Head of Office for the Agency for Societal Security's Management Secretariat

Are you ready to lead a central office that plays an important role in supporting and developing the Agency for Civil Protection? And are you motivated by creating coherence between strategic direction, management support and organizational development? Then you may be our new head of the Leadership Secretariat.

About the position

As head of the Leadership Secretariat you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks, including management support, governance and development, and handling responsibilities relating to radioactive waste.

The office has about 15 employees, including a deputy head and a functional manager. The office plays a central role in ensuring a well-functioning support to the agency's leadership and other management. This includes coordinating and quality assuring material for the executive, facilitating manager-and board meetings and calendar management and coordination of professional events.

In addition, the office is responsible for running and developing the agency's internal governance and development work. This includes the agency's goal- and results plan, development of processes, templates, project models and methodological tools, as well as sparring and support for ongoing projects.

As head of the office you will thus have a diverse role, where you must ensure efficient daily operations, set direction for the office's development and actively contribute to the overall strategic development of the agency.

About you

We are looking for an engaged and strategically strong leader who sees both the whole and the detail. You thrive in a central staff function close to the top management and can translate strategic ambitions into concrete actions and results.

You are a clear and trusted leader who can create direction, motivation and engagement among employees. At the same time you have good collaboration skills and can navigate safely in an organization with many stakeholders and different professional backgrounds.

You have an analytical approach to tasks, work structured and have a strong understanding of what is required to ensure professional and efficient management support.

To be successful in the role we would like you to

• Have solid management experience and the ability to create followership, well-being and development among employees.
• Have experience with management support and preferably from a politically governed organization or another public authority.
• Have strong strategic and analytical skills and can translate complex issues into clear decision foundations.
• Have experience with governance, organizational development and development of processes and workflows.
• Be a strong communicator, both written and spoken, and can ensure high quality in material to the executive and other management.
• Have good collaboration skills and be able to build relationships and cooperation across the organization.
• Work in a structured way and have an eye for both daily operations and long-term development needs.
• Be proactive, solution-oriented and have the courage to take responsibility for both large strategic agendas and more operational tasks.

What we offer you

You will get an exciting and diverse leadership position in an agency with an important societal task. As head of the office you will become part of a leadership community where you have the opportunity to influence both the strategic direction and the organizational development.

You will obtain a central position close to the executive and with broad contact with the rest of the agency. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of tasks, where you can both influence daily management support and help develop the agency's governance and organizational foundation.

We offer an engaged professional environment with skilled employees and good opportunities to develop yourself as a leader, while contributing to an important societal mission.

Salary and employment terms

The position is full-time with a start as soon as possible. You are employed under the framework agreement on the contractual employment of state leaders with salary in pay grade 1 (salary frame 37).

Employment is as a rule on a fixed-term for 5 years. There is possibility for negotiation of a qualification allowance.

The employment area is the Ministry for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness with associated institutions.

It is a condition of employment that you can be security cleared to the classification level SECRET and can maintain clearance throughout your employment.

The workplace will be at our location in Birkerød, but work will be distributed between our location on Østerbro and the location in Birkerød.

Are you interested?

Submit your application via the 'Search the position' button. The application must be received in the recruitment system no later than the 29th of November. The application should include your CV and certificates. Tests may be part of the recruitment process.

If you want to know more, you can contact deputy director Henrik Findahl Brodersen via personal assistant Katrine Bisgaardpr SMS at 5129 0166.

The Agency for Civil Protection urges all interested parties regardless of race, skin colour, religion or belief, political opinion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or gender characteristics, age, disability or national, social or ethnic origin to apply.