Maternity-leave vacancy as a development consultant for the Joint Secretariat in the Children, Youth and Culture Administration

Are you ambitious on behalf of children and young people? Can you create development and new ideas in the projects you are engaged in? Are you analytical, communicative and relationally strong? Do you work in a structured, responsible and goal-oriented way? Are you a valued sparring and collaboration partner? And do you want to contribute to the work community across the children, youth and culture sector? Then you may be our new development consultant in a parental leave cover.

A children and youth area in development

You will be employed in our Joint Secretariat in the Department of Children, Youth and Culture. Your tasks will be cross-cutting but focused on the Family and Prevention area. Family and Prevention is a consolidated executive area that has responsibility for the specialized child and family area as well as the child health area. The area is professionally broad and works with authority work, 24-hour placements and home-based interventions for children and young people in vulnerable positions or with disabilities, as well as health visiting and dental care.

We are focused on rethinking and developing our initiatives and forms of collaboration with a view to maintaining a sustainable area both in terms of quality, professionalism and economy. This across the departments in Family and Prevention, as well as in close collaboration with the daycare and school sector and many other stakeholders.

In Middelfart Municipality we work from the signature of building bridges, the Council's vision “Space to grow – room to live” and the various political goals, see more at the link here here .

In the children and youth area we take our starting point in the strategy ”From Middelfart child to global citizen” and our shared view of children. You can read more about ”From Middelfart child to global citizen” at this link From Middelfart child to global citizen .

Your primary area of work

Your tasks will mainly involve

• Support and drive cross-cutting organizational and professional change processes.
• Preparation of professional, quantitative and financial analyses in the fields to support the Head of Family and Prevention and other leaders in the area.
• Develop designs for evaluation, carry out evaluations, report, etc., and generally follow up on development initiatives, interventions and forms of collaboration.
• Prepare and handle cases and processes related to political matters for the committee and the City Council.
• Project management of cross-cutting projects in the administration.

Your profile

We expect that you have

• A master's degree in the social sciences, or a professional bachelor's degree with an academic upgrade.
• Experience in navigating a politically governed organization.
• Experience with strategy work, change management and organizational development.
• A genuine interest in the children and youth area – and preferably up-to-date knowledge and research in the field.
• A sharp professional acumen and interest in numbers and quantitative analyses.
• Strong analytical skills and a solid social science toolkit that gives you knowledge and abilities in data-driven management and leadership.
• Strong process and project management skills.
• A sharp pen and strong communication skills.
• Experience is of course a plus, but you can also be considered if you are at the start of your career.

More about the role

There is talk of a one-year parental leave cover in our Joint Secretariat. In the consultant role you naturally move between the strategic level and the very practical, where the core task is very close to the work. You will have your workplace in our open office environment in the town hall, where you will have close interaction with colleagues in the secretariat and from the rest of the Department of Children, Youth and Culture. Professionally and collegially you will be in interaction with other consultant roles.

You will report to the Secretariat Leader Karin Villumsen and at the same time work closely with the Head of Family and Prevention and the managers within the area.

Salary and terms of employment

Workplace: Department of Children, Youth and Culture (BUK) Joint Secretariat, Nytorv 9, 5500 Middelfart

Working hours: 37 hours

Start date: 1 January 2027 (one-year parental leave cover)

Salary placement is according to the collective agreement for academics employed in municipalities, our pre-approved agreements and any individual allowances based on special competencies, knowledge or experience.

The position's salary range will be from DKK 36,560.46 up to DKK 46,498.13, depending on the candidate's seniority, further training and personal competencies.

The salary range is calculated as full-time monthly pay excluding pension.

A child and criminal record check will be obtained, and employment is conditional on the attestations not showing that you are unsuitable/unsuitable for the position. You can read more about how we handle your information here .

If you want to know more

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact the Secretariat Leader Karin Villumsen by sending an SMS to 2032 3425, and she will call you back.

The application deadline is 5 November 2026 at 23.59.

We expect to hold the first interview on Friday 16 November 2026 and possibly a second interview on Friday 20 November 2026.

Applications with relevant attachments should be submitted electronically via the link on this page.

Become part of our engaged team and help make a difference!

Middelfart Municipality would like to be known for an attractive and flexible workplace with a healthy working environment, good leadership and many opportunities for development. Based on our life-phase policy, we will do our best to accommodate your wishes and needs. We are a municipality where there is not far from idea to action. You can read more about our workplace at job.middelfart.dk

Considering applying for a job in Middelfart Municipality? You might also be thinking about moving here. Contact our relocation consultant Anne Marie Klausen at tel. 2240 0049 or [email protected] and hear what Middelfart can offer you and your family. Read more at www.opdagmiddelfart.dk