraging team As employment benefits, the City of Turku offers, among others: - Versatile training - Föli commuter card for discounted bus travel - Tyky-bracelet for the City of Turku's sports and cultural services To promote equality and equity, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, open questions in the job application should not include information such as age, native language, or gender. Although some of this information is asked in the background data, this information is not visible to the recruiting line manager in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus attention on the applicant's professional expertise and work experience. Workplace address: Yliopistonkatu 27, Turku 20100