Area Manager for e-initiatives, Center for Health and the Elderly, Frederikshavn Municipality

Leader for employees with a strong development profile in the digital area!

Would you like to become part of a municipality where courage, accountability and integrity form our leadership foundation? Where the values of the Elder Law regarding self-determination, trust in employees and management, and close collaboration with relatives and civil society together with the policy “Together about the communities of the future” shape the framework of our work? Then maybe you are the one we are looking for.

About the position

In the Center for Health and Elderly Care we are highly focused on digital solutions and work purposefully to integrate health technology as a natural part of our initiatives

In our new area for E-initiatives we are bringing together our development team, which has a strong focus on supporting our electronic care system and health technology in general – and our department for screen visits. Our aim is to significantly develop the efforts around screen visits and health technology.

You will become part of the area management which, in addition to the area manager for E-initiatives, consists of three other areas: Nursing home area, Home and Nursing, and Prevention, Rehabilitation and Authority.

As area manager you will become part of a large, well-functioning, visionary and cross-functional leadership team with a focus on common direction, coherence and development in the health and elderly care area. Your main task will be to set the direction for the digital area – and support the implementation of this part. You will also have a task to support other development tasks across areas, and will work closely with your area manager colleagues on the task solving in the Center for Health and Elderly Care.

You will report to the head of the Center for Health and Elderly Care.

We value that you

Have solid insight and experience with technology, but also insight and experience from the major operational areas where this will be implemented.

You have strong analytical capacity and a confident understanding of which decisions and actions create development in interaction with a sustainable economy, especially in the nursing homes and in home care and nursing

Exercising inclusive leadership and supporting as well as sparring closely with employees, colleagues and the manager.

Work according to Frederikshavn Municipality's leadership values of courage, responsibility and integrity.

Have a natural understanding of and respect for the values in the Elder Law.

In Frederikshavn Municipality there is a long and strong tradition of making things happen by pulling together. We believe the best solutions are found in shared efforts. We are seeking an area leader who shares this fundamental attitude and can contribute to the positive synergy across the organization.

Your background

Your prerequisites are

• Relevant health-related education
• Leadership education at diploma level minimum
• Documented leadership experience or other experience from the nursing home area and home care and nursing
• Experience and knowledge in development and implementation
• Experience with financial and resource management and insight into operations management
• Experience or interest in working specifically with health technology
• Experience in leading in a politically governed organization

We offer

• A well-run organization with room to think big, curiosity and space for new ideas
• A strong and well-functioning MED system
• Collegial sparring, strategic interaction and an environment where we succeed through shared responsibility and collaboration.

Contact

If you can see yourself in the above, and if you would like to make a difference for both citizens and employees, we look forward to welcoming you as area manager in Frederikshavn Municipality.

Application deadline is 18 November 2026. 1st interview is expected to be held on 24 November and 2nd interview on 30 November.

A Garuda competence profile will be conducted between the 1st and 2nd interview.

If you have questions about the position, center chief Trine Holmberg can be reached at tel. 2117 9162