Management Consultant - Maternity Cover

Apply for the position of management consultant in KU IT and help support IT decisions at Denmark's largest university (maternity leave position 1 year)

Do you have strong generalist competencies, a well-developed collaborative ethos and a talent for bringing structure to tasks? Do you have a couple of years of professional experience, or are you newly graduated. And are you excited by the thought of working in a large organization in rapid development? Then we have a maternity leave vacancy for you as a management consultant in the University of Copenhagen's IT department - KU IT.

You will have about 350 skilled IT colleagues, eight of whom are in the Administration and Governance section, of which you will be a part. You will work in a professional environment where cross-cutting collaboration, sparring and development are highly valued.

This is what your new workday looks like You will become part of the management consultant team in Administration and Governance, which among other things is responsible for secretary support to KU IT’s management and collaboration fora, for supporting decision-making in the IT area with analyses and case proposals, and for contributing to the development of KU IT as an organization. You will work closely with management and staff in KU IT and with colleagues across KU.

Your tasks will be wide-ranging and will include, among others

• write draft papers, agendas and minutes for KU IT’s cooperation committee and work environment committee, which provide a good framework for discussions on personnel matters and the work environment in an IT department in rapid development.
• assist the deputy director and management in KU IT with implementing and systematically following up on HR processes including employee development and workplace assessment in collaboration with colleagues from KU’s HR department.
• prepare decision proposals and notes for the management and follow up on decisions.
• create an overview of complex interrelationships and communicate them in a simple way.
• participate in analytical work as a basis for strategic management decisions.

Who are you? You have completed a long higher education. You can advantageously have a couple of years of experience with management support from a similar position, e.g. in an agency or a municipality. You can also be newly graduated with experience from a study-relevant job. You do not need to be an IT or technical expert. The important thing for us is that you are curious and value sparring with colleagues, and that you, like us, can see that IT and digitization are important drivers in the development of organizations.

Ideally you have several of these traits and competencies

• You are good at collaborating and strong in your communication both verbally and in writing
• You have analytical abilities, a sense of structure and process competences
• You take ownership of your tasks and can create an overview.

About KU IT as an employer KU IT is located in the Niels Bohr Building at Jagtvej 132 KBH N, and there is parking available. KU IT delivers and supports a broad palette of IT solutions for research, teaching and administration at the University of Copenhagen. In addition, KU IT advises the university's leadership and researchers on everything from IT equipment to IT security and digitization. Our users are diverse and number 40,000 students and 10,000 employees at the university.

We therefore guarantee an exciting workday where you contribute every day to the University of Copenhagen's goal of being a world-class university.

KU IT is a family-friendly workplace with a focus on well-being and ongoing skills development. There is flex time and the possibility of remote work days, and at the same time we place a high value on collegiality - e.g. by organizing a Friday bar for all KU IT. The University even hosts an annual music festival for all employees and students.

Salary and terms of employment This is a maternity leave vacancy for 1 year from the date of hire. The weekly working time is 37 hours including lunch. Employment is as a full-time employee under the applicable agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Akademikere in the state (AC agreement). There will be opportunities for negotiation of allowances based on qualifications. You can read more about state salary levels on this page .

Start date: December 1, 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Further information If you have questions about the position or about KU IT, you are very welcome to contact section head Lise Walsted Kristiansen at tel. 21288754 or [email protected].

How to apply for the job Send your application with CV and other relevant documents so that we have it no later than October 30, 2026 at 12:00. We expect to conduct the first round of interviews in week 45 and the second round in week 46.

We want to reflect the surrounding society and encourage everyone to apply regardless of personal background.

The University of Copenhagen has established a new common administrative organization, which is still being implemented. This entails ongoing changes and development of, among other things, workflows and collaboration interfaces.