Innovation consultant responsible for welfare technology for the elderly sector

The elderly care sector in Svendborg Municipality is facing an exciting development. More elderly citizens and fewer hands require new ways of thinking about welfare, care, and collaboration.

We are therefore seeking an innovation consultant with responsibility for welfare technology. We are looking for you who can see opportunities in new technology, translate them into practice and create value for citizens, relatives and employees.

About the job

As an innovation consultant you will be a bridge-builder between technology, citizens and clinical practice. You will work closely with leaders, staff, citizens and partners to identify challenges, test new solutions and ensure that technology becomes a natural part of daily practice in home care and at our care centers.

The position requires both strategic insight and the ability to translate ideas into concrete results. Therefore you must be able to move effortlessly between development, project management, implementation and evaluation.

And you must have the ability to create innovation in practice. For us, innovation is not just about new ideas, but about developing solutions that are new, useful and utilized. Therefore you must be able to identify relevant challenges, translate ideas into concrete solutions and ensure that they are implemented and create value in everyday life for citizens, relatives and employees.

You will have great freedom to shape the area and you will be an important sparring partner for the management in the work to support sustainable development of the elderly care area. You will become part of a staff that consists of ambitious and engaged employees, where there is room at the top and an informal tone.

Your main tasks

• Project management and implementation: You drive projects safely to the finish line – from the initial needs assessment and market screening to full implementation and operation.
• Change management: You support leaders and employees in the cultural and workflow changes that new technology often requires.
• Education and communication: You equip employees to use the technology in everyday life and communicate the gains in an easy-to-understand and motivating language.
• Evaluation: You conduct business cases and qualitative evaluations of the technological solutions to ensure they create the desired value.
• Networking and collaboration: You build bridges across the organization and strengthen collaboration with external suppliers and educational institutions .

Who are you?

We imagine that you have a relevant higher education within the health sciences, social sciences or social field.

We also place value on the following

• Have solid experience with project management, change – and innovation processes, preferably from a municipality or other politically governed organization.
• Have an appreciative and patient approach to other people, as technology can evoke both excitement and concern.
• Work independently, structured and able to follow tasks through to completion.
• Can create followership and engagement around new solutions.
• Have insight into or great interest in welfare technology and digital transformation.
• Thrive with working across professional disciplines and organizational levels.
• Are analytically strong and can document effects and gains.
• Communicate complex topics in a simple and motivating way.
• Are willing to challenge habits and workflows with respect for professional practice.

What do we offer?

• An exciting and challenging position where you have great influence on the framework and direction of your work.
• A workplace with plenty of room, flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work
• A municipality that prioritizes innovation and welfare technology high on the agenda.

About Svendborg Municipality

We see Svendborg Municipality as a workplace of a perfectly sized: We are small enough to be close to each other in a warm informal community with short lines of command and no hidden agendas. And we are large enough to have room for ambitions, high professionalism and rich development opportunities.

We value everyday life and insist that it should be nice to go to work. We are busy, but not too busy to help each other.

Our values are not only on paper, we actually use them as a compass every day. We meet each other at eye level, in dialogue and with trust, and together we create a safe framework where we can all solve our tasks independently, flexibly and responsibly.

Salary and terms of employment

Our new colleague is to start on January 4, 2027.

The workplace is in the staff, in the authority area, Svinget 14, Svendborg.

The position is a full-time position of 37 hours per week. Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement (AC – or another relevant organization).

In Svendborg Municipality, the salary for this type of position typically lies between 47,279 and 72,607 DKK per month for full-time employment. The salary includes pension, special holiday entitlement and fixed allowances. There may also be shift allowances and other special payments. It is important to note that your exact salary will be set based on your experience, seniority and competencies and negotiated with the relevant trade organization.

Svendborg Municipality has smoke-free working time. We want smoke-free working time to contribute to a healthy working environment for all employees.

Want to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Consultant, Iben K. Stephensen, at phone 30174566 or [email protected]

Application

Send your application, CV and relevant examination papers via the municipality's recruitment system no later than November 6, 2026

We expect to hold the first interview round on November 17 and the second interview round on November 23.

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Our kindergartens and primary schools are top-notch with a particular focus on movement and sport, and we have several higher educations which will soon assemble in an attractive educational environment by the harbor. Svendborg is located in the middle of the country with half an hour to Odense and under two hours to Copenhagen and Aarhus. Svendborg, with its about 60,000 inhabitants, is Funen’s second-largest municipality.