Head of the Management Secretariat in the Employment and Social Administration

Do you want to lead a well-functioning management secretariat and set direction for talented managers and strong professional competences? Are you passionate about working closely with the political and administrative leadership and playing a central role in the important agendas in the Employment and Social area? Are you motivated by creating coherence, driving development and making a noticeable difference for the leadership and the organization in succeeding with the core task for citizens and businesses?

We are seeking a Secretariat Chief, who with strong relational competences, political flair and organizational instinct can create coherence, following and development across the organization in the Employment and Social Administration.

As head of the Leadership Secretariat you will have a key role close to the political and administrative leadership. You will become a central sparring partner for the group CFO, responsible for three department heads and about 45 skilled employees, and you will work with everything from political agendas, law, HR and organizational development to communication, press handling and implementation of major reforms.

We are seeking a chief who can further develop a modern and value-creating staff support together with your two chief colleagues for Economy and Digitalization & Data. A chief who understands that the staff must support upwards to the political level and inwards into the organization towards the citizen-facing operations.

The ambition is that leaders and managers experience the staff as one cohesive and professional partner across professions and areas of responsibility, and that the staff is able to support both local democracy, development of policies and strategies as well as implementation and secure operation.

You need to help strengthen the advisory professionalism that we want to characterize the entire staff. This requires that you can create an environment where employees and leaders actively bring their professionalism into play, qualify decisions, point out risks and dare to make recommendations and alternative solutions. We are thus looking for a chief who can support, challenge and create direction at the same time.

You will have substantial managerial latitude, a strong chief-colleague community and an opportunity to shape the development of both the secretariat, the staff and the administration as a whole. This is a position for you who are motivated by complex tasks, strong relationships and the opportunity to make a real difference for the organization, its leaders and ultimately the citizens we are here to help.

In return we expect you to be an experienced leader who thrives at the crossroads between politics, leadership, staff and operations. You are motivated by creating value for the organization's core task through strong advisory, high quality and good collaboration. You have a holistic view, look across professions and are able to bring together the right competencies for the task rather than chasing quick solutions.

As a person you are curious, listening and trust-building. You meet people with respect, genuine interest and a fundamental belief that they can and will succeed. At the same time you have the courage to ask difficult questions and challenge decisions when necessary to create better solutions. You are comfortable with yourself and maintain calm, overview and direction, even when tempo is high and many agendas must be balanced.

Is this the position you have waited for and dreamed of? And would you like to know more? Then you can read about the position, the administration, the tasks and our expectations in the position's job and person profile .

You are also very welcome to contact group CEO Jan Grove Korsholm at 30 51 62 80 (but only from week 43).

The application deadline is 15 November 2026.