Chief Prosecutor for the Prosecution Service at the South and Southern Jutland Police

The Public Prosecutor's Office (Rigsadvokaten) on behalf of the Ministry of Justice seeks a Chief Prosecutor for the Mid and West Zealand Police.

The position is desired to be filled no later than 1 January 2027.

Chief Prosecutor

The Chief Prosecutor is the head of the local prosecuting authority in the police district and will have three heads of advocacy offices as well as an office manager reporting to him/her.

Under the overall leadership of the Police Chief and in close collaboration with the police, the Chief Prosecutor is responsible for ensuring that criminal cases are handled at a high professional level, with the necessary speed and in good and efficient collaboration with the district court(s). The Chief Prosecutor is also responsible for prioritizing criminal cases in accordance with the requirements set by the Police Chief based on, among other things, national performance requirements.

The Chief Prosecutor is furthermore responsible for legality checks across the entire police district. The Chief Prosecutor also plays an important role in the collaboration and interaction between the prosecution service, staff and the police pillar.

The Chief Prosecutor plays a central role in cross-cutting and strategic collaboration on the development of criminal case processing, including quality and supervision work, both internally within the local police district and across the police districts, among other things together with the other Chief Prosecutors, the State Attorneys and the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Prosecution Leadership Forum. At the same time, the Chief Prosecutor has a central role regarding the district’s external stakeholders and partners.

Qualifications

The Chief Prosecutor must be a highly qualified lawyer (cand.jur.) who, through work in the prosecution service or otherwise, has acquired a strong professional foundation to lead a local prosecuting authority. The Chief Prosecutor must possess a high level of professional integrity with a focus on quality and legality, as well as solid experience with operations management. In addition, the Chief Prosecutor must be a strong, engaged and visible leader with good strategic and analytical abilities, proven collaboration skills, good organizational understanding and good communication skills.

The Chief Prosecutor must be able to lead through leaders in a strongly professionally anchored culture and must at the same time be at the forefront of the ongoing development of the organization.

It requires strong personal impact, a trust-building leadership style, solid experience with goal- and result-oriented management, experience with change management and organizational changes with particular emphasis on strategic analysis of the task portfolio.

Salary and employment terms

The appointment will be made on a fixed-term basis in accordance with the framework agreement on the appointment of managers in the state. The position will, according to the framework agreement, be placed in salary grade 2 (equivalent to salary band 38). A personal allowance will be agreed depending on experience and qualifications, as well as a fixed-term addition.

If you are already employed as a civil servant, you can retain your current employment form.

The area of employment is the police and the prosecuting authority.

It is a condition of employment that you can obtain a security clearance.

Further information

For further information about the position, please contact Police Chief Andreas Langsted at tel. 2933 6693 or email [email protected].

The application

Applications are invited electronically via 'søg stillingen' (search the position).

If you are a civil servant, please address the application to the King.

The application must be received in the recruitment system no later than Monday, 26 October 2026 at 12:00.

Interviews are expected to be held at the Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

All interested regardless of personal background are encouraged to apply.

Application deadline: 26 October 2026

Department: Frederiksholm Kanal 16 1220 Copenhagen K

Location: Esbjerg