Project Manager for organizational projects in the education sector

Can you drive strategic and complex organizational projects to successful completion with a focus on business value creation? Do you want to contribute to creating changes and shaping the future of the education sector, among other things through digitalization at the country’s largest university? Then you might be our new colleague.

University of Copenhagen (CU) is a modern workplace in rapid development. A new organization of our administration took effect in 2025 and is to be implemented over the coming years. The aim is, among other things, to ensure efficient common workflows for the benefit of our students, teachers and partners. In line with this, a number of organizational projects must be realized to support a more efficient and cohesive administration across the university.

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

About us

CU Education is CU’s central unit for a coherent 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 CU’s students have the best opportunities to realize their potential in programs of high international quality and relevance.

You will be working in the Digitalization section in CU Education, which has the digital support of CU’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 CU’s programs. Through these systems, courses are offered, grades are registered, enrollments are handled, exams are conducted, etc. In addition, we drive digitization projects in the education sector and are responsible for ensuring efficient cross-cutting study administration processes.

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

About the position

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

In Digitalization in CU 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 project managers in Digitalization with a 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 wide stakeholder landscape, just as you will 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 relationships and thrives in cross-organizational collaboration, where you make use of colleagues’ knowledge and different professional backgrounds in solving tasks
• Has experience in preparing decision proposals for management forums
• Would like to engage in direct contact with colleagues at the university’s faculties
• Is good at working with complex tasks and moving between the strategic and practical levels
• Is good at written and oral communication
• Can work independently, but also engage in close collaboration with other colleagues
• Has a relevant educational background

It is also advantageous if you

• Have insight into the university sector and experience from a politically led organization
• Are comfortable occasionally using English both in writing and speech

We offer

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

Salary and terms of employment

The working week is 37 hours.

Depending on education and professional background, salary and employment terms are in accordance with the Circular on the collective agreement for Academics in the state as a generalist or senior 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 functionaries, laboratory assistants and IT staff (HK) with a placement in salary grade 3.3 or 3.4. There is an opportunity to negotiate allowances based on qualifications.

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

Start date: January 1, 2027.

Additional information

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

If you are interested in the position, please submit an online application with CV, degree certificates and other relevant documents via the job portal (click on "Search for the position" at the bottom of the listing) so that it reaches us no later than November 11, 2026.

We aim 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."

The University of Copenhagen offers its nearly 10,000 employees opportunities to fully utilize their talents in an ambitious, informal environment. We ensure traditional and modern frameworks for education and free research at a high international level. We seek answers and solutions to common problems and make new knowledge available and useful to others.

Info

Application deadline: 11-11-2026

Employment date: 01-01-2027

Working hours: Full-time

Department/Location: UCPH Education