Head of Secretariat for Ringsted Erhverv - with focus on strategic business development and business services

We are looking for a dynamic and skilled secretariat manager in Ringsted Business!

As the secretariat manager for Ringsted Business you will play a central role in driving and further developing the strategic business development in Ringsted Municipality. You will have professional responsibility for strategic and political processes in the business sector as well as for creating coherence and momentum across the organization. The role is carried out in close interaction with the management of Development and Business.

The position is organizationally located in the Center for Climate and Growth and is part of a smaller unit where tasks are solved collaboratively and with a high degree of independence. There is no personnel responsibility, but a clear responsibility to create overview, momentum and coherence in the strategic and cross-cutting efforts.

In addition, you will have an important function in the link between political goals, the administration's tasks and the concrete needs of companies. Overall you will contribute to Ringsted Business being the link that ensures a coherent business effort where the municipality is an active and accessible partner for the business community.

The secretariat manager works closely with the business consultant, who has the professional responsibility for local business service and the company-oriented efforts. Together, the two functions must ensure a strong link between the needs of companies, the municipality's strategic and political priorities, and the concrete business efforts.

About our Department Development and Business

Ringsted Business functions as the municipality's primary entry point for the business community and includes both company service, cross-cutting coordination and contributions to the strategic development of the business area. A significant part of the secretariat role is therefore daily operations that help consolidate the function in practice – both in terms of administrative collaboration and in meetings with companies following a one-entry principle.

At the same time the area is facing a larger task of developing the municipality's business strategy. Here the task will be to conduct analyses, plan involvement processes and translate political goals into concrete actions and priorities in collaboration with the organization and external actors.

You will become part of a tight professional collaboration in the business area, where there is ongoing dialogue about tasks, priorities and solutions. You report to the department head and the tasks are carried out in close interaction with the business consultant and colleagues in the rest of the Center for Climate & Growth including planning authority, environmental authority and business-oriented functions

The position includes both strategic, coordinating and operational tasks. The strategic tasks relate mainly to analysis, process and development of the business area, while the coordinating and operational tasks include cross-cutting collaboration, political servicing and secretariat tasks.

Political servicing is an essential part of the role, primarily in the form of preparing cases, decision documents and professional input in collaboration with the management.

Your tasks

These will include among others to

• Plan and carry out the work with the development of the municipality's business strategy, including analysing framework conditions, facilitating internal and external processes and translating political goals into concrete actions.
• Further develop Ringsted Business as a single entry for companies by clarifying workflows, coordinating across subject areas and ensuring coherence in companies' contact with the municipality.
• Ensure coordination, follow-up and progress in Ringsted Business' cross-cutting and strategic tasks in close cooperation with colleagues in Ringsted Business.
• Prepare agendas, analyses, memos and decision briefs for political consideration and contribute to creating a professionally solid basis for decisions. The position includes both strategic, coordinating and operational tasks. The strategic tasks relate mainly to analysis, process and development of the business area, while the coordinating and operational tasks include cross-cutting collaborations, political servicing and secretariat tasks.
• Political servicing is an essential part of the task, primarily in the form of preparation of cases, decision briefs and professional input in collaboration with the management.
• Represent Ringsted Municipality in nationwide and business-political networks and collaborations with other municipalities and business actors to ensure knowledge sharing and common

The profile we are looking for

• Relevant higher education
• Experience with strategic business development, business service or similar
• Experience with preparing analyses, memos and decision briefs.

In addition we expect that you

• Understand how to work in a politically governed organization and can operate confidently within the framework it provides.
• Can plan and drive processes where several disciplines and interests must be steered in one common direction.
• Can create overview for cross-organizational tasks and ensure progress without formal
• Can collaborate closely with different professional fields and create coherence between strategic, political and company-oriented perspectives.

What we offer

• A position with professional responsibility for the strategic development and cross-cutting coordination in the business area and the opportunity to influence both direction, processes and organization.
• A central role in the work with the municipality's upcoming
• A smaller, cross-functional team with close collaboration.
• A professionally strong workplace with focus on sparring
• Flexible terms with hybrid work

The Center for Climate and Growth is located at Rønnedevej 9 in Ringsted, within walking distance of Ringsted Station. By train it takes about 25 minutes from Copenhagen Central Station and about 1 hour from Odense.

It is part of Ringsted Municipality's recruitment policy to promote gender balance and ethnic equality. We encourage both people with Danish and other ethnic backgrounds to apply for the advertised position.

Background checks and/or criminal record checks may be conducted in connection with the appointment. We look forward to receiving your application.

The first interview is expected to be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 and the second interview on Monday, October 26, 2026.

We look forward to receiving your application.