Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality seeks a contract negotiator for the specialized social sector.

Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune seeks a contract negotiator for the specialized social sector. (Re-advertised)

As a contract negotiator you will play a central role in ensuring the best possible agreements with external suppliers. The task requires strong negotiation skills and the ability to create coherence between citizens' needs, professional quality, legislation and economics.

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality continuously purchases specialized offers for children, young people and adults from external providers. You will help ensure that the agreements support citizens' needs, while quality, follow-up and financial accountability go hand in hand.

What is the task?

As a contract negotiator you shall ensure that the municipality's purchases of social offers and interventions rest on a solid professional, legal and financial basis. You will have a central role in the work with contract negotiation, contract follow-up and further development of a consistent practice across the specialized social sector.

The tasks are carried out in close collaboration with caseworkers, professional coordinators and management, where you contribute to creating coherence between the citizen's needs, the chosen intervention, the quality of the offering and the agreed economy. The area is already supported by established workflows, which you will help anchor and further develop.

Your tasks will among other things include

• negotiate and follow up on contracts with external suppliers
• identify and analyze cases with potential for negotiation or follow-up
• contribute to implementation, quality assurance and ongoing development of workflows
• conduct relevant analyses and price comparisons
• support the organization's competence development within contract management and negotiation
• collaborate across the children, family and adult areas

Who are you?

You manage to combine financial responsibility with a social-professional perspective and can navigate safely in the crossroads between citizens' needs, professional quality, legislation and financial management.

You have experience with negotiation, contract management or supplier collaboration and thrive in a role where you must achieve results through dialogue, analysis and close collaboration with both colleagues and external actors. It is advantageous if you have a social-professional background and familiarity with the Social Services Act and the Child Act.

As a person you are curious, persistent and solution-oriented. You are clear in your communication, stand firm when the situation requires it, and at the same time manage to build trusting relationships. You are motivated by creating tangible results and see value in succeeding together with others.

We place particular emphasis on the following

• you are a principled and persistent negotiator who can stand firm for the municipality's interests while maintaining a constructive and respectful dialogue with suppliers
• you work in a structured way and can create overview in complex cases
• you can translate legislation and professional frameworks into concrete solutions and recommendations
• you take responsibility, follow through on tasks and actively contribute to progress
• you build strong collaborative relationships and thrive working across professional areas
• you have an overview and are motivated to contribute to the organization’s overall task solving

Additional information

The position is intended to be filled from December 1, 2026. Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Submit your application via the link. We will request references after an agreement with you. We must have received your application no later than October 25.

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Want to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to write questions and contact information to the head of the Children and Family Department – Diana Christensen at email [email protected] . You will then be contacted as soon as possible.

Application deadline: October 25, 2026

Location: Skolevej 6, 5854 Gislev