Pragmatic team leader for digitalization in Varde Municipality

Do you have an eye for both people, organisation and technology, and do you want to help create an easier digital everyday life for citizens, businesses and employees? Then you are the one we need in Varde Municipality

We are looking for a team leader for Digitalisation, who will help shape and drive common principles for digitalisation in Varde Municipality. The principles shall help the organisation navigate wisely in a technological development where the possibilities are many, the pace is high and the need for clear choices only grows.

As team leader you will create an overview, support a strong professional team and contribute to turning digital possibilities into solutions that work in practice. In cooperation with the digitalisation team and the head of staff you set the direction for how we succeed with pragmatic digitalisation.

Helicopter perspective and hands on the stove

In an organisation with many ambitions and limited resources, an important part of the task will be to lift the gaze and see the bigger perspective. At the same time you must be close to the daily tasks and understand everyday needs, so we do not digitalise for the sake of digitalisation.

You will have people management for seven employees. Your task will be to create structure, clear frameworks and good conditions for a team that works across disciplines with everything from automation/development of solutions and project management to advising and general support of digital changes out in the specialist areas. At the same time you must support the collaboration with the decentralised digitalisation employees in the Job Center and the Business Center, so the digitalisation area becomes a joint organisational task.

We imagine that you

• have experience with leadership or coordination of complex initiatives across disciplines
• can translate strategic ambitions into concrete priorities and actions
• have an understanding of digitalisation, technology and digital change – preferably from a politically governed organisation
• are good at building relationships, followership and clarity in collaboration with managers, employees and partners
• thrive balancing development, operations, advisory and prioritisation in a daily life with many stakeholders

You will have the opportunity to

• put your mark on digitalisation in a municipality with high ambitions and wide organisational breadth
• lead a professionally strong team that works closely on both development and practice
• help shape a new staff unit where digitalisation, IT and communication develop in close interaction
• work with solutions that make a noticeable difference for employees, citizens and businesses in Varde Municipality

Do you want to help set the direction?

Digitalisation stands at an exciting place. Communication, Digitalisation and IT are gathered in a new staff unit, and you will be a sparring partner for the head of staff and professional coordinators in the work of developing the department and strengthening the interaction between digitalisation, information security, service desk, infrastructure and communication.

Together with the rest of the staff unit you will advise and service a large organisation with more than 4,000 employees.

Praktik

We look forward to receiving your application and CV no later than 18 October.

The first interview round will be held on 21 October, and a possible second round on 26 October. The position is 37 hours per week with expected start no later than 1 December. Salary is determined according to the applicable collective agreement.

Would you like to know more?

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of Communications, Digitalisation and IT, Søren Toksvig Jensen, at [email protected] or 61 63 98 01.

Department: Communications, Digitalisation and IT

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Location: Bytoften 2, 6800, Varde