Become Head of Quality and Development in Senior and Health

The best strategies are the ones that can be felt in everyday life. Among leaders, among employees – and first and foremost among the citizens who need our help.

In Fredericia Municipality we are now establishing the department Quality and Development in Senior and Health. We are looking for a development-oriented and unifying leader who can bring together strong professional competencies, set a clear direction, and make strategy and operations work together.

You will lead 20 employees and hold a central role in supporting the core task among the roughly 1,100 employees in the area. And you will have the opportunity to shape a new department where operations, quality, collaboration and development must go hand in hand.

Can you create forward momentum and also bring people with you? Then we would like to hear from you.

Your first task: To create a common team

Quality and Development brings together employees and tasks that today are organized under several managers. Your first major task will therefore be to create a common point of view: What do we need to succeed with together? How do we use our different competencies in the best possible way? And how do we create the greatest possible value for those we are here for?

A team with many professional backgrounds – and one common task

The 20 employees you will lead contribute with different perspectives and competencies. The team consists, among others, of:

• Developmental nurses, professional consultants and quality staff.
• System administrators on Nexus.
• Office assistants and administrative specialists.

Our common task is to ensure that the area’s leaders and employees have the best possible support to solve the core task with high quality and good use of resources.

The department’s work spans several closely related areas

Project management and implementation

We drive new initiatives, coordinate implementation and follow up so that strategic goals are translated into practice.

Strategy, governance and development

We support strategic efforts and political decisions through planning, documentation, follow-up and participation in development and change processes.

Clinical health support

We work with professional development, analyses and quality monitoring as well as sparring regarding supervision, action plans and complex professional questions. The consultants provide training and handle the introduction of new employees.

Administrative support

We support management with invoicing and financial support, meetings and management support, grants for terminal and care allowances, filing and mail distribution, as well as quality in processes and reporting.

Nexus system administration

We work across the senior, health and social sectors as well as both municipal and private providers. We support maintenance and development of Nexus and the systems that interface with it.

You will set direction, trust and decisiveness

We expect you to have leadership experience and to be familiar with municipal practice – preferably from the senior and health sector or another politically governed organization.

Your professional background may be health-related, but you can also come from a completely different background.

You can raise your gaze and see the big contexts, but also get close to a concrete task when needed.

We particularly emphasize that you

• Practice attentive leadership and are accessible, listening and engaged, thereby creating a safe working environment for the individual employee and for the department as a whole.
• Have strong communication skills – both in writing and speaking.
• Work in a structured manner, maintain an overview, dare to prioritize and have impact.
• Embrace different professional backgrounds, can create coherence in task solving and build trust through clear communication.
• Have professional insight, can find solutions in complex situations and create momentum in changes.

Here you have the opportunity to leave a clear mark

You will step into a new role with the opportunity to shape both the department’s collaboration and the way we solve tasks.

You will be part of a leadership team, where your nearest colleagues are the four area managers. At the same time you will have close collaboration with the area’s approximately 25 managers and become part of the leadership community across the entire directorate area. (see attachment with organizational chart)

We emphasize close cooperation between operations and development with a focus on integrity and a high level of professional expertise.

Do you want to know more?

No one knows it all, but if you are curious, call the head of Senior and Health Signe Lunn Walls, who would be happy to buy a coffee if you would like to meet and talk more about the position.

You can contact Signe at 24 86 20 92.

See link: organizational plan for Senior and Health - January 2027

Salary and terms of employment

In accordance with the current collective agreement between KL and the negotiating party organization.

Fredericia Municipality is a tobacco-free workplace.

Commencement 1 January 2027.

References

References will be obtained upon hiring.

Criminal record

A criminal record will be obtained upon hiring. The employment is conditional on the criminal record being without remarks of significance to the performance of the specific role

Employment interviews

First interview round 13 November 2026 and second interview round 24 November 2026.

Candidates progressing to the second interview round should expect to complete a personality profile, for which feedback will be provided as well as answering a case.

Submit application online

Fredericia Municipality uses an electronic recruitment system where you submit your application, CV, diploma and other relevant experience documents online .

Read more about online application at www.fredericia.dk

Application deadline

8 November 2026.