Student Assistant for Communication Tasks at Public Health Aarhus

About the job

Do you dream of a flexible student job, where you get the opportunity to try different branches of the communications field? Then you may be our new student assistant.

Folkesundhed Aarhus is seeking a student assistant for a maternity leave cover, as our communications employee is going on maternity leave. Start is 1/12 2026.

Folkesundhed Aarhus consists of five departments. You will work from the department in FrydenlundHUSET and move around to the other departments as needed. For example to meetings. This also means that the tasks come from colleagues who are physically sitting with you, but also some who are physically in other departments.

As a student assistant with us you will have a large responsibility for all Folkesundhed Aarhus’ communication activities across internal and external channels. The tasks are broad, and the common thread for them all is that they should help our many good health offers reach beyond the ramp. The tasks are primarily centred around recruitment to the offerings, and it requires communication to both citizens, internal and external partners and other stakeholders.

You must work independently and stand strong in your professional field, as there are no other communication specialists in the department. On the other hand there are lots of friendly colleagues with other professional backgrounds, and you will, in collaboration, reach the most effective and academically sound communication.

You will as a starting point meet in our department in FrydenlundHUSET in Aarhus V. However, we are flexible in adjusting work time and place to your studies, so there will also be opportunities for home-working days.

Your main tasks will be

• Production and publication of posts on social media (primarily Facebook). In some cases there may also be meta-advertising.
• Production and publication of content on Aarhus Municipality’s intranet
• Updating and development of content on websites
• Updating and producing graphic materials primarily in Canva and InDesign
• Maintaining all Folkesundhed Aarhus’ offerings on the platform sundhed.dk
• Ordering graphic materials at print shop

We emphasize that you

• Are enrolled in a communication-related education at bachelor level and have at least 1 year left of your studies
• Can work independently with all types of communication tasks
• Can collaborate with many different people, who may have other opinions on the communication content
• Thrive with being busy and at the same time be good at structuring your time
• Are comfortable working with Canva and InDesign
• Are motivated to learn new things – for example new programs
• Are confident in applying your professional skills to qualify and challenge communication ideas from colleagues and managers

Why choose us

We offer

• A versatile and flexible student job
• A nice working environment with kind colleagues and managers

About the department

Folkesundhed Aarhus is part of Aarhus Municipality, and we offer free health services to the residents of Aarhus. We aim to help the people of Aarhus achieve more health and well-being in daily life and to reduce social inequality in health. We help support Aarhus to be a city where all citizens thrive, are healthy and where communities are for everyone.

Folkesundhed Aarhus consists of five departments, and the employee group possesses a wide range of different professional backgrounds. In all departments there are strong, cross-disciplinary environments where we contribute with various perspectives on the core task.

We place a high value on collegial cooperation and community, and actively strive for a good and safe work environment.

Read more about Folkesundhed Aarhus’ departments here.

Salary and employment terms

The position is desired to start no later than 1/12 2026 and is expected to run until mid Q4 2027. You will receive more information about the end date during employment.

Salary and terms of employment according to the applicable collective agreement and after concrete negotiations with the negotiating organization.

Your workplace will primarily be in Folkesundhed Aarhus in FrydenlundHUSET, with direct reporting to the manager Katja Gaard Jønsson. In some cases it may be necessary to attend meetings in other Folkesundhed Aarhus departments or at the City Hall. There may also be occasional home-working days.

Weekly hours: 10 hours per week, which can vary in periods. Working hours are primarily daytime (08:00-15:30) on weekdays, though home-working may involve evening/weekend work.

If you want to know more

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the communications employee Beatrice Gamborg at phone 41 85 73 75 or email [email protected]

Application

Click on “apply for the job” below to fill out and submit your application. All fields with * must be filled in. Only after you have received a receipt by email have we received your application.

The application deadline is 13/11 2026 at 12:00. If you are invited to an interview, you will initially be notified on 16/11.

We expect to conduct interviews on 17/11 2026 between 08:00 and 15:00.

In the Magistrate’s Department for Health and Care we have a general policy that references and possibly a criminal record check are obtained for hires. You may therefore expect to be asked about this if we offer you the position.

We would like to point out that during the recruitment process there will be postings in our reference register. The reference register includes former employees of the Magistrate’s Department for Health and Care who have been dismissed due to substantial misconduct of the employment relationship.

About Health and Care and Aarhus Municipality

Health and Care (MSO) in Aarhus Municipality works with care for the elderly and health for all citizens.

Aarhus Municipality regards diversity as a resource and therefore encourages everyone - regardless of age, gender, disability, lifestyle, religion or ethnic background - to apply for the position.

Aarhus Municipality is one of Jutland’s largest workplaces, where 28,000 professionals and passionate colleagues work every day to turn visions into reality and create value for citizens and the surrounding community. We are a workplace that values professionalism and collaboration, and we believe that our differences help make Aarhus a good city for everyone. Together we work for a sustainable and inclusive city where employees, citizens, businesses and nature can thrive and flourish. We have ambitions for the city – and for you. Come and be part of it!