Head of Department for Continuing and Further Education in the Health and Social Care Sector

Do you want to work with leadership of continuing and further education activities in the social and health care field?

Do you thrive with operational and financial as well as strategic and educational-policy tasks?

Can you enjoy developing education and competence development in close interaction with practice and in collaboration with experienced colleagues? Then perhaps with us you will find your next job.

We are seeking a department head who is eager and capable of being the daily leader for our two education units:

• The health-related unit
• The social work unit

These are two relatively small units with a large and varied portfolio.

We offer a range of formal education at academy and diploma level. In addition, we offer consultancy services, workshops, themed days, webinars, etc. You should thrive with our various education and services taking place under market-like conditions, where close contact and dialogue with recipients and customers is essential.

About us

You will be employed in the department named Health, Social Work and Applied Welfare Research, which also includes the Applied Welfare Research unit. The department is part of Competence and Organizational Development at UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole (UCL).

We collaborate with, among others, regions, municipalities, ministries, agencies and institutions to offer formal continuing and further education, as well as to plan and implement tailored programs that can support organizational change and individual competence development.

You will work closely with the head of the department, who has the overall professional, financial and personnel responsibility for the department. You will be the daily leader for 11 employees, almost all of whom have a professional education as well as a master’s, candidate’s or PhD degree.

Your profile

We are looking for a department head who

• Understands that leadership is about achieving results together with others
• Is interested in working with practice-oriented competence development in close interaction and dialogue with recipients and customers
• Has knowledge of the social and/or health-related continuing and further education area
• Wants to develop the department, workflows, the education programs and education formats
• Sees the value in connecting education, consultancy services and research
• Is listening, dialogue-oriented and inclusive, and at the same time able to set direction and delegate responsibility.

Your role as department head

Your role will be strategic and professional leadership as well as personnel management. You will be responsible for:

• Leading the operation and development of the department's education and consultancy activities
• The department's education offerings comply with applicable laws as well as national and local regulations
• Maintaining close collaboration with UCL's social and health-related basic education programs in the development and operation of education and competence development activities within your area of responsibility
• The assignment of tasks to staff
• Contributing to creating an inspiring and collaborative environment that supports employees' professional development and competence development

We can offer

• Opportunity to shape the development of continuing and further education in close collaboration with engaged staff and strong partners within important welfare areas
• Close collaboration with capable and committed staff
• Opportunity to lead and develop two professional units with high expertise and strong relationships to the practice field
• Good development opportunities and influence on the role's content
• A good working environment with an informal and humorous atmosphere
• Opportunity to become part of a large educational institution with good frameworks for collaboration across professions, education and research

Employment terms

You will be employed on 1 January 2027. This is a leadership position with no maximum working hours.

The employment is governed by Circular on the agreement for the employment of managers at institutions within the Ministry of Education and Research’s area and the relevant professional association.

You will report to the head of Health, Social Work and Applied Welfare Research, Niels Ejersbo.

Your primary workplace will be at UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, 5230 Odense M, but you should expect meeting activity at UCL's other locations in Jelling, Vejle, Odense and Svendborg.

Further information

• About UCL
• UCL leadership

We hold first interviews in week 46 and potentially second interviews in week 47.

If you would like to know more about the position before applying, you are welcome to contact the head of Health, Social Work and Applied Welfare Research, Niels Ejersbo, at mobile 60 11 31 93 or [email protected].

Application

Submit your application via ucl.dk/job no later than 27 October 2026.

UCL Erhvervsakademi og Professionshøjskole is a higher education institution that offers over 40 full-time programs within the pedagogical and social fields, health-related and technical-commercial areas. We also offer continuing and further education and participate in a wide range of research and development projects.

Our strategic ambition is that we - together with our students and partners - will be a driving force for sustainable growth and welfare and create solutions that make a difference.

We have our headquarters in Odense at Niels Bohrs Allé, but activities are distributed over seven campuses in Odense, Svendborg, Vejle, Fredericia and Jelling.

Facts

• 10,500 full-time students enrolled in over 40 programs
• 15,000 annual participants enrolled in over 35 academy- and diploma programs
• 1,400 employees at UCL
• UCL has a turnover of around DKK 800 million per year

We are the seventh-largest educational institution in Denmark by enrollment, and the third-largest university college in Denmark by enrollment.

Application deadline

27 October 2026

Employment

1 January 2027

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