The IT University seeks a leader for digitalization, admissions and study communication in the educational administration.

Education is a fundamental part of the path to growth for Denmark and the rest of the world. The IT University (ITU) contributes by offering degree programs that make Denmark exceptionally proficient at creating value with IT.

Would you like to work with both operations and development at a university where education has a very central role, and where we are close to teachers and students? Do you have a good overview and a sense for prioritizing tasks? Are you a skilled communicator and an authentic leader who can involve, delegate, motivate and make decisions?

About the position

Head of Digitization, Admissions and Study Communications

You will be the line manager for 8 experienced staff who work with

• system coordination and support of the education area’s many subject systems (Moodle, STADS, DANS, Wiseflow among others).
• implementation of new educational systems.
• digitalisation of educational processes, e.g. through power automate etc.
• administration and case handling of applications to Bachelor and Master programs.
• study communication and Intranet for students.

The main goals for the coming years

• user focus, i.e. increased focus on applicants, students and teachers' needs for user-friendly platforms and processes.
• development of admissions processes as a consequence of new political reforms and frameworks.

Your profile

• solid experience with digitisation, system ownership, UX and process development with a user focus.
• experience with people management or solid experience with project- or disciplinary leadership and motivation for people management.
• experience with or motivation to learn public administration practices.
• can ensure secure operations, where delivery is on time, and with good collaboration along the way.
• you create involvement and knowledge sharing across disciplines and translate complex issues into clear decisions and actions.
• can communicate clearly and empathetically and have strong written communication skills in both Danish and English.
• is systematic, structured and can maintain calm and overview.
• can think development rather than routine when it comes to processes and possibilities for digitisation
• has experience with supplier collaboration
• a Bachelor's or Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Daily people management, focusing on direction, framework, sparring, feedback, well-being and development
• Ensure user-friendly and documented processes with a focus on students, teachers and administration
• Direct and carry out the ongoing planning, coordination, prioritisation and development of tasks in your team
• Management of hires, performance reviews and ongoing 1:1s
• Lead and execute cross-functional tasks and projects in the department and the broader organisation

The Department

You report directly to the Study Director, who is part of the University Leadership. We are expanding from 3 to 5 line managers to ensure professional and close leadership. Your leadership colleagues are head of respectively 1) Examinations, case handling, LifeLongLearning, exchanges etc. 2) Study guidance and student support, 3) Learning Unit, quality and PhD, as well as 4) Education team (new position).

Together with the Study Director, the five line managers form the department's leadership team, where we have daily close collaboration, ongoing sparring and a focus on leadership development.

We lead through trust, involvement and professional sparring. We expect you to create clear direction while giving employees responsibility and freedom to solve the tasks.

In the department (Student Affairs and Programmes) we are about 50 engaged staff in total who support the university's management, programs, students and teachers. The IT University is in continuous development, which is why roles and tasks continually change. Our students and teachers come from all over the world, and much of the daily communication is therefore conducted in English.

The IT University offers

ITU offers an exciting and versatile job in an international environment with skilled staff and good colleagues. We have an open and informal tone and a varied daily routine.

The working hours are 37 hours per week. We have flexitime, which provides good opportunities to make the balance between work and leisure operate optimally.

Terms of employment

You are employed as a chief consultant with personnel leadership. The appointment is made in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and the relevant organization.

There will be an opportunity to negotiate individual allowances depending on your qualifications.

The position is desired to be filled no later than January 1, 2027.

Further information

You are welcome to contact the Study Director, Lene Rehder at tel. 5164 3718 or email [email protected] if you want further information about the position. (reachable due to vacation first from 19 October).

Application procedure

You can only apply for the position through our e-recruitment system. Apply by clicking the button "Search for the position" at the bottom of the job advertisement on our website: http://www.itu.dk/stillinger.

The application deadline is October 25, 2026 at 12:00.

We will hold first round interviews on November 3, 4 and 6 and second round interviews on November 10, 11 or 13.

IT University uses personality tests during our recruitment process.

At IT University we have an international environment and view diversity as a valuable resource. We place great emphasis on supporting an inclusive working environment for all our employees and therefore encourage all qualified applicants regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnicity to apply for the position.

Since ITU conducts research in critical technology, which is subject to special security and export controls, open source background checks may be carried out on qualified candidates for the position.

Application deadline: October 25, 2026

Location: Student Affairs and Programmes