The IT University of Copenhagen seeks a head of digitalization, admissions and study communications in the Education Administration.

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

Do you want to work with both operations and development at a university where education is central 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 Digitisation, Admissions and Study Communication

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

• system coordination and support for the education area’s many subject-area systems (Moodle, STADS, DANS, Wiseflow etc.).
• implementation of new study systems.
• digitalisation of study processes, including through Power Automate etc.
• administration and case processing of applications to Bachelor and Master’s programs.
• study communication and Intranet for students.

The most important goals for the coming years

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

Your profile

• solid experience with digitisation, system ownership, UX and process development with a user focus.
• experience with personnel management or solid experience with project- or professional leadership and motivation for personnel management.
• experience with or motivation to learn public administration practices.
• can ensure secure operation, where tasks are delivered on time and with good collaboration along the way.
• you create involvement and knowledge sharing across disciplines and translate complex problems into clear decisions and actions.
• can communicate clearly and empathetically and have good written communication skills in both Danish and English.
• is systematic, structured and can maintain calm and overview.
• can think development instead of routine when it comes to processes and possibilities for digitalisation
• has experience with supplier collaboration
• a bachelor’s or master’s degree

Area of responsibility

• Daily people management, with focus on direction, framework, sparring, feedback, well-being and development
• Ensure user-friendly and documented processes with focus on students, teachers and administration
• Governing and carrying out the ongoing planning, coordination, prioritisation and development of tasks in your team
• Handling recruitment, performance interviews and ongoing 1:1s
• Lead and carry out cross-functional tasks and projects in the department and the wider organisation

The Department

You report directly to the Head of Studies, 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 1) Examinations, case processing, LifeLong Learning, exchanges etc.; 2) Study Guidance and Study Support; 3) Learning Unit, Quality and PhD; and 4) Education Team (new role).

Together with the Head of Studies they 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 be able to create clear direction while giving employees responsibility and freedom to solve tasks.

In the department (Student Affairs and Programmes) there are about 50 engaged colleagues who support the university’s leadership, education, students and teachers. ITU is in continuous development, so roles and tasks continuously change. Our students and teachers come from all over the world and much of the daily communication is therefore conducted in English.

ITU offers

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

Working hours are 37 hours per week. We have flexitime, which provides good opportunities to balance work and leisure effectively.

Terms of employment

You are hired as a senior consultant with line management responsibilities. The appointment is in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and the relevant organisation.

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

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

Further information

You are welcome to contact Head of Studies, Lene Rehder at tel. 5164 3718 or e-mail [email protected] , if you would like more information about the position. (available after 19 October due to holidays).

Application procedure

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

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

We will hold 1st round interviews on 3, 4 and 6 November and 2nd round interviews on 10, 11 or 13 November.

IT University of Denmark uses personality tests as part of our recruitment process.

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

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