Strategic municipal planner for Planning and Development in Syddjurs Municipality

Would you like to help set the direction for the development of Syddjurs Municipality – a municipality with large ambitions for nature, settlement, tourism and communities?

We are seeking a strategic municipal planner who can drive municipal planning and translate political visions into concrete plans. You will play a central role in the development of the municipality and become a key person in the work to create coherence between policy, planning and local development.

In Planning and Development you will become part of a strong professional and social community, where cross-department collaboration and the rest of the organization are essential to creating good solutions.

As a municipal planner you will be responsible for coordinating municipal planning and involving the many disciplines across. You will often be project leader for complex planning processes, but rarely will you be left alone with the tasks. The role therefore requires both independence, an overview and strong collaboration skills.

We prioritise flexibility in working life, and there is typically the possibility of 1-2 days of home office per week. The rest of the week we work closely together at the town hall in Ebeltoft.

Who are we?

Planning and Development consists of 18 employees with different professional backgrounds. We work with a wide range of tasks within physical planning, including municipal planning, structure plans, local plans and larger urban development projects and procurements.

You will be the employee who has the primary responsibility for municipal planning. Although you will have a large independent responsibility, you will be part of changing project and working groups depending on the tasks and topics to be addressed.

You will have close collaboration with the nearest colleagues in Planning and Development as well as with selected colleagues in the Leadership Secretariat, the Business Unit, the Secretariat for Development and Culture, Nature and Environment, Mobility and Building.

Citizen involvement is an important part of planning in Syddjurs Municipality. You must therefore be willing to and preferably have experience with working in a politically governed organization, where both the City Council, citizens and other stakeholders actively contribute to the development of the future Syddjurs.

Profile for the strategic municipal planner

Your primary tasks will be to

• Coordinate and develop the municipal plan and lead the statutory revision every four years.
• Have a central role in the preparation of the vision and planning strategy, which is prepared every four years.
• Contribute to the annual housing construction program, which is the basis for the population forecast.
• Plan, drive and participate in cross-cutting projects in the organization.
• Ensure political servicing in the area of the municipal plan and in other strategic areas.
• Arrange and drive citizen involvement processes

The position requires that you can work independently and take responsibility for your own tasks, while at the same time you are able to bring together different disciplines around shared solutions. Good communication with colleagues, management, politicians and citizens as well as the ability to manage complex processes is essential for success in the role.

We imagine that you

• have experience with municipal planning.
• have knowledge of the Planning Act requirements for municipal planning.
• have experience with and an interest in complex project management.
• have knowledge of environmental assessment processes.
• have knowledge of GIS.

We particularly value that you

• take ownership of municipal planning and thrive on being the driving force in larger planning processes from idea to political adoption.
• can work independently and make professional decisions.
• engage effortlessly in cross-disciplinary collaborations with relevant disciplines and stakeholders.
• are good at creating relationships and can navigate in an organization with many different interests and considerations.
• can analyze, convey and communicate complex planning-related issues in a simple and easily understandable way.
• are process- and solution-oriented.
• actively contribute to the professional and social community in the planning department/municipality.
• have strong written and oral communication skills.
• are structured, flexible and good at prioritizing your time in a day with many shifting roles.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the rules of Ny Løn

We expect you to work according to Syddjurs Municipality's Collaboration Framework .

Would you like to know more

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Sine Bjerg Ernshof at tel. 2128 2351, Helle Kalmar at tel. 4012 6574 or the head of Department for Planning and Development Rikke Stæhr Jensen at 2113 2922.

Application deadline: 8 November 2026

First interview is expected to be conducted on Thursday, 19 November 2026, with the aim of starting on 1 January 2027.

In special cases there may be a need for an extra interview, this will take place on Tuesday, 24 November.

Syddjurs Municipality encourages everyone to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, disability etc.

Syddjurs Municipality uses digital recruitment, see available positions at www.syddjurs.dk/job

We are the largest workplace in Syddjurs with approximately 3,200 employees. Employees who go to work every day to help and support the municipality's citizens. Through dialogue with businesses, users and citizens, we ensure shared responsibility for the development of the Municipality.

We have a Collaboration Framework based on five guiding principles; Dialogue , Community, Action, Responsibility and Development.

See glimpses of our collaboration across our workplaces here

You can read more about our Collaboration Framework via the following link Collaboration Framework .

Syddjurs Municipality has around 44,000 inhabitants, five main towns and a large hinterland with many villages. We are a Municipality in development and every year many families choose to move here. Our strengths are active citizens, the many village communities, an outstanding nature and proximity to the big city Aarhus. We are an active part of development in the Mid-Jutland region, including Business Region Aarhus, which is a community among the 12 eastern Danish municipalities with a total of one million East Danes, half a million jobs and the country’s largest growth area outside the capital region.