Team Leader of Digitalization and Pedagogical Development in the Children and Youth Administration

Are you motivated by facilitating the good wellbeing and development of employees ? Are you development- and solution-oriented and have a good eye for co-creation across the organization?

We are looking for a team leader for the Digitalisation and Pedagogical Development team in the Digitalisation Department in the Children and Youth Administration of the City of Copenhagen. We have approximately 20,000 employees in the administration, and the digitalisation department is responsible for ensuring the best possible digital support for the children and youth area, including schools and day-care centers.

We are a busy and engaged department, where we challenge the status quo and collaborate, share knowledge and cooperate across disciplines. We want to make a difference for the Copenhagen children, their parents and our many users. We deliver digital solutions and advisory services to schools, including maturation of digital solutions and strategic direction for the use of new technologies (including AI), implementation and change management in connection with the rollout of larger IT projects and also handle the business system management of systems aimed at the children and youth area.

The Digitalisation Department consists of approximately 45 employees distributed in four teams, including Digitalisation and Pedagogical Development. As team leader for Digitalisation and Pedagogical Development you will lead 18 skilled and engaged employees, whom you will be the day-to-day line manager for. The employee group includes digitalisation consultants, subject leads and IT project managers with several different professional backgrounds.

About you

You have experience with project management, digitalisation processes and system management, preferably from a public organisation. Experience with digitalisation within the pedagogical area is an advantage but not a requirement. You have at minimum conducted professional leadership in a digital context for a couple of years and preferably also experience with personnel management. Although your experience and personal competencies are more important than your education, you likely have a relevant longer higher education qualification.

You are structured and have a strong focus on ensuring overview and prioritisation across the task portfolio in close dialogue with the other leadership group, including portfolio management of projects and systems based on the administration's strategic direction. You are digitally curious and navigate comfortably in politically governed organisations and manage to integrate daily task handling with strategic development projects and IT procurement projects.

You have a natural interest in and value good presence leadership and have strong relational skills that enable you to listen, understand and motivate your employees and collaborate across the organisation.

A snapshot of tasks you will be responsible for

• Ensure a strong user focus in the team's task execution
• Personnel and professional leadership with a focus on well-being and professional development of the team's employees
• Resource allocation and prioritisation of IT development activities in close dialogue with schools, day-care, dental care etc.
• Operations and development of the professional part of the system management of systems aimed at the children and youth area, including ongoing optimisation based on best practice in the area and the sector's development requirements
• Ensure good collaboration with the other teams in Digitalisation, Corporate IT and other relevant parties
• Contribute to ongoing improvement of processes and workflows in relation to digital support

What can we offer you?

• An opportunity to participate in a strong management team, where we pull together to create a better digital everyday life for children and employees in, among others, schools and day-care
• An exciting and challenging position with diverse tasks and large contact surface to the many areas of the administration, where you can help shape the areas in the coming years
• Great professional autonomy and the opportunity for independent planning of your tasks
• A strong professional community both internally in the Digitalisation Department and across the city's administrations, personal development opportunities tailored to your work as a team leader
• A workplace where dedication and value creation for our users and citizens are at the centre, and where you can make a big difference for many people

Facts about the Children and Youth Administration

The Children and Youth Administration has the task of ensuring primary school education and day-care provisions for all children and young people in Copenhagen. You can read more about the City of Copenhagen and the Children and Youth Administration at The Children and Youth Administration | City of Copenhagen

Employment conditions

The position is full-time. Salary and terms of employment are determined in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, depending on your qualifications and after negotiations with the representative organisation. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

Further information

If you want to know more about the position, you can contact the digitalisation chief Mette Enel Ugelvig at 29 28 19 85.

We look forward to reading your application.

Apply via the link no later than Tuesday 20 October 2026

First interview is expected in week 43 and second interview in week 44.