Head of Secretariat for the Social Services Administration in Copenhagen Municipality

It requires both political acumen and a strong overview of processes to be close to the decisions, to make complex processes hang together and to navigate safely when priorities shift. If you can see yourself in the description, you may be our new secretariat chief in the Social Administration.

The Social Administration, with its 7,000 employees, is Denmark's largest social administration. We work so that socially vulnerable children, young people, adults and people with disabilities have the opportunity to live good and independent lives. Therefore we help citizens quickly and with the least possible intrusion toward increased life mastery.

As Secretariat Chief in the Leadership Secretariat and Communication, you will lead a sharp secretariat, where together with the head of communications and press you will be responsible for both the overall political and administrative support and for leading the secretariat. This means you set the direction and ensure coherence in task execution, create good conditions for the staff, and contribute strategically and constructively to the leadership across the administration and the City of Copenhagen.

You lead both people and processes

The Leadership Secretariat and Communication consists of two departments, Mayor, Committee and Directorate Support, which are led by the secretariat chief, and Communications and Press, which are led by the head of communications and press.

The Leadership Secretariat and Communication plays a central role in servicing the Social Committee of Copenhagen, the social mayor and the executive. The secretariat coordinates and ensures progress on political and strategic agendas. In addition, Leadership Secretariat and Communication handles internal and external communications and press management across the entire administration.

As secretariat chief you ensure that the organisation delivers solid decision bases on time, that political orders are translated into clear processes, and that decisions and priorities are followed up. In other words, you set the direction for the task, determine who should have what when, put the right expertise into play and ensure delivery.

You have direct staff responsibility for about ten employees with different professional backgrounds and duties. It requires continued focus on strengthening cross-secretariat collaboration and continuing the good work of supporting a culture where one looks beyond one’s own task and takes responsibility for the overall task solving.

You are also the line manager for the head of communications and press, and together you form the management team of the secretariat. You are part of the administration leadership, which consists of the executive and center managers from the administration's six operations centers and five administrative centers, and you report directly to the managing director.

Your profile

We expect that you

• have relevant experience from a larger politically led organisation, including experience with political support and leadership
• have a relevant academic-level education
• can lead leaders and at the same time have people management responsibility for a varied group of employees, consisting of both HK and AC staff
• are able to quickly understand and advise the mayor and executive precisely and solution-oriented – even when the material is complex
• put yourself in the game as an motivating and trustworthy leader who can create coherence in the office, set clear direction and prioritise amid complexity.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with applicable agreements between KL and the relevant professional organization with placement at base pay level 51 under the Agreement on remuneration of managers. The salary framework amounts to a minimum of DKK 880,000 annually including allowances, excluding pension. Pension is 20.74%. The position is expected to be filled on 1 January 2027. Your workplace will be Copenhagen City Hall.

Additional information

A job profile has been prepared, detailing content, requirements, expectations and process. You can find it here.

If you have any questions about the job, you are very welcome to contact Chief Executive Katrine Ring at 20 87 21 65 or email: [email protected].

Application deadline: Apply via the link no later than Sunday 25 October 2026

We will hold the first interview on 6 November 2026 and the second interview on 17/18 November 2026. In connection with the second interview there will be a case and a personality test.

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Department: City Hall Square 1 1550 Copenhagen V

Location: Social Administration