Labor law consultant for the HR department (12-month fixed-term)

Are you passionate about personnel law and would you like to be part of a team that supports good employer conduct in Kolding Municipality, then we have an exciting position for you. The position is full-time under collective agreement terms and fixed for 12 months.

We are a team consisting of six employee-law consultants who play a central role in advising and supporting the municipality's managers in handling sick leave and disciplinary cases, dismissals due to lack of work, personnel policies and general agreements between the parties to the collective agreement. The authority over hiring and dismissal is delegated to the managers, so we equip the managers to conduct conversations and write minutes and take over the administrative part when hearing letters are to be prepared.

We participate in negotiations with the trade unions, respond to requests for access to documents and general labor-law questions in an HR context, participate in projects and also train the managers in labor-law topics.

The municipality's HR department consists of HR Advisory, HR Organizational Development and Salary and Personnel, which work closely together on initiatives in the organization. HR Advisory consists of the 6 employee-law consultants, who report to the head of HR Advisory. HR Organizational Development consists of occupational psychologists, occupational safety consultants, organizational development consultants, a recruitment consultant, a secretary, coaches and supervisor.

Salary and Personnel consists of both payroll and personnel consultants as well as a team that works with our new common organizational platform. In the advisory team, you will participate in knowledge sharing and best practice discussions with your colleagues and the payroll and personnel consultants in the administrations.

You will of course also contribute to our ongoing work to optimize processes, edit personnel policies in collaboration with the MED organization, and many other legal aspects concerning HR.

The HR Advisory team works closely with HR Organizational Development on cross-cutting projects and tasks as well as general sparring on cross-cutting HR issues and trends such as recruitment, onboarding, sickness absence and the working environment. There is also a close collaboration with Salary and Personnel, as we naturally have many interfaces and benefit from each other’s perspectives and competencies.

You will join a team where we want to involve you and where there is room for diversity. The HR department is generally characterized by a very informal environment, where we take care of each other and share the view that it should be pleasant and fun to go to work.

Experienced employee-lawyer or consultant with broad professional breadth

We are looking for a colleague who has experience with personnel law and preferably a relevant legal education. You are used to working with managers in a larger organization and have a command of the basic legal disciplines, particularly labor law and administrative law. In addition, you are used to handling cases, assessing, advising and sparring with managers.

Your experience should among other things enable you to build trusted relationships with managers in the organization, so you become a valuable sparring partner.

As a person you are solution-oriented and have good situational awareness. You are able to view an issue from several sides, whether it concerns managers, colleagues or trade unions, and you know that it is rarely fruitful to go hard on hard.

You have a structured approach to your work and an eye for detail, while being efficient and approachable. You thrive on creating relationships and providing the sparring that is needed – both internally in the team and in the organization. Based on your experience you have impact and the courage to both challenge the processes and the managers you help.

We keep track of many tasks at once, which requires your overview and ability to prioritize your tasks. As a person you are approachable and want to make a positive difference every day.

You obviously have an interest in the public sector collective agreement area. If you have knowledge of local wage formation and other legislation relevant to the HR area, that is an advantage. You are a good negotiator with strong collaboration skills and a sense of situation, and you can therefore negotiate successfully with the trade unions/TR.

We offer

You will get a position with varied tasks in an HR department characterized by a flat structure and a high degree of freedom under responsibility. We are not divided by administration, collective agreement groups or anything else, but handle all inquiries on an equal footing, though we are primary and secondary responsible in certain areas. There are good frameworks for a flexible workday, where the work can be arranged to suit all parties.

The HR department works closely with the entire organization – both in the ongoing development dialogue and in the everyday concrete issues. We also work across the HR department and ensure that we utilize the competencies as best as possible.

We have an informal tone in HR, and we maintain both humor and professionalism, even when things move quickly. Colleagues are always ready to provide sparring and good advice, so all competencies are brought into play, and the strong sense of community is also evident at the lunch table or in other social contexts.

In addition, we offer

• Opportunities for competent sparring and guidance
• Assignment of a contact person for the first 3 months
• Professional development
• Health scheme (including occupational physiotherapy and massage)
• Fruit and coffee scheme
• Flexible work arrangement

More information

We look forward to receiving your application and hearing more about why you should be our new colleague.

You are welcome to contact Acting Head of HR Advisory Sara Kajs Ferneke at 20 56 37 21 if you have questions about the job.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The position is full-time 37 hours per week.

If you are invited to an interview, you will be informed in writing about the position's salary level.

Application

Send your application with attachments so we have it no later than 26 October 2026 at 10:00

We expect to conduct interviews on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

We expect you to be able to start on 1 December 2026 or shortly thereafter.

Application deadline: 26 October 2026

Department: Nytorv 11 6000 Kolding