Consultant for Culture, Sports and Leisure

Would you like to help set the direction for the sports and leisure sector in Hillerød Municipality?

Are you passionate about working with sport, facilities development, volunteering, associations and bridging across sectors? Can you ensure progress, collaboration and development in cross-cutting projects, and can you deliver 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, Sport and Leisure plays a central role in the municipality's work to strengthen communities and participation opportunities for residents of all ages. The area includes, among other things, cultural institutions, events, volunteering, folk high school, 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 area. At the same time, we are a significant actor in bridging across other areas in the municipality, e.g. schools/youth and day-care, health and social, and facilities, urban development and climate areas.

We are seeking an engaged and development-oriented consultant for 37 hours, who will take on different types of tasks.

It is important that you have the following qualifications

• A master's degree, in either sport or social sciences, and experience within the sports, voluntary associations and folk education sector.
• Project management experience and the ability to drive and coordinate strategic, complex development projects.
• Experience from a politically governed organization – preferably a municipality – and can contribute to political support, including preparation of case materials and decision briefs.
• Strong communication skills – both oral and written – and the ability to independently drive tasks and processes forward.
• Has a flair for working with analyses and data and has the skills to support the development of facilities, activities and offerings for the municipality's residents.

To succeed in the role it is important that you

• See new opportunities and take action
• Have a strong strategic sense and overview
• Are good at forming and joining new relationships and networks
• Can collaborate across sectors
• Are prepared to take on many diverse tasks
• If you have experience with or an eye for grant opportunities for municipal projects, that is also an advantage.

Central to the role is the ability to identify bridging opportunities and cross-cutting potential, the ability to lift these in collaboration with relevant parties, and a willingness to contribute to supporting and strengthening the area in itself. You should have the desire and ability to dialogue with a broad range of actors both inside and outside the town hall – and you can follow many diverse tasks through to completion.

Types of tasks you will be required to tackle

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

Who are we

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

You will work closely on a daily basis with ten dedicated people with strong professional skills and great commitment. We work very cross-cutting and often have multiple 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 homeworking.

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

What we can offer

In addition to an attractive workplace with a large opportunity to shape the role, you will also become part of a value-based organization where we emphasize the values Trust, Interest, Time and Care.

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

There is a smoke-free working time in Hillerød Municipality and an opportunity for one hour of movement each week during working hours with colleagues.

Employment is according to the applicable collective agreement, and the salary is agreed with the union that has negotiation rights.

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 the first interview on 17 November 2026 and the 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, on phone 72 32 34 13 or the Department Head Camilla Vange Mynster on phone 72 32 52 00.

The application is submitted 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 residents every day, and we value the very special contribution you bring. We are proud to be open to new paths and to find solutions together to the challenges that face us. Hillerød Municipality is a flexible workplace where we believe in the value of both diversity and togetherness. It is important that everyone feels recognized and respected, because with us job satisfaction is a prerequisite for good quality and satisfied citizens.