Head of Cross-Cutting Coordination and Communication at the Ministry of Children, the Elderly and Housing

Would you like to lead a centrally positioned office with a key role close to the minister, the head of department and the management? Are you motivated by shaping direction, ensuring progress and making complex processes succeed? Can you design political processes with thoughtful processes and sharp messages? Then you may be our new head of the newly established cross-cutting Coordination and Communication unit in the Ministry of Children, Elderly and Housing.

About the position

You will get very close to the political processes and decisions that shape the future of the Children, Elderly and Housing realm. You will play a vital role in ensuring that cross-cutting cases are coordinated effectively across ministries, and that an overview of the ministry's political processes is created. You will have a key role in ensuring the communication of the ministry's agendas across channels and products.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate across ministries and will be responsible for supporting the minister in connection with participation in the Government Committee. The position is centrally located in the ministry, giving you a dynamic and exciting daily life with high-profile and diverse matters.

You will become part of the ministry's leadership team and, in close collaboration with the head of department, the management and the ministry's other managers, you will contribute to the overall management of the ministry and to ensuring coherence, quality and progress in the ministry's task execution.

Your tasks include, among other things

• Create a new well-functioning unit with an ambitious culture that ensures high quality in task execution.
• Ensure ongoing overview of major cases and political processes in the area.
• Coordinate and plan larger political processes.
• Coordinate cases and prepare briefs in connection with the Government Committee.
• Support the other offices in the house in the written and visual communication of products such as government cases, decision proposals, presentations, etc.
• Advise the head of department on prioritization, coordination and cross-cutting processes.
• Ensure close and well-functioning collaboration across ministries.

About you

You have experience from one or more ministries and thrive on working closely with the political decision-making process. It is an advantage if you have experience from a pre-office and/or with supporting ministers’ participation in the Government Committee. You have an eye for the big picture and can place professional matters in a political context. You can decipher numbers and analyses and quickly get to grips with complex professional material – and you are energized by bringing the ends together.

We value that you

• Have 3-4 years of experience from a ministry or a political organization and are familiar with political decision-making processes.
• Have the courage for the managerial task and being a clear and motivating leader who provides direction and followers.
• Work strategically while also having an eye for daily operations.
• Can create overview, prioritize and ensure progress in complex processes.
• Have personal impact and can make decisions – even when tempo is high.
• Are process-driven and can think across and be a link between different professional areas.
• Have a relevant academic education.

About the Ministry of Children, Elderly and Housing

The Ministry of Children, Elderly and Housing works with central welfare areas that matter to people throughout life. We work to develop and implement policies that create good frameworks for children, families, elderly people and the housing sector – and contribute to a strong and cohesive welfare society. As a ministry, we support the minister and the government with technically strong analyses, political advice and reliable operations. We do this in close collaboration with municipalities, organizations and a broad range of stakeholders.

With us, you become part of an organization in development where high professional standards, integrity and collaboration form the basis of our work. We take responsibility, find solutions together and create results that make a difference for citizens.

Salary and employment

Employment can be as a senior consultant with personnel responsibility or as a fixed-term appointment on contract terms under the state framework agreement for the appointment of managers. The position is placed in either pay grade 36 or pay grade 37 (pay group 1) with fixed-term allowance, depending on your qualifications and experience.

You must be security cleared to “SECRET” to work in this position and be able to maintain this throughout your employment.

The employment area is the Ministry of Children, Elderly and Housing. The workplace is Stormgade 2-6, 1470 Copenhagen K.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, and tests may occur in the recruitment process. The position is to be filled as soon as possible and no later than 1 January 2027.

Questions?

You are welcome to contact Department Head Ditte Fruelund at tel. 24 26 69 73 or email [email protected] or HR, IT and Governance Chief Mathilde Mørch at 72 28 24 25 or email [email protected].

Apply for the position

Submit your application, CV and examination documentation electronically via the job advertisement on baebm.dk .

We must receive your application no later than 17 November 2026.

The Ministry of Children, Elderly and Housing wishes to promote equality and diversity, therefore all qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, religion, disability or ethnic background are encouraged to apply for the position.