Head of Secretariat for one of Rigshospitalet's seven centers

Would you lead the new center secretariat and help shape the administrative support in one of Rigshospitalet's highly specialized centers?

At Rigshospitalet our vision is to benefit the individual patient and the overall health system . This is also the direction for our administrative work. As secretariat chief you will help ensure that the administrative support creates value close to the clinical everyday life and gives our leaders the best possible framework to succeed with the core task.

We are seeking secretariat chiefs who can lead and develop Rigshospitalet's center secretariats and at the same time be close and qualified sparring partners for the center leaderships and the centers' other leaders.

You join at a time when Rigshospitalet is establishing a new staff structure. This gives you a special opportunity to actively contribute to shaping how the center secretariat should function, collaborate and create value for the center's leaders and the hospital as a whole.

As secretariat chief your most important task is to ensure that the administrative support hangs together. You must create overview, direction and momentum, build bridges between the center and the hospital's common staff, and ensure that the leadership experiences a engaged, professional and coherent administrative support.

About the function Rigshospitalet's administrative staff functions from 1 November 2026 consist of seven center secretariats and three hospital staffs, which together form the Common Secretariat. The center secretariats' common task is to advise, support and relieve the center, department and ward leaderships.

We are also in the middle of a significant transformation. Rigshospitalet must both ensure operation of the highest quality here and now and develop a more focused organization with clear priorities, stronger professional environments and an administrative support that uses resources where they create the greatest value. As secretariat chief you will play a central role in making operations, development and transformation hang together administratively and organizationally.

You report to the center leadership and become a close partner for the center's leadership and other leaders.

A new and central leadership role The center secretariat is the center's administrative hub. It must advise, support and relieve the center, department and ward leadership and at the same time be the center's entry to the Hospital Staff and the Hospital Staff's entry to the center.

As secretariat chief you have three main tasks

You lead and develop the center secretariat You will have personnel management of the employees in the center secretariat who report directly to you, and you will be responsible for the secretariat's finances. At the same time, you must set direction for and develop the overall staff team around the center, also across organizational references.

This requires a particular form of leadership. You must be able to create common direction and results through relationships, dialogue and prioritization, even when you do not have the formal management mandate.

You ensure the administrative support hangs together You must have an eye for the center's overall administrative task portfolio and help prioritize, coordinate and follow up.

You must understand the needs of the clinical leadership and be able to translate them into concrete administrative deliverables. When the solution lies in one of the hospital's specialized staffs, you help create the connection and ensure that the task goes to the right place and that the right team is assigned.

At the same time you will be part of the close collaboration among the hospital's seven secretariat chiefs on common standards, knowledge sharing and development of the administrative support across Rigshospitalet.

You advise and relieve the leadership You will become a close sparring partner for the center leadership and must contribute with overview, organizational understanding and reliable execution.

• secure qualified decision basis and good secretariat support for the center's leadership forums
• follow decisions and important cases through to the end
• drive and support organizational and strategic processes
• coordinate hearings, regional inquiries and political questions
• support the implementation of cross-cutting initiatives
• contribute to the center's transformation and development projects

You will work closely with the strategic PA for the vice director responsible for the center. Roles and tasks differ: As secretariat chief you are responsible for the center's administrative delivery and leadership support, while the strategic PA supports the vice director's cross-cutting tasks. The close cooperation must ensure coherence and avoid duplicate work.

Who are you? We imagine you have a relevant academic education and managerial experience, preferably from a staff, secretariat or similar function in a larger and complex organization. Experience from the health care system or the public sector is an advantage, but the crucial is that you can navigate safely in a complex organization with many agendas and stakeholders.

• You are a clear and trust-building leader who can unite and develop a team
• You can lead across, also when you do not have direct personnel responsibility
• You have strong organizational and strategic understanding
• You have strong relationship skills
• You communicate confidently and precisely both in writing and orally in Danish and English
• You have experience with personnel management
• You can maintain overview and judgment in an organization undergoing change

We offer

• opportunity to shape and develop a new center secretariat
• leadership responsibility for a professionally strong team
• a central role in the center's operation and transformation
• close collaboration with the center leadership and the center's other leaders
• a strong cross-cutting leadership community with the other secretariat chiefs and Hospital Staff
• great autonomy and the opportunity to influence the future administrative support

Employment terms The position is 37 hours per week and placed at unit chief level with managerial reference to the center leadership. Salary and employment terms follow the Agreement for Chiefs.

How to apply This is a single joint advertisement for all seven centers, and each center conducts its own recruitment. In your application, indicate which center(s) you are applying for. If you apply for more than one, please rank them.

Start date

1 January 2027

Application deadline

2 November 2026

Interviews

First interview in week 46 and second interview in week 47/48

Hear more about the centers The seven centers each have their specialties, departments and everyday life, and the role of secretariat chief is shaped by the center you join. Therefore we encourage you to reach out to the center or centers you are interested in before you apply. This way you can hear more about the center, its leadership and the expectations for the role, and we also get to know you better.

Center

Contact person

Phone

E-mail

Service Center

Henrik Louw, Center Secretary

2166 9627

[email protected]

Heart Center

Inge-Lise Knøfler, Center Secretary

4025 9624

[email protected]

Main Orthocenter

Pernille Roland Center Secretary

6113 0629

[email protected]

Diagnostic Center

Randi Brinckmann, Center Director

5163 2800

[email protected]

Neurocenter

Irene Harboe Brandt, Center Secretary

2138 9927

[email protected]

Center for Cancer and Organ Diseases

Jannick Brennum, Center Director

2964 8652

[email protected]

Juliane Marie Center

Mette Marie Friis Hansen Center Secretary

3545 4229

[email protected]