Head of Department for Planning and Work

Head of Department for Planning and Work

In Hvidovre Municipality we seek a relational and professionally strong leader with experience in activity-ready citizens, resource pathways, integration, cross-cutting collaboration and organizational development for the area of activity-ready citizens, resource pathways and integration.

We are in the midst of a fundamental development of the employment effort. The employment reform sets the direction toward a simpler, more dignified and more business-oriented effort with greater professional discretion and a stronger focus on outcomes for citizens.

As head of department you will play a central role in translating the reform's ambitions into practice. You must create direction, develop employees and ensure that the initiatives support more citizens gaining a foothold in the labor market and becoming an active part of the community.

You will become part of the center's strategic management in a well-functioning leadership team in the Center for Employment and Citizen Services and report to the center head.

About the position

You will have the managerial responsibility for staff, professional quality, economy and results within activity-ready citizens, resource pathways and the integration effort.

Together with the employees you must further develop an effort where the citizen's resources, progression and opportunities for employment or education are the focal point. You must ensure that the department works purposefully with business-oriented solutions, holistic initiatives and strong cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Core task

You must lead a department that supports citizens with different prerequisites to achieve employment, education or self-sufficiency. The task requires that you can translate political ambitions and reform requirements into professionally strong practice, where progression, business-oriented solutions and citizens' resources are the driving force.

You must ensure that

• more citizens achieve progression toward work, education or self-sufficiency
• the department's initiatives are targeted, effective and grounded in citizens' individual situations
• the staff work with high professional quality and correct authority
• business-oriented solutions are included as a natural element of the effort
• data and management information are actively used for learning, development and results creation

You will be responsible for

• leading and developing the department's staff, professional coordinator and team leader
• translating national reforms as well as national and local political decisions into concrete practice
• ensuring high professional quality and correct exercise of authority
• creating good results for citizens, businesses and the municipality
• actively using data and management information for governance and development
• ensuring good financial management and efficient workflows
• strengthening collaboration with businesses, educational institutions and other municipal areas
• actively contributing to the overall leadership and development of the employment area

Cross-cutting leadership and collaboration

As head of department you play a central role in the collaboration between the employment area, the specialized adult area, the health area, the Youth Unit, businesses and other partners. You are able to create a common direction around complex tasks and translate different professional perspectives into solutions that create value for citizens.

results for citizens.

We are looking for a leader who

• has solid leadership experience, preferably from the employment area or another authority area
• has or is pursuing a relevant leadership qualification
• has experience in leading staff and professional environments
• can balance operations, development and implementation of changes
• can translate legislation, reforms and political decisions into clear direction and practice
• has experience in systematic work with quality, management supervision and professional development
• can create followership through trust, clarity and involvement
• works data-driven and translates knowledge into concrete improvements
• sees value in digitization and system support as tools for quality and efficiency
• can create strong collaborations across professional areas and organizational units

We would like you to have experience with developing professional quality, management supervision and implementing new working methods. You are interested in digitization and data-driven leadership and see opportunities in new technologies to support the core task.

As a leader with us

We are looking for a leader who sets a clear direction and creates the framework for employees to succeed. You are present, trust-based and development-oriented, and you believe that the best results are created through involvement, responsibility and shared ambitions.

You manage to balance operations and development and see the opportunities in the changes that the employment reform brings.

You are motivated by creating results that can be felt by both citizens, businesses and employees.

We offer

• A central leadership position of great importance to the municipality's employment efforts
• Opportunity to influence the local implementation of the employment reform
• Committed and capable staff
• A strong, ambitious and collaborative leadership team
• An organization focused on quality, development and results
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development

The first interview is expected to be held on Tuesday 17 November, the second interview is expected to be held on Friday 20 November. Candidates who advance to the second interview will receive a test beforehand. On the day of the second interview, candidates will be given a case with preparation time before the interview.

Would you like to help shape the future of the effort for activity-ready citizens, resource pathways and integration in Hvidovre Municipality, where the path to work, education and participation in the community is the common goal? If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the department head Ditte Schultze at phone 3639 3842 or Center Chief Thomas Strøm at phone 3639 2211

We look forward to receiving your application.

Application deadline: 13 November 2026