NIS2 consultant for digital security

Would you like to translate NIS2 requirements into practice and strengthen cybersecurity and IT preparedness in Vallensbæk Municipality?

We are seeking an NIS2 consultant who can create an overview, drive tasks forward and get colleagues on board across the municipality. You will play a central role in the implementation and anchoring of NIS2 and become part of our newly established Digital Security team. Here you will have the opportunity to influence work on security, risk management and preparedness in close collaboration with dedicated colleagues.

Become part of our Digital Security team The team will consist of a total of five employees: three employees who are already part of IT and Digitalization, plus two new colleagues – you as NIS2 consultant and a coordinator with professional responsibility for the team. The IT manager has personnel responsibility.

The three current employees primarily focus on user management, GDPR and system ownership for a number of the municipality's IT solutions. The areas are well run and rest on a solid professional foundation, and you will be involved in building on the good work.

The team’s areas of responsibility include identity and access management (IAM), GDPR, NIS2, cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance management (GRC), ISO 27001 and IT preparedness. The team also has system ownership for a number of the municipality's central IT solutions, including the ESDH system Formpipe Acadre, DynamicTemplate, Sense Information and others.

Your primary focus is to drive the NIS2 tasks from requirements and planning to concrete deliverables and new ways of working. You will work closely with the coordinator, who ensures the professional direction and coherence across the team. You will have independent responsibility for your tasks and contribute both with an overview and with the practical work needed to reach the goal.

You will especially work with the organizational implementation of NIS2, risk management and IT preparedness. The technical security tasks are handled by other disciplines, with whom you collaborate on risks, solutions and follow-up.

Your primary tasks

• Drive implementation and anchoring of NIS2 in collaboration with the coordinator and relevant colleagues across the municipality.
• Translate requirements and identified needs into concrete activities, deliverables and timelines and follow up on progress.
• Prepare risk assessments and help prioritize and follow up on security measures together with the relevant areas.
• Prepare and revise policies, procedures and guidelines and contribute to the maintenance and development of the municipality’s ISMS (Information Security Management System).
• Coordinate work on IT preparedness and business continuity, including contributing to contingency plans, drills and follow-up.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops and make security requirements understandable and relevant for managers and employees.
• Contribute to handling, documenting and learning from security incidents in collaboration with relevant colleagues.
• Prepare status material and decision proposals and contribute with professional sparring on NIS2, cybersecurity risks and IT preparedness.

You will fit in well with us if you Your background could be within NIS2, information security or GDPR. The crucial thing is that you can translate complex requirements into practical solutions together with others.

• Have knowledge of NIS2 and preferably experience with risk management, cybersecurity or IT preparedness.
• Have experience with implementation or project work and thrive with independently producing concrete deliverables.
• Work in a structured way, take initiative and follow up constructively on your own and shared agreements.
• Communicate complex topics clearly in writing and in dialogue with managers, employees and specialists.
• Be good at building relationships, listening to different needs and facilitating dialogues that lead to concrete agreements.
• Have an eye for operational continuity and a desire to actively contribute to preparedness work.
• Contribute with good humor and a positive, helpful approach to collaboration with colleagues.

You do not need to know all the answers from day one. We value curiosity and willingness to seek sparring and find solutions that work in everyday life.

What we offer you

• A central role in the municipality's implementation of NIS2 and work with risk management and IT preparedness.
• Opportunity to influence workflows in a newly established team with independent responsibility for your deliverables.
• Close professional sparring with the coordinator and colleagues as well as a broad contact surface across the municipality.
• Good opportunities for competence development and further education.
• Flexible working conditions with flexitime and the possibility for home working when tasks allow.
• An informal work environment with short decision paths, freedom with responsibility and room for good humor.

We place high priority on a good working environment. We help each other, share our knowledge and emphasize good collaboration in daily life. We also make an effort to meet socially at events such as board games, footgolf, climbing park and yoga. We are looking for a colleague who wants to engage in the community and contribute to everyone feeling welcome.

Who are we You will become part of the Center for Properties, Projects and IT (EPI), which handles development and operation of the municipality's properties, the Projects Unit, IT and digitalization. EPI consists of 31 employees at City Hall and 14 technical service staff distributed across the municipality’s institutions.

We work closely together, share our knowledge and find solutions in collaboration. There is not a long way from idea to action, and you will have a broad contact surface across the municipality.

The practical The position is 37 hours per week including the lunch break.

Employment is in accordance with the prevailing collective agreement between KL and the bargaining organization. Salary is set based on your qualifications and experience. You will be informed of the expected salary level for the position before any second interview.

The workplace is Vallensbæk Town Hall, Vallensbæk Station Square 100, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand.

Application deadline: November 13, 2026

Interviews: weeks 47/48

Start: January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible.

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact IT Manager Johnny Schnegelsberg-Laursen at [email protected] or telephone 27 27 48 88.