HR Legal Specialist for an Independent Key Role

Would you like to be part of a fantastic team consisting of 17 employees with diverse professional backgrounds, have a central role with great autonomy and professional responsibility, and at the same time work closely across an organization with more than 350 employees?

In the Danish Agency for Patient Complaints we are seeking an experienced personnel lawyer who is motivated to translate law into practice and advise leaders on personnel/legal issues. You will obtain a key function and become the professional driving force in the HR law area of the agency.

We offer

With us you get a role with significant professional influence and a large responsibility in the personnel law area, as well as the opportunity to work closely with management.

You will become part of a multidisciplinary environment with engaged colleagues, high professionalism and a culture shaped by collaboration, knowledge sharing and mutual sparring.

We value trust, independence and flexibility, and you get good opportunities for both professional development and to put your own mark on the tasks.

With us you get good framework for competencies development and flexible working conditions that ensure a good balance between work and private life. This includes, among other things, the possibility of home-working days, flexible meeting/working hours and a focus on independently organizing the everyday life.

You can read more about what it is like to work with us here: www.stpk.dk/karriere

About the position

The position is placed in the Strategy Office (Strategisk Styring), which is the agency’s staff function and responsible for a range of cross-cutting tasks and projects within HR, leadership support, ministerial services, finance, business development and communication.

Here you will become part of the HR team and have a central role with a high degree of independence. You will become the agency’s specialist within personnel law and an important sparring partner for leaders at all levels. At the same time you will be responsible for ensuring that our HR practices comply with applicable rules and agreements while supporting the organization's needs.

The position is newly created, giving you the opportunity to shape the role.

Your tasks

With professional reference to the HR team leader, you will be our personnel-law expert.

You will, among other things, have to

• advise managers on personnel management, personnel-law issues and personnel cases
• advise on pay, collective agreements and terms of employment
• implement new procedures based on current law and collective agreements
• prepare contracts, supplements and decision proposals
• drive HR processes such as recruitment and salary negotiations
• contribute to the development of HR processes and workflows

Who are you?

You have a Master of Laws (cand.jur.) or Master of Mercantile Law (cand.merc.jur) background with solid professional depth. It would be an advantage if you have 5+ years of experience with HR law. You have built a strong foundation in the personnel-law field and in state or other public sector agreements.

Additionally we would be very glad if you

• Have high professional integrity and deep knowledge
• Are strong in dialogue and a clear and reassuring sparring partner for leaders
• Can communicate legal knowledge in a clear and usable language
• Can formulate clear recommendations and draw on decisions
• Value collaboration and trusting relationships highly
• Are independent, responsible and take initiative in a changing everyday life
• Have a positive attitude and seek solutions
• Are motivated by collaborating with other professional disciplines than your own

About the employment

You will be employed as a special or chief consultant according to the applicable collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and the Central Organization of Academics (Akademikernes Centralorganisation).

About the agency

You will become part of a multidisciplinary house with over 350 dedicated and highly qualified predominantly legal, health-related and administrative employees.

We handle complaints about, among other things, investigations and treatments in hospitals and other treatment facilities. We also handle complaints about violations of patient rights and decisions from, among others, the Patients’ Compensation Fund.

Our foremost task is to contribute to the rule of law and learning in the health care system. We therefore take pride in ensuring that all parties experience the handling of cases as professional, impartial and transparent.

Feel free to contact us

To learn more about the position, call HR partner Sandra N. Saabye at 6138 3587 or head of staff Jacob B. Andreasen at 2524 7980.

Are you interested?

Click on "apply for the position" and send us your application with CV and diploma. You can read more about us at www.stpk.dk .