Head of Secretariat for Health, Culture and Care, Randers Municipality

Head of Secretariat for Health, Culture and Care

With Vision 2030 and the change project The Future Randers Municipality Randers has set a clear direction: Randers should be among the best places to live, grow up, work and run a business – with focus on quality of life, health, participation and strong communities. As head of the Secretariat in Health, Culture and Care you will have a key position close to it all – the political level, the director, the management team, the professional areas and the daily operations.

Randers Municipality is one of Denmark's largest municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and an open, values-based culture, where decisiveness, professionalism and collaboration go hand in hand.

Health, Culture and Care comprises the health, culture and leisure as well as welfare area with around 3,400 employees and about 80 managers. The department is characterized by high professionalism, engaged leaders and employees, large managerial freedom, good humor and short way from idea to action.

The position is new in its form. The previous function as Secretariat and Finance Chief is divided into two, so you as Head of Secretariat will be responsible for political support, planning, communications, leadership support and cross-cutting development, while the Finance Chief will have an independent mandate. You report to the director and become a close and confidential sparring partner in political, organizational and strategic matters.

Together with the director you must ensure timely and well-prepared political support for the Welfare Committee as well as the Health, Sports and Culture Committee, and together with the department heads you qualify the decision basis so problems, consequences and recommendations are clear, and you follow up on the decisions.

You will lead the secretariat's eight experienced and professionally strong employees and will be the secretariat's unifying and agenda-setting leadership point. At the same time you will have a coordinating role regarding the administration's consultant resources and cross-cutting tasks, where you in close collaboration with the heads of sections prioritize, clarify mandate and responsibility and create an overview of the development and implementation portfolio.

After an initial consolidation of the secretariat's operations you will take on an increasing role in the work with The Future Randers, the strategic plan and the implementation of the health reform and health councils.

You join a well-functioning management team with an open tone, good humor and a relatively flat structure, where you are expected to actively contribute to both the professional and collegial community. You also become part of the municipality's cross-department Head of Secretariat group, where you represent the administration and at the same time take responsibility for the municipality's overall interests.

You have a relevant higher education and solid leadership experience from a secretariat, staff or development function, from a politically led organization. You understand political and administrative decision-making processes, have the clout to drive agendas and coordination in a large administration and lead cross-cutting processes and implementation securely across disciplines and management levels.

You work structurally and timely, prioritize sharply and are a pragmatic leader who sets clear direction, delegates responsibility and follows up without micromanaging. You provide qualified input and challenge, communicate precisely and with a recipient-oriented approach and meet others with integrity, situational awareness and humor.

You can read much more about the position in the job and person profile (pdf). If you have questions about the job, you are very welcome to send an SMS to 2115 2462, after which Director Thomas Krarup will contact you for a telephone interview. You can also contact partner at Genitor Jesper Lund Madsen at tel. 2289 8525 or [email protected].

If you would like to discuss your opportunities in the job, you are also very welcome to contact Jesper Lund Madsen. All inquiries are treated confidentially.

Application deadline is 22 November 2026.

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