Head of the Directorate and Communications Secretariat

Do you want to be the executive management's close sparring partner in shaping the strategic development of a modern agency? Are you keen to set direction and create momentum? And are you good at leading and collaborating across boundaries? Then read on here.

Directorate and Communications Secretariat

The Danish Agency for Digitisation's areas of responsibility span a wide range: from development and operation of national infrastructure solutions such as MitID and Digital Post to supervision of digital legislation, the telecom sector, AI development and the digital sovereignty agenda. The broad scope of tasks is reflected in our organisation and in the Secretariat's work.

In the Directorate and Communications Secretariat, our foremost task is to support the executive board, the management team and the organisation with good processes and strong advisory support on press and communications. The office comprises about 15 professionally strong employees.

We play a key role in supporting the executive's daily work and in ensuring professional and secure leadership support for the executive and the management team, including dialogue with the ministry on cases. The office also runs the agency's cross-cutting strategic processes: the annual performance plan and office contracts, work on the agency's strategy, development of the organisation, directorate and management meetings, as well as management and directorate seminars.

The office is also responsible for the agency's communications efforts. This includes relatively extensive press handling, the agency's profiles on social media, as well as operation and development of our website. We also run larger national communications campaigns about the agency's solutions, most recently in connection with the launch of AltID.

The office collaborates with large parts of the organisation and serves as a link in many tasks. We place great emphasis on being a helpful and accommodating partner.

Your tasks

As our new head of office, you will play an important role in continuing and developing a well-functioning office. You must also ensure a good cooperation with the executive, the agency's other offices and the ministry. You report to Director Tanja Franck, and you will be Tanja's and the rest of the executive's close sparring partner and part of Digitalisation Agency's senior leadership group.

The tasks are broad, and you will, among other things, be responsible for

• leading and developing employees with various professional backgrounds (ACs, HR staff, journalists, communications graduates, and a graphic designer).
• supporting the staff in delivering good service and guidance to the executive.
• driving directorate meetings, meetings of the management group as well as directorate and management seminars.
• driving the development and implementation of the agency's strategy and other large organisational initiatives.
• leading larger communications initiatives.
• coordinating with the ministry.

About you

We are looking for a leader with solid experience from a politically governed organisation, for example from a ministry or a central agency. You have a relevant academic education.

You can motivate and set clear direction for a number of experienced and ambitious employees. You have worked close to and advised a board or minister, and you can maintain an overview and good mood in a sometimes hectic environment with tight deadlines and high political attention.

Specifically, we emphasise that you

• have experience with and are motivated by people management and have a focus on employees' well-being, development and professional growth.
• are highly process-oriented and can operate at a strategic level without losing sight of the details.
• can maintain and expand strong cooperative relationships internally and externally.
• have strong political and organisational acumen and thrive in a daily life where pace is high and days are rarely alike.

In the Danish Agency for Digitisation we continually focus on well-being and development for all our leaders and staff. It is therefore essential that you as a person contribute to a trust-based and informal working environment. You will become part of a dynamic organisation where, as head of office, you play an important role in the ongoing development of the staff. Our everyday life is busy and characterised by complex, but interesting tasks and many collaboration interfaces.

The Danish Agency for Digitisation as a workplace

You may know us from MitID, Digital Post and borger.dk. At the Danish Agency for Digitisation we lead an ambitious digital development of Denmark that creates value for citizens, businesses and public organisations and contributes with solutions to society's major challenges. We are an agency with about 600 employees under the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalisation.

We share responsibility for being a good workplace where it is enjoyable to go to work and where there is room to develop. We value each other's different competencies and believe that we achieve better and faster results when we collaborate, share knowledge and coordinate. We offer exciting professional networks and many social events across the organisation.

You can read more about what it is like to work with us at digst.dk.

Employment terms

We expect to welcome our new colleague on 1 January 2027.

The Danish Agency for Digitisation is located at Landgreven 4, 1301 Copenhagen.

Salary and terms of employment are negotiated under the framework agreement on contract employment of executives in the state. The position is placed in salary group 1. The position is intended to be filled on a full-time permanent basis under collective agreement terms.

It is a condition of employment that you can obtain and subsequently maintain a security clearance during your entire period of employment. In connection with the employment, you will be asked to present a private police certificate.

The area of employment is the Danish Agency for Digitisation under the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalisation.

The work location will be Landgreven 4, 1301 Copenhagen K.

More information

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Tanja Franck's secretary, Janne Jerichow, at phone 4170 3957, who can arrange a suitable time for a dialogue with Tanja.

Application

We look forward to receiving your application with CV, degree papers and any attachments via the button “Søg stillingen” no later than 27 October 2026.

We expect to hold first interviews in week 45 and second interviews in week 47. There will be a test period between the first and second interview in week 46.

We see diversity as a strength and encourage all interested candidates regardless of personal background to apply. We look forward to reading your application.

Application deadline: 27 October 2026

Department: Landgreven 4 1301 Copenhagen K

Location: Copenhagen