Chief of Emergency Services for Lejre Fire Department (Re-advertisement)

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Leadership of people, safe operations and the emergency preparedness of the future

Are you a unifying leader who can set direction and create engagement? Do you want to lead a local fire service and help shape Lejre Municipality's work with societal security, emergency planning and resilience in a time of new threats and expectations?

We hope you want to apply for the position of chief of emergency services at Lejre Fire Service.

About Lejre Fire Service

Lejre Fire Service is one of the country’s smaller municipal emergency services with around 40 employees, of which the majority are part‑time firefighters. We respond from stations in Kirke Hyllinge and Hvalsø and handle approximately 200 incidents annually. We are also in a time where emergency preparedness is about more than firefighting and response. Societal security, climate adaptation, critical infrastructure and total preparedness are increasingly shaping our work.

Therefore we are seeking a chief of emergency services who can both ensure strong operations today and contribute to developing tomorrow's emergency service.

About the job

As chief of emergency services you will have the overall responsibility for the operation, development and leadership of Lejre Fire Service. You will become the top professional leader and the municipality's central advisor on the emergency preparedness area. At the same time you will be an important partner for the executive, politicians, managers and external authorities.

Who are you?

We envisage that you

• Have experience with leadership and organizational development
• Have management experience from an operational organization, e.g. emergency services, rescue service, defence or police
• Can achieve results through others and build strong relationships
• Have a sense for both operations, economy and long‑term development
• Communicate clearly and credibly at all levels
• Maintain overview and decisive action in critical situations
• Are analytical, pragmatic and solution‑oriented
• Can create followership among engaged staff with different roles and terms

We offer

At Lejre Fire Service you get a unique opportunity to make a significant mark on an emergency service in development. You will receive:

• A wide scope for leadership with short decision‑making lines
• Committed staff and leaders
• Opportunity to shape the future emergency preparedness
• A central role in the municipality's work with societal security
• A smaller municipality characterized by trust, integrity and collaboration

Read more

You can read much more about the position, the organisation and the concrete expectations in the job and person profile, which can be found here:

lejre.dk/beredskabschef

Lejre Municipality is a community of 49 small towns and villages. It is home to just under 30,000 people, and more are moving here. As a municipality we work to create a good life in the countryside, now and for future generations. It is about incorporating nature into everything we do. Finding solutions in unity and communities, and creating spaces where citizens, associations and businesses can flourish.

We have around 2,000 employees in total, who work to create welfare in close collaboration with all those whom the effort affects.

That is why we call Lejre Municipality Our Place.

In Lejre Municipality there is smoke‑free working hours.

In Lejre Municipality we obtain criminal record checks and child protection checks for a number of positions. Please note that you may be asked to give permission for these checks where relevant.

Employment type

Permanent

Working hours

Full-time

Start date

01-01-2027

Number of vacancies

1

Employment rate

37

City

Lejre

Region

Zealand

Country

Denmark

Reference number

2026/207

Contact

• Michael Bager, management advisor, 30181714

Published

15.10.2026

Application deadline

16.11.2026