Payroll administrator with a focus on HR and personnel administration for The Royal Library
1221 København K · Partly remote
- Location
- 1221 København K · Partly remote
- Company
- Det Kgl. Bibliotek København
- Working hours
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28 October 2026
- Application deadline
- 18 November 2026
- Category
- Administrative assistant
About the job
Do you have experience with payroll and personnel administration in the public sector—and would you like to be an active contributor in a professional HR department where you get influence on workflows? Do you also thrive in an informal work environment with high professionalism, humor and commitment? Then you might be the person we are looking for as our new colleague in HR.
About the position
As an HR employee you will be part of a well-functioning and engaged HR team that supports The Royal Library's managers and staff with professional payroll and personnel administration. You will be responsible for a number of departments and become an important administrative sparring partner in daily work.
Your tasks
You will take a central role in daily HR administration and will, among other things, work
with
- Creation, changes and termination of employees in various systems
- Maternity/paternity and sick leave administration
- Reporting in State HR and HR-Pay
- Filing and working in ESDH systems
- Advice and sparring with employees and managers about salary, pension, vacation,
- maternity leave, time recording, etc.
- Participation in the HR team's work on process optimization and development of workflows
About you
We envision that you
- Have an office education and/or relevant experience with payroll and personnel administration in public administration
- Have knowledge of State HR and HR-Pay – and preferably ESDH systems such as Public 360
- Have solid knowledge of public collective agreements and relevant legislation
- Are an experienced user of the Office suite, especially Word and Excel
- Are technically well-founded and have an easy time getting up to speed with new systems
As a person you are structured, responsible and able to work independently, while thriving as part of a team. You can prioritize between many different tasks and enjoy both routine and complex tasks.
In addition we emphasize that you
- Are approachable and clear in your communication
- Have a service-oriented approach
- Have humor and easily build relationships
We offer
- A professionally strong and engaged HR team with an informal work environment
- Great influence on your own tasks and opportunity to contribute to the development of
- HR processes
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work
- A workplace with high societal significance
- An HR community that works closely across the country
Salary and employment conditions
You will be employed under the joint agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Employees Organization – The Civil Service Area (OAO-S joint agreement) as well as the organizational agreement for office clerks, lab technicians and IT staff (HK).
It is a condition of the position that you can be security cleared to "secret".
We value a balance between work life and leisure, and you have the possibility of flexible working hours. It is possible to work from home up to 2 days a week.
The employment is generally 37 hours per week including a lunch break.
Place of employment is at The Royal Library, Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, 1221 Copenhagen K.
You will have your daily workspace in a shared office with your 7 closest HR colleagues, overlooking the Copenhagen canals.
Application
The position can only be applied for electronically via the link "apply for the position".
Please attach your application, CV, diplomas and any references.
The application must be received no later than 18 November.
We expect to hold first interview on 24 November and second interview on 27 November.
If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact HR Manager Pernille Iversen at tel. 9132 4234
In case of any technical problems, please contact HR Manager Talent Solutions
Support on tel. 7244 0644.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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Payroll administrator with a focus on HR and personnel administration for The Royal Library
Det Kgl. Bibliotek København · 1221 København K · Partly remote