AC consultant with a knack for coordination and good collaboration skills sought for the Management Secretariat at the Danish Prisons, District Office in Prison District West

Do you have experience with classic secretarial work in a politically governed organization, and do you have the go-getter attitude to dive into the tasks? Do you thrive in a versatile daily life characterized by a high professional level and a strong collegial community? Would you like to know what goes on behind the walls in a society-critical organization? Then you are the one we are looking for as our new colleague in the management secretariat.

About the position

We are looking for a skilled generalist who has an interest in and experience with working closely with the management, and who can contribute to strengthening the management secretariat's task solving regarding coordination of cross-cutting case handling and solving tasks at a high professional level. You will become part of our management secretariat consisting of AC consultants and secretaries, who daily work closely together on the team's tasks.

We can offer you an insight behind the scenes in an exciting organization, which many Danes only know from the outside. In addition, we can offer a good professional and social environment in the management secretariat, and we always keep a good mood – even when it gets busy.

As an employee in the management secretariat we collaborate and support broadly – both towards our top management, the heads of the Kredskontoret and the institutional heads out in operations, but also across the prison circles and the Danish Prison Service.

Your tasks

The concrete content of the position will depend on your competencies, experience and interests. Specifically, your tasks may include:

• Academic case handling – including coordination and preparation of consultation responses, reports, case summaries, requests for access to documents, etc.
• Secretarial support for meeting forums – including coordination and preparation of agenda material, minutes, decision proposals, presentations, etc.
• Internal communication, including preparation of newsletters, intranet news, preparation of speeches, etc.
• Planning visits by politicians and other key people
• Cross-cutting process, analysis and project work
• Leadership and organizational development and strategy support

Who are you?

You must as our new employee be focused on delivering a high level of service and quality in task execution. Your strong relational skills and your talent for cooperation, service and communication also mean that you quickly establish a good and trusting collaboration. You have a good overview, think cross-functional and are eager to solve many varied tasks – sometimes with tight deadlines – in collaboration with many stakeholders. Finally, you work in a structured and proactive way, which ensures that you follow your tasks through to the end.

Your qualifications

We expect that you have several of the following qualifications

• Have a relevant, academic – preferably social science – education e.g. cand.scient.pol., cand.jur. or similar
• Regardless of background it is important that you have strong relational competencies, are easy to approach and have situational awareness
• Have [some] experience with secretarial support, academic case handling, internal communication, project work as well as leadership and organizational development and strategy support
• You like to have many balls in the air and can maintain an overview and prioritize between tasks when it’s busy
• You thrive with both routine tasks and entirely new tasks – even if they come with a very short deadline
• It comes naturally to you to coordinate and think cross-cutting in your task solving
• You have a sharp pen, are skilled at written case presentations and take pride in expressing yourself concisely in writing
• Have a good understanding of the organization and can manage stakeholders and collaborate across disciplines and organizational levels in an organization characterized by change and high media and political attention
• Experience with management support in a politically governed organization is an advantage

Salary and employment terms

Employment and compensation are in accordance with the State’s collective agreement for academics entered into between the Ministry of Taxation and the academic organizations and any local agreements. A supplementary allowance can be agreed depending on experience and qualifications.

• The position is a full-time role with an average of 37 hours per week
• The employing area is the Danish Prisons. The workplace is currently located in Aarhus at Mosevej 5b, 8240 Risskov
• A security clearance is a prerequisite for employment, just as you must be able to maintain the security clearance during your employment
• The position is expected to be filled as soon as possible

Application

You apply for the position via the link "Søg stillingen ”.

Your application with CV, transcripts and other relevant material must be received no later than 21 October 2026.

We expect to conduct interviews in week 44.

It is a condition of employment that, in connection with the interview, you consent to The Danish Prisons obtaining and assessing information about you in the Central Criminal Register.

If you are invited to an interview, please bring identification such as a passport or driving license to the interview.

Further information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Secretariat Manager Sara Stensgård at tel.: 72 55 55 50

The Danish Prisons encourage all qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic origin to apply.

About The Danish Prisons

The Danish Prisons limit crime and create safety in society. This is something we share with the police, the prosecution service and the courts, which are the other authorities in the criminal justice chain. We ensure that court judgments are enforced. This includes custodial sentences served in prisons or detention or with ankle monitoring, and supervision in connection with probation, including community service. We also supervise parolees. Punishment is carried out with the necessary control and security, but also with support and motivation so that the sentenced do not return to crime.

The Danish Prisons consist of the Directorate for The Danish Prisons and two prison districts and employs about 5,000 employees.

You can read more about The Danish Prisons here: Danmarks Fængsler - We run the country’s prisons