Chief of Prosecution for the Public Prosecutor's Office at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police

The Office of the Danish Public Prosecutor (Rigsadvokaten) is seeking an acting Head of the Prosecution Office with responsibility for special cases for the Prosecution Authority at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police.

The position is open for filling as of 1 December 2026.

Head of the Prosecution Office

The Head of the Prosecution Office reports to the Chief Prosecutor and is part of the local Prosecution Authority's management team, which is responsible for ensuring that criminal cases are handled at a high professional level and with the necessary speed, and that case prioritization is in accordance with the requirements set by the Police Director based on goal and result criteria for the police district.

The Head of the Prosecution Office shall lead the Office's tasks, ensure efficiency, quality and legality in the Office's work, and focus on ensuring that the Office's staff thrive and develop. At the same time, the Head of the Prosecution Office must have an eye for the Prosecution Authority's tasks across the local Prosecution Authority and actively participate in cross-silo collaboration within the police district.

The Head of the Prosecution Office's area of responsibility will initially be within the Office for Special Cases.

Qualifications

The Head of the Prosecution Office must be a well-qualified jurist (cand.jur.) with solid prosecutorial experience and a high level of professional integrity with a focus on quality, legality and development. It will be a great advantage if you have insight into and understanding of political processes as well as experience with professional leadership, personnel management and operations management.

It is expected that you have personal authority and execution power, as well as a motivating leadership style with a focus on visibility, legality and results. In addition, it is assumed that you are passionate about the development of both the Prosecution Authority and the police district.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is temporary and is paid a base salary as a head consultant, in accordance with the AC agreement's appendix on the protocol for special consultants and head consultants on the new pay system, and a supplementary temporary allowance is added. If you are already appointed as a civil servant, you will be able to maintain this form of appointment.

The salary level corresponds to a position in salary group 1 under the Framework Agreement on the appointment of managers in the state (pay scale 37 for civil servants).

If you are already a head of the prosecution or of the Secretariat, you may be able to move to the position and thereby maintain your current salary and terms of employment.

The position's area of appointment is the Ministry of Justice with associated institutions. Your workplace will be the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police, Næstved.

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Chief Prosecutor Kristian Kirk at tel. 23266142 or email [email protected].

Application

Applications are submitted electronically via the "search for the position".

The application must be received in the recruitment system no later than 20 October 2026 at 12:00. Please note that interviews will be called with short notice via email.

Interviews are expected to be held at the Office of the Public Prosecutor on 26 October 2026 after 10:00.

All interested applicants, regardless of personal background, are encouraged to apply.

About the police district

The Prosecution Authority at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police consists of about 75 staff members, including about 50 lawyers distributed across three offices: the Prosecution Office for Special Cases (SP), the Prosecution Office for General Cases (AS), and the Prosecution Office for Quality, Development and General Cases (KUA). Prosecution attorneys typically appear in the district courts in Næstved and Nykøbing Falster. In cases from UKA East, prosecutors appear in district courts across Zealand.

We are working purposefully to ensure that the local Prosecution Authority can measure itself against the best workplaces in the country when it comes to well-being. It should be a place where one unified Prosecution Authority integrated into the police district helps each other and continually delivers visible results, without anyone being able to question our integrity and dedication.

Application deadline: 20 October 2026

Department: Frederiksholm Kanal 16 1220 København K

Location: Næstved