Consultant for Culture, Sports and Leisure

Do you want to help set the direction for the sports and leisure area in Hillerød Municipality?

Are you passionate about working with sport, facilities development, volunteering, associations, and bridging gaps? Can you ensure progress, collaboration, and development in cross-cutting projects, and can you create results in a field with many different actors and interests? Then you are our new consultant in Culture, Sports and Leisure. About the area and the position

Culture, Sports and Leisure plays a central role in the municipality's work to strengthen communities and opportunities for participation for citizens of all ages. The area includes, among other things, cultural institutions, events, volunteering, folk high schools, sports facilities and cross-cutting development initiatives.

In Hillerød Municipality we have a particular focus on creating good frameworks for and strengthening the culture-, sport- and leisure sector. At the same time, we are a significant actor in bridging across other areas in the municipality, e.g. school/youth and day care, health and social, and facilities-, urban development- and climate areas.

We are seeking an engaged and development-oriented consultant of 37 hours, who will take on various types of tasks. It is important that you have the following qualifications

• A master's degree, either in sport or social sciences, and experience within the sport, associations and folk education area.
• Project management experience and the ability to drive and coordinate strategic, complex development projects.
• Experience from a politically governed organization – ideally a municipality – and the ability to contribute to political servicing, including preparation of case materials and decision proposals.
• Good communication skills – both spoken and written – and the ability to independently drive tasks and processes forward.
• Strong aptitude for working with analyses and data and the ability to support the development of facilities, activities and offerings for the municipality's citizens.

To succeed in the role it is important that you

• See new opportunities and be proactive
• Have a good strategic view and overview
• Are good at forming and entering into new relationships and networks.
• Have the art of cross-sector collaboration
• Are willing to take on many diverse tasks
• If you have experience with or an eye for funding opportunities for municipal projects, that is an advantage.

Central to the role is a focus on bridge-building and cross-area potentials, the ability to lift these in collaboration with relevant parties, and a desire to contribute to supporting and strengthening the area in itself. You should have the desire and ability to engage in dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders both inside and outside the town hall – and you can follow many different tasks to completion.

Types of tasks you will handle

• Project management and sparring on cross-cutting projects in collaboration with internal and external partners
• Development of leisure facilities – including revising and drafting cooperation and user agreements with for example self-governing units
• Prepare case materials, notes and analyses for political decision-making
• Development of partnerships, collaboration and bridge-building between the municipality, associations and institutions
• Support events, workshops and activities in the area
• Association support, including guidance on grants, fundraising and permits, coordination regarding coexistence in municipal facilities, assistance with stakeholder and conflict handling, etc.

Who are we

We are a department with both employees at the town hall and decentralised – the Hillerød Libraries, the Music School and Basen/SSP together with your future colleagues at the town hall form “Culture, Sports and Leisure.”

You will in daily work be closely colleagues with ten dedicated people with strong professional skills and great commitment. We work very cross-cutting and often have several references depending on the task, but in daily work you report to the Deputy Head of Culture, Sports and Leisure.

We sit in open office environments, where we can easily reach each other and we also have rooms for meetings, reflection, phone calls etc. We work flexibly, and there is the possibility of remote work.

We have a good social environment and an informal tone, and we look forward to welcoming you! What we offer

In addition to an attractive workplace with great potential to shape the job, you will also become part of a value-based organisation where we place emphasis on the values Trust, Interest, Time and Care.

Hillerød Municipality is located in the heart of North Zealand with about 56,000 inhabitants, and because we are a development municipality, we have constant ambitions for a high quality of service.

There is smoke-free working hours in Hillerød Municipality and the possibility of an hour of movement per week during working hours with colleagues.

Employment is according to the applicable collective agreement, and the salary is negotiated with the union having the right to negotiation.

The position is 37 hours and to be filled no later than 1 January 2027.

The workplace is Hillerød Town Hall, Trollesmindealle 27, Hillerød. Application deadline

11 November 2026, and you send your application including relevant attachments via the link.

We expect to hold first interview on 17 November 2026 and second interview on 20 November 2026.

For the second interview there will be a case to solve. If you want to know more

You can read more about Hillerød Municipality on our website, including our core story, values, policies and strategies.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Deputy Head of Culture, Sports and Leisure, Julie Fischer-Nielsen, at telephone 72 32 34 13 or Department Head Camilla Vange Mynster at telephone 72 32 52 00.

The application is sent electronically via the link

With us it is not only the work that counts, but also the people behind it. Together we make a difference for the municipality's more than 54,000 citizens every day, and we value the unique contribution you bring. We are proud to be exploring new ways and together find solutions to the challenges we face. Hillerød Municipality is a flexible workplace where we believe in the value of both diversity and solidarity. It is important that everyone feels recognised and respected, because with us job satisfaction is a prerequisite for good quality and satisfied citizens.

Application deadline

11 November 2026

Start date

1 January 2027

Contact

Deputy Head Julie Fischer-Nielsen, telephone 72 32 34 13

Workplace

Culture and Development

Employment conditions

Employment is according to the applicable collective agreement and the salary is negotiated with the union having the right to negotiation.