Office Manager and Parish Clerk at the Church and Accounting Office in Aarhus North Deanery

Our current office manager has sought new challenges. Therefore the board of Kirke- og Regnskabskontoret is seeking a new leader with strong organizational, administrative and relational competencies.

The position is for 37 hours per week with commencement on 1 December 2026.

Are you an experienced leader and/or verger who can create direction, ensure smooth operations and at the same time develop the organization together with the staff? Then you may be the one we are looking for.

About the position

Kirke- og Regnskabskontoret is an independent Evangelical Lutheran cooperative agency in Aarhus North Deanery. We support the participating parish councils and priests with, among other things, personal registration, church office functions, administrative tasks, communications tasks and bookkeeping.

You will be the daily manager of 9 employees who work as vergers and bookkeepers. As a leader you have the daily personnel and management responsibility and must also participate in the office's operations and task solving.

The position thus includes both personnel management, professional leadership, operations and development.

You report to the board and attend board meetings. Together with the board you share responsibility for ensuring a well-run organization with high professional quality, good cooperation relations and responsible use of the office's resources.

You also assist in the preparation and follow-up of budgets and accounts in cooperation with the board's chairman and treasurer.

We attach importance to your understanding of the Church of Denmark as an organization and an interest in its role in society.

Your leadership role

We seek a leader who

• sets clear direction and creates clear frameworks for the staff's work
• is present, accessible and clear, and communicates openly and respectfully
• gives staff responsibility and professional leeway while following up and setting clear demands
• has an eye for relations, collaborative dynamics and each staff member's competences
• can stay calm and clear in difficult conversations and handle disagreements professionally
• ensures good and proper processes and a proper prioritization of tasks and resources
• works for high professional quality and for the office's services to create value for parish councils, priests and citizens
• can balance secure operations with development and new solutions.

Your competences

We imagine that you

• have management experience and preferably experience with personnel management and organizational development
• preferably have leadership training or other relevant further education
• have administrative understanding and preferably knowledge of finance and bookkeeping
• have verger education or are willing to complete the mandatory verger education within the first two years of employment
• can navigate an organization with an elected board and many different stakeholders and collaborators
• can collaborate across professional disciplines and value cooperation between staff, priests and lay members
• have strong relational competencies and meet others with trust, credibility and curiosity
• are development-oriented and at the same time have an eye for economy, prioritization and efficient operations
• communicate clearly and confidently both orally and in writing
• are an experienced IT user and have an interest in using digital solutions to support efficient administration.

We do not necessarily expect you to know everything from day one. What is essential is that you both want and are capable of taking overall management responsibility and of understanding the particular framework and tasks that apply in the Church of Denmark.

What you get with us

You will lead a well-functioning and professionally strong unit that supports parish councils and priests across Aarhus North Deanery.

You will receive

• a skilled team of staff with different professional backgrounds
• a working environment characterized by openness, professionalism and a good tone of voice
• close collaboration with an engaged board
• great influence on organization, operations and the further development of the office
• a position with considerable independence and the opportunity to leave your mark on the organization's future.

Who are we?

Kirke- og Regnskabskontoret is established as a collaboration between parish councils in Aarhus North Deanery and functions as the parish councils' joint professional knowledge and competence center within, among other things, personal registration, administration and bookkeeping.

We have just moved into our own bright premises at Dalsagervej 25D, 8250 Egaa. There is good parking and public transport runs close to the office.

Salary and employment terms

The appointment is covered by the current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and CO10 as well as the organizational agreement for church functionaries with core tasks such as verger, church and cultural worker or church musician and the corresponding protocol for vergers.

The agreements can be found on The Church of Denmark Intranet

Current civil servant vergers may, upon direct transition, retain their civil service status. If so, the position must be classified.

The position is placed in salary grade 3. The annual salary is agreed within the range of 417,184 DKK to 500,621 DKK in current kroner.

In addition comes employer-paid pension contribution at 18.4% according to the applicable collective agreement.

There is a placement obligation attached to the position. The hardship allowance is 39,596 DKK annually in current kroner. Additionally, OK24 allowance of 3,475 DKK annually in current kroner.

Salary is determined by qualifications and tasks, and placement in the salary range is agreed with the Danish Verger Association according to the applicable rules.

The position implies that work and meetings outside normal working hours may occur as needed.

There is a three-month probation period.

Hiring process

We conduct two rounds of interviews.

First interview round will be held on 23 October 2026 from 15:00.

Second interview round will be held on 29 October 2026 from 15:00.

Candidates who proceed to the second interview will complete a psychometric profile between the interviews, which will form the basis for the dialogue at the second interview.

References will be obtained by agreement with the candidate.

Want to know more?

If you would like to hear more about the position or about Kirke- og Regnskabskontoret, you are very welcome to contact the chair of the board, Jette Andersen, at telephone 24 91 90 32.

Application

Application, CV and relevant attachments are sent via QuickApply on Jobindex: https://www.jobindex.dk/c?t=e6327782&ctx=w&source=jobtext

Application deadline: 21 October 2026, 12:00.

We look forward to receiving your application.