Head of Secretariat for the Social Services Administration in the City of Copenhagen

It takes both political acumen and a strong overview of processes to be close to the decisions, get complex processes to hang together and navigate safely when priorities change. If you can see yourself in that description, you may be our new secretariat chief in the Social Administration.

The Social Administration is Denmark’s largest social administration with its 7,000 employees. We work to ensure that socially vulnerable children, youths, adults and people with disabilities have the opportunity to lead good and independent lives. Therefore we help the citizen quickly and with the least possible intervention for increased life mastery.

As secretariat chief in the Management Secretariat and Communications you will lead a sharp secretariat, where you, together with the communications and press chief, will be responsible for both the overall political and administrative support and for leading the secretariat. This means that you set the direction and ensure coherence in task execution, create good conditions for the staff and contribute strategically and constructively to the leadership across the administration and the City of Copenhagen.

You lead both people and processes

The Management Secretariat and Communications consist of two departments, Mayor, Committee and Directorate Support, which are led by the secretariat chief, and Communications and Press, which are led by the communications and press chief.

The Management Secretariat and Communications play a central role in serving the Social Committee of Copenhagen Municipality, the Social Mayor and the executive management. The secretariat coordinates and ensures progress of political and strategic agendas. In addition, the Management Secretariat and Communications handle internal and external communication as well as press handling across the entire administration.

As secretariat chief you ensure that the organization delivers a solid basis for decisions on time, that political orders are translated into clear processes, and that follow-up on decisions and priorities takes place. In other words, you set the direction for the task, clarify who should have what when, bring the right areas of expertise into play and ensure delivery.

You have direct line management responsibility for about ten staff with different professional backgrounds and tasks. This requires continued focus on strengthening cross-secretariat collaboration and continuing the good work of supporting a culture where people look beyond their own task and take responsibility for the overall task solving.

You are also the line manager for the communications and press chief, and together you form the management in the secretariat. You are part of the administration leadership, which consists of the executive management as well as center directors from the administration’s six operating centers and five administrative centers, and you report directly to the managing director.

Your profile

We expect that you

• have relevant experience from a larger politically led organization, including experience with political support and leadership
• have a relevant academic-level education
• can lead managers while also having line management for a varied staff group consisting of both HK and AC staff
• are able to quickly understand and advise the mayor and executive management precisely and solution-oriented – even when the material is complex
• bring yourself into play as a motivating and trust-building leader who can create coherence in the office, set clear direction and prioritise in complexity.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with applicable agreements between KL and the relevant professional organization with placement at base pay grade 51 according to the Agreement on remuneration for managers. The salary framework is a minimum of DKK 880,000 annually including allowances, excluding pension. The pension is 20.74%. The position is expected to be filled on 1 January 2027. Your workplace will be Copenhagen City Hall.

Further information

A job profile has been prepared, which elaborates the content, requirements, expectations and the process. You can find it here.

If you have any questions about the job, you are very welcome to contact the CEO Katrine Ring at 20 87 21 65 or email: [email protected].

Apply via the link no later than Sunday 25 October 2026

We will hold a first interview on 6 November 2026 and a second interview on 17/18 November 2026. In connection with the second interview there will be a case and a personality test.