Head of the Labor Market for Rødovre Municipality - Open position

Rødovre Municipality seeks a new employment market chief to lead the continued development of the Employment Center. Our current chief retires after 26 years in the position, and we are seeking a successor who can ensure continuity and at the same time set a new course.

You take over a well-functioning center with high professionalism. The employees are engaged and ready for change, and the employment reform's professional liberalization gives you a particular opportunity to develop new solutions close to citizens and businesses and strengthen cooperation across the center's units and subject areas.

The reform also imposes substantial demands for a more holistic and simple employment effort with a clearer focus on the citizen's path to work and education. It will be your task to shape this common direction for the center after a period with many changes.

You will have overall management responsibility for the center's approximately 130 employees, distributed across four teams as well as the secretariat and business services. You will lead four team leaders and have direct personnel management of the secretariat and business services, and you report to the Director of Social and Health. Rødovre is one of Denmark's most densely populated municipalities, with a short distance to Copenhagen and a clear ambition to be a strong welfare municipality.

With the vision "Together for Rødovre" the municipality wants to rethink the interaction between citizens and the municipality, where citizens are more co-creators of the local community.

You are an experienced leader with solid insight into the employment field, who can set a clear direction in a reform period and translate political and financial frameworks into action. You are decisive and clear without being conflict-averse, and you lead through involvement and collaboration – you manage to create trust and psychological safety, including through a close collaboration with the MED committee and the elected representatives. You have a strong citizen-centric view that aligns with the mindset of "Together for Rødovre".

You are a unifying leader who listens, but also dares to challenge – employees, team leaders and the rest of the system – in a constructive and respectful way. You bring the center together around a shared culture across the four teams, the secretariat and the business services – but it must not come at the expense of collaboration outside the organization. On the contrary, you should also open the center and strengthen cross-cutting collaboration with the rest of the organization.

Application deadline

Applications are submitted via the Aaberg+ website no later than 27 October 2026: www.aabergplus.dk/ledige-stillinger

Information

You can read in more detail about the position and the tasks in the job and personal profile at www.aabergplus.dk.

If you have questions about the job, you can contact

• Director of Social and Health Michael Karlsen, Rødovre Municipality, tel. 41 75 07 77
• Partner at Aaberg+ Bettina Høst, tel. 71 99 11 41