Secretary for the Church of Denmark in Nørrebro

Can you see yourself as the central person in one of the country's oldest value-based institutions?

Do you want to contribute to strengthening social cohesion in Denmark's most densely populated area?

Do you, as the central actor, want to support the life and growth of the folk church?

Then this is something for you.

Nørrebro Deanery in Copenhagen is looking for a dean’s secretary with high professional competence in public administration, management and finance, initially 37 hours per week, with start as soon as possible.

The position ranges from meeting preparation to guiding parish priests, church staff and parish councils to classic administrative tasks.

We offer

• a challenging and independent position with a well-functioning collaboration with the deanery council, the dean, priests and parish councils.
• great flexibility and the opportunity to influence the shape and content of the position
• a workplace with room to think and openness to good ideas and other ways of doing things in a helpful and cheerful team.
• a folk church in Nørrebro in an exciting development with increased dialogue and collaboration across parishes and proactive rethinking of how we are a church in Nørrebro.

Our dean’s secretary should preferably

• have an overview and a sense of order as well as be good at meeting deadlines.
• be able to work independently, analytically and proactively.
• be able to relate to budgeting, bookkeeping and accounting.
• be able to prepare overview material for budgets and accounting processes.
• have IT skills and be an experienced user of the entire Office suite.
• be a good secretary who masters written language.
• have flair for communicating orally and in writing with very different people.
• be able to handle confidential information and have good situational awareness.
• be service-minded and helpful to the deanery’s parish councils and priests.
• find it interesting to spar with the deanery council, the dean and priests about the deanery's churchly and common matters.
• see it as natural to work with the folk church and its message.
• see finance and administration as tools to strengthen the folk church's life and growth.

Work tasks

• prepare agendas and handle correspondence, filing, guidance, coordination and case processing
• responsible for budget and accounting as well as secretarial tasks
• assist the dean in connection with the conduct of meetings in committees and networks
• participate in the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs’ obligatory training program for dean’s secretaries

The dean’s secretary function can be compared to both an executive secretary and a secretary-general, and to an administrative employee. There will be thorough training and introduction to the work. The important thing is that you either already have the competences for the outlined tasks or are willing to learn them. We are open to different educational backgrounds.

Small print

Nørrebro Deanery consists of 6 parishes with 10 churches and 25 priests. There are 76,538 inhabitants and 35,308 members of the Folk Church, and there is a total budget in 2026 of 60 million DKK.

The Deanery Council consists of 6 elected parish council members and 1 parish priest elected by the deanery’s priests.

The Deanery Council and the dean are focused on creating the best possible framework for the Folk Church's life across the entire deanery with emphasis on a good work environment, the green transition, the church’s presence among different population groups and have as a strategic focus in the coming years Nørrebro’s young adults. The dean’s secretary is the central actor in these efforts and has significant influence on the work.

The secretary is employed by the Deanery Council. The dean is the nearest colleague and manager in daily operations. The work as dean’s secretary takes place in close collaboration with the dean and the Deanery Council. The purpose of the work is to provide good working conditions for the Folk Church’s many actors, both the staff, parish councils and others in the deanery. You will have contact with many different people, partly through meetings, emails and phone calls.

The fixed working time will be Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will occasionally be meetings at other times, including evenings and weekends.

The workplace is the Nørrebro Deanery Office at Provstevej 17, 1st floor, 2400 Copenhagen NV, where you will have your own office. At the deanery office there is a cozy working community with the Nørrebro dean and the dean’s secretary and the dean from the neighboring deanery.

Salary and employment terms as dean’s secretary in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between HK/Stat and the Ministry of Finance. See the agreements at www.folkekirkenspersonale.dk. An entry into the base salary group 3, step III is expected. An allowance may be negotiated based on qualifications. 15% pension contributions are provided.

New dean’s secretaries must follow a statutory training program within the first year of employment.

Meetings outside regular working hours can be expected. There is a 3-month probation period.

Applications can be directed to the chair of the Deanery Council, Søren Dalsgaard, tel. 3020 8247 or dean Per Vibskov Nielsen, tel. 2992 1070. Here you can also request a competency profile for dean’s secretaries.

Read more about the deanery at Nørrebro Deanery (deanery.dk/noerrebro)

Nørrebro Deanery uses a test of analytical skills and personality traits with external assessment when filling this position, which applicants must be willing to undertake.

Employment interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday, November 10 from 13:00 to 18:00 and a possible second interview on Tuesday, November 17 between 13:00 and 16:00.

Between the two interview rounds, tests and reference checks and criminal record checks are conducted.

The application with CV, relevant attachments and exam certificates as well as references must be with Nørrebro Deanery no later than Friday, November 6, 2026 at 12:00 and should be sent via the "Apply" button.