Administrative Officer sought for work with sector-specific security and emergency preparedness

We are seeking an employee who is passionate about working with security in relation to higher education and research institutions. You see value in ensuring that our institutions are prepared to handle security situations – whether it is physical security, cybersecurity or research security.

About the position

You will join a small team that works broadly with security in relation to higher education and research institutions and other stakeholders in our area. You must be able to handle crisis situations and remain calm during them, but you must also be able to work on long-term project implementations. Your tasks will be broad and can include implementation of the NIS 2 Act, security supervision tasks, and work with research security and emergency preparedness. You are a generalist, but love to dive deep.

Your primary tasks will consist of

• Implementation of the NIS 2 Act in the Ministry of Education and Science’s area, including NIS 2 supervisory tasks.
• Development and execution of activities to strengthen security and preparedness in the education and research sector.
• Dialogue with other relevant authorities, e.g. the Agency for Civil Protection and Emergency Management and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET).
• Ongoing support to the management in relation to security and preparedness, including meeting preparations, preparation of decision proposals, handling sector-oriented incident reporting, etc.

About you

To succeed in the job, we expect that you

• Preferably have a social science education and a couple of years of experience in the field.
• Have experience with the security field from previous jobs.
• Have knowledge of the education and research sector and the associated institutions.
• Can stay calm under pressure.
• Have well-developed collaboration skills and prefer to work in teams.

Office of Governance and Oversight

You will be based at the Office of Governance and Oversight. Here we are about 40 employees, two office managers and two area managers. The office works with oversight, governance and guidance tasks for the research, innovation and education areas. We set the governance framework for major initiatives and central processes at the institutions, as well as follow-up on strategic and political focus areas and initiatives.

This includes, among other things, entering into and following up on goals and performance plans, sizing of education programs, evaluation of schemes, etc. So our tasks are broad, and there will be good development opportunities.

The office is newly established and you will contribute to shaping the office’s professional focus, our ways of working and social life.

Will you help shape the future?

Knowledge shapes the future. At the Danish Agency for Education and Research, we work to create value in society through excellent education and research. With us you become part of a culture with high professionalism and a strong collaborative spirit. We put students, researchers and citizens at the center of our work and are ambitious on our own and the education and research sector’s behalf.

Salary and terms of employment

You will be employed as an Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalisation under the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Academics in the state (AC). There is the possibility to negotiate supplements that match your qualifications.

You can find information on salary levels at www.loenoverblik.dk .

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Special Consultant Katinka Stenbjørn-Lange at phone number 7231 8289 or at email [email protected] or Office Chief Gitte Agerhus at phone 25533664 or [email protected] .

It is a condition of employment that you can be security cleared, and you must be able to maintain the security clearance throughout your employment. A police clearance will be obtained before employment.

Apply for the position

Click the button “apply for the position” or apply via our website ufsn.dk . We must have your application no later than Thursday 26 November 2026

We expect to conduct two rounds of interviews. The first round will be held in Week 49 and the second round in Week 50. A case may be used during the employment interviews. References will be obtained prior to employment.

Equality in all its aspects is important. Therefore, all interested parties are encouraged to apply regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, age and similar considerations.