Head of staff functions

Marjatta seeks a Head of the staff functions Can you create coherence, direction and followership across different professional disciplines? Can you support leaders and be a qualified sparring partner, while leading strong staff functions with high professional expertise? Do you have an eye for both detail and the whole? And are you keen to contribute to developing an organization where people, community and quality are the driving forces? Then you may be Marjatta's new head of our cross-cutting support functions.

Marjatta is in an exciting development phase and is seeking a leader who can unite and develop our cross-cutting support functions and at the same time be an active part of the organization's top leadership team. You will have a central role as the link between Marjatta's management, the cross-cutting support functions and the rest of the organization's many units.

Marjatta is a holistic pedagogical organization that runs schools, housing and day care for children, young people and adults with developmental disabilities. Work is based on a holistic and special pedagogical approach. Marjatta has a service agreement with the Region.

We are looking for a leader who can ensure that our support functions work professionally and create value for the organization's core task. The leader must create a clear link between the organization's professional and pedagogical core task and the administrative, financial and organizational frameworks that support it.

About the position

As head of cross-cutting support functions you will be responsible for leading and developing six central support functions:

• Economy
• HR, personnel and secretariat
• Health area
• Education and Development Center
• Contract team
• Buildings and properties

You will be part of Marjatta's top management team and report to Marjatta's top leader. At the same time you will play an important role in supporting the management team and the foundation board through secretariat services, coordination and follow-up on decisions.

You do not need to be a specialist in all areas. Instead you should be able to lead skilled managers and professionals, create coherence across functions and ensure that Marjatta's values, quality and economy go hand in hand.

Your main tasks

You will among other things be responsible for

• Together with the respective managers, lead and develop Marjatta's cross-cutting support functions and strengthen the interaction with the organization's other units, so that the managers have the best possible framework to manage responsibility for operations, quality, development and finances.
• Support the management team with analyses, decision proposals, impact assessments with strategic sparring, and challenge and bring new perspectives into play when appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of effective administrative processes and relevant management tools, and follow up on decisions and support implementation in the organization.
• Ensure transparency, systematics and quality in the organization's financial management.
• Prepare agendas, decision proposals and materials for the management group and foundation board.
• Ensure competent interaction with municipalities, the region, supervisory authorities and other partners.
• Contribute to handling legal and organizational issues.

We are looking for a leader who

• Can create followership across different professional disciplines and has experience leading staff, service or support functions, as well as experience in leading managers.
• Understands the importance of visibility, and is a good facilitator who also has control of both structure and details.
• Is good at building trusting relationships and dialogues with employees, colleagues and leaders at different levels in the organization, and can navigate complex organizations and create an overview.
• Can translate analyses and knowledge into action and decision support, and has well-developed skills in written case presentation.
• Is clear in their communication and able to convey complex connections simply and understandably.
• Has a view for both strategy, development and daily operations and can balance a leading role with a supportive and service-oriented approach.
• Understands values-based leadership and is eager to work in an organization with a strong human and social purpose.

We imagine that you

Are an experienced leader who can create direction, coherence and followership. You combine a strategic perspective with an understanding of operations and can translate analyses and complex problems into decisions and actions. You are trusted and relationally strong, communicate clearly and thrive in collaboration with many different stakeholders.

You work in a structured and systematic way, while being action-oriented and able to navigate safely in an organization with many considerations and perspectives. In addition, you have experience in leadership including personnel management, organizational development and governance and a desire to contribute to the development of a values-based organization with a strong social purpose.

We offer

• A central leadership role in Marjatta's top management with great significance for Marjatta's continued development.
• Opportunity to influence the development of cross-cutting support functions and the organization as a whole
• Leadership of six professionally strong functions
• An engaged and professional collaboration in the leadership team.
• An organization with a strong value base and clear ambitions for quality and development.
• A meaningful job where people and community are at the center.

The position is 37 hours per week

Start date: January 1, 2027

Application deadline and recruitment process

Application deadline: October 27, 2026

The first interview round will be held in week 45 , and the second round in week 47 .

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Marjatta's leader Bernhard Schmitz at email [email protected]

See job and person profile here.

Salary and employment: The employment and salary placement are made according to the regional collective agreement for academics.

Starting salary for those covered by the collective agreement: Marjatta is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position due to its service agreement with Region Zealand. You will be informed of base salary, centrally determined allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the salary may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region's website

Upon hire, relevant criminal and child abuse checks will be obtained, as well as references from previous workplaces if agreed.

Please note that Marjatta is a smoke/tobacco-free workplace.

Learn more about Marjatta on our website www.marjatta.dk

Close to forests, fjord and coast in South Zealand and Stevns, Marjatta lies. At Marjatta we base our work on Rudolf Steiner's view of humanity and the anthroposophical philosophy. Marjatta houses about 250 children, young people and adults in various homes and workshops. We have around 600 employees. We emphasize that residents meet caring and professionally competent staff who, with warmth and professionalism, support each resident's well-being, development and quality of life.