Division of Human Resources

As part of the University of Bergen’s central administration, the Division of Human Resources serves as the university’s central hub of expertise for matters concerning personnel, organisation, and the work environment.

Responsibilities and tasks

The HR Department is responsible for developing and implementing the university’s employer and personnel policies.

Areas of responsibility include, among others:

  • Work environment and organizational development
  • Document management and guidance on archival practices
  • HSE, occupational health services, and emergency preparedness
  • Competence and leadership development
  • Recruitment and hiring

Organisation

The division is led by Kathrine Brosvik Thorsen. The division is organized into the following sections and units:

Section for employer policy and strategy

The section has the overall and coordinating responsibility for developing and following up strategy, policies and rules related to UiB's employer policy and practice. The section advises and assists managers in the HR field and is headed by Jan Frode Knarvik

Work areas 

Section for HR Joint Services

HR Joint Service work with leadership support, consulting, and case processing within HR and Records and system management. The section is also responsible for developing framework and routines, streamlining processes, and working on digitalization within recruitment, personnel administration, and archive.

Head of Section for HR Joint Services is Janne Marie Solheimslid.

The section is divided into the following professional groups:

  • Recruitment and HR support
  • International HR 
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Records and system management

Section for working environment and organizational development

The section for working environment and organizational development is divided into three teams:

  • HSE and preparedness
  • Career and competence
  • Organizational development

Records and system management

The subject group is under the HR department and is led by Terje Askvik

The group for documentation and system management has the coordinated archive function for UiB, including the central administration, faculties and the University Library.

The subject group for documentation and system management takes care of the archive function for UiB, including the joint administration, the faculties, the University Museum in Bergen and the University Library. The subject group manages the case archive system ephorte/Elements and UiB's paper archives from 1946. 

The Occupational Health Service

Contact information: bht@uib.no 

Contact

The HR department is located in Nygårdsgaten 5.

Phone number
+47 55 58 21 00
Emails
post@hr.uib.no
Last updated: 15.09.2026