Development and Implementation Officer for the Center for Team Sports and Health at Bispebjerg/Frederiksberg Hospital

Development and Implementation Officer for the Center for Team Sports and Health at Bispebjerg/Frederiksberg Hospital

The Center for Team Sports and Health at Bispebjerg/Frederiksberg Hospital is seeking a development and implementation officer. The position is full-time, corresponding to 37 hours per week, with start date 1 December 2026. The position is fixed-term until 30 September 2029, but with possibility of extension for up to 2 years.

About us

The Center for Team Sports and Health is a knowledge-, research- and implementation center, bringing together multidisciplinary expertise in research, dissemination, education and consulting in team sports and health. The aim is to develop and disseminate the health-wise most effective and motivating training, develop tailored strategies for recruitment and retention of training routines and support the implementation of tailored bridging models.

The center was established in 2012 based on a grant from the Nordea Foundation. The center aims to research and bring research results in team sports and health to the Danish population, and contribute to more Danes achieving increased health and well-being through participation in team sport activities. Based on a new grant, the center will support primarily 10 municipalities over the next 5 years in implementing team sports and creating bridging from municipal sector to civil society.

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Duties

As a development and implementation officer you will help translate research results into concrete initiatives with tailored team sports and physical activity, to be implemented in municipal arenas, AOF and sports associations, etc., together with the center's many external partners, including the major sports organizations and patient associations.

You will be part of a task force, that supports primarily 10 Danish municipalities' work with implementing bridging into practice.

A central part of the role will be to facilitate research knowledge in theory and practice for municipal professionals across sports and health sectors and associations, and to contribute to the work of establishing partnerships between 10 Danish municipalities and civil society. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the Center for Team Sports and Health, and other staff at Bispebjerg/Frederiksberg Hospital.

The center's development areas focus on physical, mental and social health mainly for adults, seniors and people with chronic illnesses, while a particular focus is also on implementation and bridging from municipal health and training programs to civil society.

Specific tasks will include

• Develop and run courses in tailored team sports in municipalities and sports communities and advise on the use of team sports and bridging to promote health and well-being among different target groups.
• Support municipalities' work with the implementation of team sport activities in their municipal training programs and support the implementation of local bridging models.
• Plan, facilitate and conduct network meetings and workshops with municipalities and other actors.
• Plan, facilitate and conduct dissemination conferences
• Help formalize partnership and collaboration agreements between municipalities and relevant civil society actors.
• Act as a link between municipalities and research.
• Contribute to developing and implementing implementation projects focusing on long-term anchoring.
• Disseminate through lectures, theory and practice teaching etc.
• Carry out written tasks such as smaller analysis tasks, preparation of documents in connection with partnerships, etc.
• Develop and produce course materials, guidelines and manuals for professionals across municipal arenas, educational institutions and civil society.

Competence and educational requirements

• You have a relevant academic education, e.g., with sports or health-related or similar educational background.
• You have insight into and interest in developments in the sports and health sector - particularly in the municipal area.
• You have a sports/health science foundation and the ability to understand research-based knowledge that you will help translate and disseminate in practice.
• You have experience with implementation projects and processes in municipalities.
• You have experience working with municipal staff, e.g., physiotherapists, development therapists and sports consultants.
• You are extroverted and good at building trusting collaborative relationships.
• You have experience teaching sport theory and practice.
• You work autonomously and in a structured manner.
• You speak and understand Danish, and have good communication skills, both orally and in writing, as well as good English skills.

We offer

• An exciting and challenging job with a high degree of independence and influence in daily work.
• Dedicated and professionally skilled colleagues who want to make a difference.
• A development-oriented environment with an informal tone.
• A flexible and outward-facing workplace. Salary and terms of employment

Employment as a physiotherapist. The weekly working time is on average 37 hours, including lunch. Compensation is in accordance with the Agreement for non-supervisory occupational therapists, physiotherapists and midwives.

(https://www.regionh.dk/om-region-hovedstaden/fakta/arbejdsplads/Sider/Startloen.aspx)

There will be an opportunity to negotiate additional allowances based on qualifications. Your physical work location will be at Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, where you will join an interdisciplinary team of other development and implementation officers and researchers. We offer flexitime and the possibility of home office. We expect you to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours, as there may be evening and weekend work. There will be travel activities to municipalities.

Application process

If you are interested in the position, please send an electronic application with attachments no later than 21 October 2026.

Additional information

Questions about the positions can be directed to

Mikkel Kølle Dahlerup, consultant at the Center for Team Sports and Health, e-mail: [email protected]

~ Application deadline: 21 October 2026

Location: Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital