2 controllers/contract negotiators for Citizen & Labour Market

The Family Area strengthens financial management.

For this purpose we need 2 controllers/contract negotiators.

Your main tasks

In the role as contract negotiator you will ensure uniform and transparent contract processes, high quality in collaboration with both internal and external suppliers. This combined with the role as controller, where the focus should be on financial sustainability, all based on the social-professional focus.

You will also contribute with

• Drafting and negotiation of contracts and agreements with suppliers, including internal and external offers
• Ongoing follow-up on existing contracts, where there is attention to price, quality, the content and scope of services, which ensures the least burdensome offers
• Good contract management, ensuring clear and durable agreements
• Build and develop relevant management information
• Support the development of the area, including proactively preparing relevant analyses

You will become part of the Secretariat in Citizen & Labor Market in Esbjerg Municipality. We are a strong team of 21 dedicated employees in the secretariat, where we are close to the political level in the municipality. You can look forward to becoming part of a department that supports the development of children, young people and adults towards an active and meaningful life in community with others.

You will also work very closely with Family Counseling, as decisions about placement are made here. Therefore you will also have workdays with physical presence in Family Counseling, just as you will need to visit the individual placement sites.

Your profile

Your educational background is not decisive. The most important thing is that you have extensive knowledge and interest in the social-professional work and financial understanding as well as legal competencies. You can therefore have either a social-professional, financial or legal background.

You must be able to work independently and in close collaboration with many skilled and engaged professionals, so you will thrive best in the position if you enjoy creating networks and broad collaboration.

As a person we hope you are curious by nature, so you can challenge and develop our ways of doing things. We are open to proposals and we become better together all the time.

To fit well into the team it is important that you are dedicated, responsible and passionate about both operations and development.

An attractive workplace

The daily life in the Secretariat is busy, but there is always room for us to laugh together. You will collaborate with the 21 colleagues in the Secretariat, and in addition you will build a large network across the rest of the organization.

We ensure you receive a good introduction to the administration and the tasks. It is important for us to have a good working environment, and we hope you will contribute with humor and high spirits.

We offer all our employees good opportunities for professional and personal development.

More about Citizen & Labor Market

Citizen & Labor Market is one of Esbjerg Municipality's five departments, and we work with the major welfare areas of employment, citizen service and the specialized children’s area.

In the Secretariat we have administrative, financial, supporting and cross-cutting functions for the whole department. We contribute to management- and development-oriented projects and also provide secretariat support to political committees and councils.

Salary and employment terms

Commencement as soon as possible.

The working hours are 37 hours per week with a flexitime arrangement. Salary and employment terms are set according to the applicable collective agreement, including the applicable provisions on local salary formation. You can find information about the salary level in Esbjerg Municipality via this link: KRL. Here you will also find information on base pay and pension. Additionally, after a concrete assessment, qualification and/or position allowances can be agreed depending on the content of the position and your experience and qualifications.

In Esbjerg Municipality we work on trust-based principles and view human diversity as a strength. We therefore encourage all qualified applicants regardless of gender, age, or ethnic background to apply.

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Head of Office Gitte Ulsø Madsen at tel. 23 34 96 93. All inquiries are treated confidentially.

A criminal record check will be obtained if you are employed in the position.

If you proceed after the employment interview, references will be requested from current and/or previous employers if you are still under consideration for the position. You will be informed before references are requested.

Application deadline: November 12, 2026.

The employment interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 19 November 2026.

The application is submitted electronically . Click on "search for the position" at the bottom and attach your application, CV and relevant documentation.

Contact person

Gitte Ulsø Madsen

Mobile: 23349693

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