Academic for the implementation of the employment reform at the Center for Employment and Enterprise

Do you want to help translate one of the biggest changes in the employment field into an initiative that works in practice for citizens, businesses and employees?

At the Center for Employment and Enterprise we are looking for a colleague who can support the continued implementation of the employment reform – particularly the part that concerns job-ready citizens and recipients of sickness benefits.

The reform provides greater professional freedom and fewer process requirements. At the same time, we must solve the task with fewer resources and maintain good results for citizens and companies. This demands changes to our organization, our professionalism and our ability to translate new frameworks into coherent practice.

You will become part of a large organizational and professional movement, where we develop new ways of collaborating, leading and organizing the employment effort.

About the job

You will play a central role in creating structure, progress and coherence in the implementation. You must independently be able to drive projects forward and understand the organization and the people for whom the changes must work.

You will be responsible for planning and coordinating cross-cutting implementation processes in close collaboration with managers, employees and professional environments. You must be able to navigate between strategic decisions and daily practice and have an eye for what is needed for new solutions to be understood, tested and anchored in the organization.

You will among other things

• plan and drive cross-cutting implementation processes that translate the reform’s intentions and management decisions into practice
• involve relevant stakeholders and create ownership and anchoring among managers and employees
• ensure coherence between professional development, organizing, competence development, data and supporting processes
• prepare analyses, decision proposals and timelines as well as follow up on progress, dependencies, risks and effects
• use experiences from practice to adjust and further develop the solutions

Who are you?

You know that change requires involvement, understanding of practice and ongoing follow-up. You are curious about the everyday life in which the solutions must operate and you have an eye for both the organization's needs and the people who are affected. You work structurally and have an overview of what happens in the employment area and can translate this into benefits for the organization.

We place emphasis on that you

• can translate decisions into solutions that work in practice and take their starting point in the needs of citizens, businesses and employees
• involve the right people at the right times and create ownership and anchoring
• can facilitate processes and create collaboration across boundaries
• communicate clearly and make complex issues understandable
• work independently and can navigate in professional, organizational and political frameworks
• can translate the reform’s intentions into daily practice
• have experience with complex implementation or change projects and can create overview and progress

It is an advantage if you have knowledge of the employment reform and its intentions, including professional freedom, fewer process requirements and a stronger focus on results for citizens. Experience from the employment field, especially with job-ready citizens or recipients of sickness benefits, will also be an advantage.

Who are we?

You will become part of the Staff, where you will have skilled and engaged colleagues with different professional backgrounds. We collaborate to support the organization and create coherence between the strategic direction and daily task solving.

You report to the head of staff, and you will be part of a strong professional environment where we share knowledge, spar and help each other. The everyday life will be characterized by close collaborations, humor and high ceilings. There is room for both professional discussions and a good laugh – even when the pace is high. We look forward to welcoming our new colleague.

The Center for Employment and Enterprise is part of the Department for Employment, Integration and Enterprise in the City of Copenhagen. We are about 600 employees who every day work to help the sick and unemployed Copenhageners close to the labor market as quickly as possible into a job or education and contribute to securing the workforce that companies need.

We are in the process of translating the employment reform and a new organization into common practice. The ambition is for a more coherent and needs-based effort with greater professional freedom, stronger cross-sectional collaboration and a clear focus on what works for citizens and companies.

Employment terms

The position is 37 hours per week.

Employment is according to the applicable collective agreement between the City of Copenhagen and the relevant professional organization. Salary within the framework of local pay formation.

The place of employment is Gammel Køge Landevej 43, 2500 Valby.

Commencement on January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible

Want to know more?

You are welcome to contact the head of staff Laila Juul Vestergaard at 30 59 73 26 if you want to hear more about the position.

Attach your application and CV as well as other relevant documentation.

Apply via the link no later than Sunday 8 November 2026

We expect to hold interviews in week 46.

About the Department for Employment, Integration and Enterprise

In the Department for Employment, Integration and Enterprise we help unemployed Copenhageners into jobs, and we support both older unemployed and young people in finding the right path to education. We create good conditions for Copenhagen businesses and supply labor to them. We work to ensure Copenhagen is a city where there is room for everyone, and we support refugees and immigrants in finding a place in the community. We are about 2,000 employees in the department.

Our work includes both close contact with citizens and businesses, and political work and administration. We work purposefully on our well-being, and we have a culture characterized by high professionalism, where there is room for your ideas and inputs.