Head of Administration with responsibility for personnel, finances and development in Skanderborg Parish

Skanderborg Sogn seeks an administration manager for an exciting and versatile position of 37 hours per week with starting on January 1, 2027.

We offer

As the administration manager, you will be a central leader and key person in a large and well-run parish, where we are responsible for planning and carrying out church ceremonies, services and a wide range of activities in our churches and church centres.

You will receive

• the daily management responsibility for our engaged musicians, church attendants and administrative staff
• a close collaboration with the parish council, priests and staff, as well as an opportunity to influence the development of administration and work processes
• responsibility for weekly staff meetings where upcoming activities are planned and coordinated
• management responsibility for a group of employees with high professional standards, strong collaboration and a good social environment
• workplace in modern office facilities centrally in Skanderborg together with the rest of the administrative staff

Your main tasks

The position includes particularly the following areas

Personnel management

You will be responsible for about 10 employees employed under different collective agreements. Tasks include, among other things, work-time planning, cover for absences and other personnel-related tasks. Hiring, firing and salary negotiations take place in collaboration with the parish council. You can draw on advice from the deanery's HR consultant.

Support for the work of the parish council

You act as secretary to the parish council in close collaboration with the chairman of the parish council and participate in the executive committee and parish council meetings.

Financial management

In collaboration with the parish council's treasurer, you are responsible for budgeting, accounting, financial follow-up and ongoing financial control.

Coordination and planning

You support the priests in planning services, confirmation courses and other activities. You have an overall overview of the calendar and activities. Experience with or the possibility of handling registration of personal data tasks would be an advantage.

Work environment, safety and IT

You are responsible for work environment matters, including the APV (workplace assessment), MUS conversations and other employee conversations in collaboration with the parish council's HR responsible. In addition, you are responsible for safety- and IT-related tasks.

Evening and weekend work can be expected, including 1-2 evening meetings per month.

We are looking for a leader who

• has documented experience in people management and can create well-being, motivation and a shared direction
• preferably has experience from a public organization
• has strong competencies in finance and accounting and can present complex numerical material in an understandable way
• is outgoing, trustworthy and thrives in collaboration with many different people
• can combine respect for traditions with a desire for development and renewal
• communicates clearly and professionally both orally and in writing
• works structurally, keeps overview and finds solutions in a varied daily life
• has strong digital competencies and easily acquires new systems
• is willing to complete the parish clerk education if you do not already have it

Further information

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact

Rasmus Kolding, HR responsible for the parish council, at tel. 40 24 79 20

Anny D. Jessen, Chair of the Parish Council, at tel. 22 25 11 50

Read more about us at www.kirker-skanderborg.dk

Application and interviews

The application with relevant attachments is sent via Jobindex

Administration manager with responsibility for personnel, finance and development in Skanderborg Parish - 1708252 | Jobindex

The application deadline is November 13, 2026 at 10:00

Interviews will be held at the Kirk Centre Højvangen

23.11.2026 9:00-16:00 (Round 1)

25.11.2026 9:00-12:30 (Round 2)

We look forward to receiving your application!

About salary and terms of employment

Employment will be covered by the Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and CO10 – Central Organisation of 2010 and the Employment Agreement between the Ministry of Church Affairs and CO10 – Central Organisation of 2010 for church officials with core tasks as, respectively, parish clerk, parish helper/church- and culture worker or church musician and the corresponding protocol for parish clerks.

The agreements can be viewed at www.folkekirkensintranet.dk

The position is placed in pay group 3.

The annual salary is agreed within the range 417,184-500,621 DKK (current kroner). In addition, there is an allowance for availability amounting to 39,597 DKK per year and an OK allowance of 3,476 DKK per year (All amounts are stated in current kroner as of 1.8.26).

The agreement on placement within the pay scale is made between the Parish Council and the Danish Parson Clerk Association.

Current civil servant parish clerks have the right to retain their civil servant status upon employment with direct transition. In such cases, a classification of the position must take place.

If you do not have the parish clerk education, it is a condition that the mandatory 5-week education for parish clerks is completed within 2 years after the start of employment.

The Parish Council can inform that a criminal record and a child protection certificate will be requested, as well as, by agreement, references.