Project Manager for Organizational Projects in the Education Sector

Can you drive strategic and complex organizational projects to successful completion with a view to business value creation? Do you want to help create changes and shape the future of the education sector, including through digitalization at the country’s largest university? Then you may be our new colleague.

The University of Copenhagen (KU) is a modern workplace in rapid development. A new organization of our administration came into force in 2025 and will be implemented over the coming years. The goal is, among other things, to ensure efficient common workflows for the benefit of our students, teachers and partners. In connection with this, a number of organizational projects must be realized to support a more efficient and coherent administration across the university.

Digitalization in KU Education is seeking an engaged and professionally skilled project manager to lead important organizational projects that will lift and improve KU’s support for the examination area.

About us

KU Education is KU’s central unit for a cohesive education area. We set direction and create common solutions for the benefit of our programs and students. We work, among other things, to ensure that KU’s students have the best opportunities to realize their potential in programs of high international quality and relevance.

You will work in the Digitalization in KU Education section, which has the digital support of KU’s education as its core task. The section is responsible for around 25 systems within the education area, which form the framework for teaching, administration and planning of KU’s programs. Through these systems, courses are offered, grades are registered, registrations are handled, exams are conducted, etc. In addition, we drive digitalization projects in the education field and are responsible for ensuring effective cross-cutting study administrative processes.

In our task solution, we place a strong emphasis on collaboration with the three campus administrations (Frederiksberg+, Nørre and Søndre), which are responsible for the daily support of the academic environments, as well as our collaboration across sections in KU Education and with other corporate entities in the university administration.

About the position

You will take responsibility for independently project managing important organizational projects that will lift and improve KU’s education area. It will be you as the project manager who leads the daily management of the project and coordinates collaboration with the working group and steering committee with reference to the project owner.

In Digitalization in KU Education we place emphasis on a strong professional community and mutual sparring. You will therefore join the project manager forum, which is a community for the project managers in Digitalization with focus on project professionalism and a safe place where there is an opportunity to discuss experiences, tools and methods. As a project manager you will collaborate with a large stakeholder landscape, and you will also work closely with your other colleagues in Digitalization; system owners and process managers. You will naturally receive a thorough introduction to your new tasks.

About you

We are looking for an employee who

• Has experience with and/or interest in project management
• Is a skilled and structured facilitator
• Is good at building relations and thrives with cross-functional collaboration, where colleagues’ knowledge and different professional skills are used in solving tasks
• Has experience in preparing decision briefs for leadership forums
• Wants to engage in direct contact with colleagues at the university’s faculties
• Is good at working with complex tasks and moving between strategic and practical levels
• Is good at written and oral communication
• Can work independently, but also collaborate closely with other colleagues
• Has a relevant educational background

It is also an advantage if you

• Have insight into the university area and experience from a politically led organization
• Are comfortable occasionally using English in both written and oral form

We offer

• A collaborative approach characterized by trust, dialogue and helpfulness
• A challenging and dynamic field of work
• An office characterized by diverse professional backgrounds, which provides good sparring across disciplines
• Good opportunities for professional development
• Colleagues who place great emphasis on enjoying themselves and having fun together

Salary and employment terms

The working week is 37 hours.

Depending on education and professional background, salary and employment terms are in accordance with the Circular on the State Academic Collective Agreement for Administrators (full-time) or Special Consultant or in accordance with the joint agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organizations – (OAO-S joint agreement) and the collective agreement for office clerks, laboratory technicians and IT staff (HK) with a placement in pay grade 3.3 or 3.4. There is an opportunity to negotiate additional pay based on qualifications.

You can read more about salary levels in the state at www.loenoverblik.dk .

Start date: January 1, 2027.

Further information

If you would like to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the section head for Digitalization, Charlotte Göthilda Magnéli, at tel.: 93516054.

If you are interested in the position, please submit an online application with CV, examination certificates and other relevant documents via the job portal (click on "Søg stillingen" at the bottom of the posting) so that it is received by us no later than November 11, 2026.

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

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