Do you want to be at the forefront of future health and prevention in Mariagerfjord Municipality?

Mariagerfjord Municipality seeks an engaged and visionary leader for Health and Training as of January 1, 2027.

Are you passionate about health, prevention and development? Do you have leadership experience, and are you motivated by achieving results through others? Then you now have the opportunity to make your mark on an important area where professional quality, strong communities and citizens' health are at the center.

As the head of Health and Training, you will play a central role in driving both daily operations and strategic development. You will be part of an exciting period in which the health reform, new quality standards, digitization and future prevention efforts place new demands—and open up new possibilities.

About you

We are looking for a leader who

• wants to and is capable of continuing the positive development of Health and Training—with a particular focus on the changes associated with the Health Reform, an upcoming Public Health Act and demands for digitalization
• can support employees in acquiring new competencies—you should be facilitative and create results by involving others
• has a resource-focused approach and can think cross-functionally and engage in development work
• has the professional leadership toolkit in order—ideally with solid experience in the field
• can create good professional frameworks for employees who occasionally face challenging professional situations
• focuses on succeeding together—and has a trust-based leadership style
• has an eye for both operation, development and the working environment.

We expect that you

• have knowledge of the prevention area—and with a particular view to what it requires to lead different professional groups
• are passionate and curious
• are professionally skilled with an eye for your own and others' competencies
• can address potentially conflict-filled issues—among other things by following up and keeping to the professional direction
• have a strong citizen perspective and recognize the importance of early intervention and prevention
• can accommodate diversity and create a culture where different competencies are utilized
• are clear, calm and present in your leadership and can create security and direction
• have experience with leadership—both people management, strategic leadership and budget management.

Your tasks include, among others

As the leader, you will have the overall responsibility for the operation, development and personnel management of Health and Training.

In addition, you should

• provide direction for the professional development and quality of the effort
• lead, develop and motivate employees as well as professional leader
• be responsible for budget, planning and documentation
• work on solutions to the fact that there are several places with insufficient physical facilities
• the important interaction with AMR, TR and Local MED
• implement new quality standards under the health reform
• Implement AI-assisted journaling and note-taking—and ensure that employees are equipped for this task
• contribute to Mariagerfjord Municipality meeting the Public Health Act's requirements for uniform prevention—with a view to strengthening the connection to the Mariagerfjord Volunteer Center and civil society.

We offer

• A meaningful leadership role where you have influence, variety in tasks and opportunities to develop professionally and personally.
• Professionally skilled employees with high motivation and engagement.
• An development-oriented leadership team in Social and Health, characterized by good collaboration and a focus on cross-functional work and giving each other sparring.
• An onboarding program where you are assigned a mentor.
• An workplace characterized by a high degree of psychological safety, collaboration and professional reflection—and a good dose of humor.

In this position, you will have ample opportunity to apply your competencies and shape development work both in Health and Training—and in the leadership team for Social and Health.

Salary and terms of employment

This is a permanent full-time position. Salary will be negotiated closer to the applicable collective agreement, with the possibility of negotiating supplements based on your competencies. We hope you can start on January 1, 2027.

We have health centers in both Hadsund and Hobro—and you must also be prepared to attend meetings across Mariagerfjord Municipality, which requires that you have a valid driver's license.

To be employed by Mariagerfjord Municipality you must have MitID.

Timeline

The application deadline is November 13. We expect to conduct the first interview on November 18 and the second interview on November 26.

Between the first and second interviews, tests will be conducted for candidates who advance to the second interview. If you advance, you must be prepared to complete an online personality test and participate in test feedback with the involvement of an external consultant.

References will be collected only for the selected candidate.

Information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Social and Health Director Kit Borup at 29 23 79 38 (please text, and you will be called back).

About Health and Training

The department consists of

• Training Unit
• Patient-oriented Prevention
• Health Unit

Exciting tasks lie ahead in the coming years—including

• Health reform as of 1/1 2027: new quality standards, inter-municipal collaborations and delegation of authority for patient-oriented prevention to the region (operation of the task on behalf of RN).
• Public Health Act (expected 2027): more uniform citizen-focused prevention across municipalities; Mariagerfjord scores low on the national health profile.
• AI for journaling and note-taking: implementation and competency development for employees.
• KL's digitization requirements: at least one third of initiatives delivered digitally by 2028.
• Aged Care Act: changes in the organization of preventive home visits.
• Strengthen public health and reduce health inequalities—including recruiting the younger workforce and linking to the volunteer center and civil society.

Read about the organization

Read Mariagerfjord Municipality's Leadership Basis and strategic benchmarks

About Mariagerfjord Municipality

Mariagerfjord Municipality is one of Denmark's most beautiful municipalities, with a unique and varied nature by forest, coast and fjord. We are centrally located between Aalborg and Aarhus and thus act as a link between Northern Jutland and the rest of the country. Our clear goal: We want more, and there is room for more. Therefore we focus on creating the best framework for our approximately 42,000 citizens, for our businesses, and for the development of the municipality.

In Mariagerfjord Municipality we want all of our 3,400 employees to feel they are an important part of the community. We have freedom to bring our competencies and ideas into play, so we solve the core task as best as possible and make a difference for our citizens. We focus on psychological safety and show respect for each other's differences. We all take shared responsibility for the community and the task, and therefore we also place great emphasis on a well-functioning collaboration in the MED organization.

We see diversity as a strength and therefore encourage all interested applicants to apply for a job with us, regardless of personal background.

Department: Health and Training

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Location: Health and Training / Vestergade 4, 9560 Hadsund, Denmark, 9560, Hadsund, Denmark