Hansestadt Lübeck Bereich Soziale Sicherung | Germany | 23xxx Lübeck | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 13.02.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of Social Security
The Hanseatic city of Lübeck offers a high quality of life as an upper centre in the Hamburg metropolitan region and the capital of the newly developed Fehmarnbelt region with a population of 223,000 people. The historic centre, famous for its churches, brick Gothic and history, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the same time, the city presents itself as a strong tourist magnet with a diverse art and culture scene as well as its attractive location on the Baltic Sea. The Port of Lübeck is a gateway to foreign trade in the Baltic Sea area, the city is the location of three Europe-wide profiled universities with a university clinic and offers a wide range of tasks and opportunities with its strong focus on sustainability as well as on Smart City. We are looking for the next time Social Protection
The area of social protection of Hansestadt Lübeck is a central point of contact for social justice, social participation and existential protection. We design and coordinate a wide range of social services – from basic security, help to care and homeless help. Our aim is to sustainably improve the lives of people in Lübeck and to promote social equal opportunities. The area is engaged and close to the citizen in a dynamic environment. We focus on professional competence, digital development and close cooperation with carriers, institutions and civil society. The area offers a wide range of tasks with social relevance and space for innovative solutions. We meet the challenges of demographic change, social inequality and integration with responsibility and vision. Become part of a team that designes Lübeck human, modern and social. Do you act responsibly and purposefully considering economic aspects and work constructively and trustfully with your employees and your superiors? Then you could be the right person for this job. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
the management of the social security sector with product, budget and personnel responsibility for currently around 300 employees in nine departments the strategic orientation and further development of the designated performance fields as well as the control of the operational performance against the background of the legal foundations and budget requirements personnel management with management of personnel planning, personnel production, personnel use and personnel development the monitoring and support of an external organisational investigation, if necessary continuous implementation of the results Budgeting and financial management of a budget of approximately EUR 254 million a year (in the context of the powers conferred on an area management) the representation of management, policy, institutions and citizens: the representation of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck in matters of social protection against the Land of Schleswig-Holstein and the municipal regional associations the perception of responsibility for organisational development, including process design, digitization, quality and change management
In the field of social protection, an organizational investigation is carried out. The description of the tasks is therefore to be understood subject to possible changes.
a completed academic degree (Master, Magister or Diploma) of the Department of Administration, Law, Social Sciences, Social Management or a closely related degree course or another completed academic degree (Master, Magister or Diploma) with several years of professional experience in the field of social law alternative: for officials the career qualification for the category 2, second entry office of the General Services ('higher service') multiannual management experience in a larger organisational unit with multi-level management levels Experience in the control, strategic orientation and the associated decision-making of a larger organizational unit Delegation and communication skills and readiness to change
Desired and advantageous when selecting professional experience in authorities / institutions as well as knowledge of administrative structures multiannual professional experience in at least one of the designated areas of responsibility Experience in cross-sectional tasks: o Financial and quality management o Organisational and personnel development o Project management the readiness to actively control and shape upcoming digitalization processes
Career and Responsibility: varied expertise with high self-employment and responsibility, a collegial environment in a dedicated area Security and services: fixed-rate permanent employment relationship with attractive social benefits (e.g. 30-day leave, special payments, asset-effective benefits, occupational pension schemes), discounts and benefits through corporate benefits Perspective: training opportunities for the task area, individual further development and a separate training centre Health and safety: Health days, Operational sports, Active break Sustainability and mobility: monthly grant for the NAH.SH job ticket, bicycle purchase, rent or lease Culture and coastal proximity: work in and for a lively and lively city on the Baltic Sea, as well as a workplace close to the heart of the Lübeck Old Town
Location
 | Hansestadt Lübeck Bereich Soziale Sicherung | |
| 23552 Lübeck | ||
| Germany |
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