We are scaling up and looking for a control officer to strengthen the fight against social fraud

Ringsted Kommune

Vestsjælland

Location
Vestsjælland
Working hours
Full-time
Posted
25 October 2026
Application deadline
19 November 2026
Category
Social counsellor

About the job

Labor Market and Youth Center, Sickness Benefits

Do you have a curious and analytical approach to case handling, and are you motivated by ensuring that public benefits are paid on a correct basis? Then perhaps you are our new colleague in the Control Team in Ringsted Municipality.

We are strengthening the control effort as part of our ongoing work to ensure high quality in case processing and correct administration of public benefits. The control team's work is an important part of the municipality's overall effort to both prevent erroneous payments and combat social fraud.

In the Labor Market and Youth Center we work targeted with "early intervention", because we know that early attention and timely action create the best results for both citizens and the municipality. Here, the control effort plays an important role. By responding early to concerning conditions, discrepancies and risk signals we can prevent erroneous payments, ensure correct benefit payments and support a trustworthy and professional administration.

As a control employee you will be part of a professionally strong team that works across benefit areas.

About the job

Do you have the desire, drive and overview for a development-oriented professional area, and can you maintain structure and calm in a busy day, then the Control Group in Ringsted Municipality is the place for you.

Your tasks

  • Processing reviews/inquiries from citizens and colleagues
  • Carry out various searches in IT systems and act on them
  • Hold conversations with citizens
  • On-site control visits to companies
  • Prepare party hearings and police reports in connection with CPR cases
  • Investigate and process cases regarding residence and civil status
  • Continuous development and qualification of the control task

Who are you

  • It is a requirement that you have broad knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Legal Security Act,
  • Administrative Act, Personal Data Act, Sickness Benefit Act, Active Act and CPR Act etc.
  • You have good communication skills in writing and speaking, and a strong data discipline
  • You have the ability to maintain an overview in complex cases and experience with independent and complex case handling
  • You have a robust personality that can handle conflict-filled conversations with a constructive approach
  • You are proactive, analytical, curious and persistent
  • You have a driving license

Department

The Control Group is part of the Labor Market and Youth Center and is physically located in the center. The group works closely with internal employment and benefit advisors and a number of external partners, including the National Registry, Udbetaling Denmark, the Tax Authority and the police.

In Ringsted Municipality we have a strong focus on early intervention. We want to identify challenges and act on them as early as possible, and therefore we regard the control work as an essential part of the overall preventive effort. The Control Group contributes to ensuring that benefits are paid on a correct basis, and that potential errors or irregularities are handled early and professionally for the benefit of both citizens and the community.

The Control Group is physically located in the Labor Market and Youth Center.

The Control Group is expanded to consist of 4 full-time employees.

We offer

  • Good colleagues who are professionally oriented
  • A relaxed and humorous tone
  • Independent competence and influence on planning of task solving
  • Flex time
  • Flexible Friday
  • Dynamic HR club
  • Coffee, tea and fruit arrangement

There will be employment interviews on 24 November 2026.

Child and/or criminal record checks may be obtained in connection with the employment.

It is part of Ringsted Municipality's recruitment policy to promote gender parity and ethnic equality. We encourage both people with Danish and other ethnic backgrounds to apply for the advertised position.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Employment type

Permanent

Work hours

Full-time

Start date

01.01.2027

Number of vacant positions

1

Employment rate

37 hours

City

Ringsted

Region

Zealand

Country

Denmark

Reference number

2026/358

Contact

  • Ragna Christensen, 20682139

Published

22.10.2026

Last application day

19.11.2026

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We are scaling up and looking for a control officer to strengthen the fight against social fraud

Ringsted Kommune · Vestsjælland