Army Home Guard District South and Southern Jutland seeks an administrative employee in the Administration Section

Are you passionate about building good relationships and strengthening collaboration between the volunteer forces and the Home Guard? Are you motivated by good service and helpfulness, as well as structure and efficiency in task execution? Then the position with us might be something for you.

About us

The Army Home Guard District South and Southern Jutland is an operational military authority under the regional unit West. We establish, train and deploy units of the Army Home Guard.

We are an exciting and dynamic workplace with room for personality and development. The staff consists of a total of 18 employees, of whom there are both military and civilian staff. The Administration section consists of a manager and 2 administrative employees.

The district administers 847 active volunteer Home Guard members, distributed across 14 companies. The district provides support to the surrounding civilian community and we collaborate with the rest of the Defence about joint training and exercise activities, as well as in international service.

We deliver a high level of service to the Home Guard volunteers. We do our best to support them in their tasks, which is a fundamental premise for our work and reflected in our daily routines.

About the position

You will join a team in the Administration, where you together will tackle the daily tasks. Your most important task is to provide administrative support to volunteers, which is why it is important that you thrive in that role.

In daily work you will collaborate with colleagues, volunteer Home Guard soldiers and reserve personnel, and it is important that you meet them where they are, including with particular respect and understanding for diversity.

You are capable of balancing necessary considerations of the volunteers’ functional conditions with the framework under which the Home Guard operates.

You can expect the following in the position

• Participation in courses and training necessary for the position.
• Participation in various meetings and exercises.
• Telephone reception in our call center.
• Ad hoc tasks.

Travel activity in connection with courses, seminars and meetings must be anticipated. There may also be evening and weekend work according to the applicable collective agreement.

About you

You have an administrative profile and are familiar with the Office package. It is an advantage if you have office training with a focus on public administration.

If you have knowledge of and experience with finance, this is a competence that can also come into play.

In addition, we envision that you

• Have strong IT skills and preferably knowledge of the Office suite, SAP and Workzone.
• Can work independently with case handling.
• Can handle multiple tasks simultaneously while staying organized.
• Communicate professionally orally and in writing.
• Hold a driving license category B.

Terms of employment

The employment is in accordance with the current Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organisations – The Public Sector (OAO-S collective agreement) and the Organizational Agreement for clerical workers, laboratory staff and IT employees (HK) in the state.

Depending on your qualifications and competencies, there is a possibility for negotiation of allowances. The position includes an employer-financed pension scheme.

The workplace is in Aabenraa (Søgaard Barracks)

As an employee under the Ministry of Defence, you are subject to certain special terms. You must, among other things, be security cleared and maintain the security clearance throughout the employment relationship.

As an employee you are obliged to perform service outside the country, including with units in international operations with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacemaking, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact the head of the administration section, Rikke Holm [email protected] or by telephone on 2362 4566.

If you have questions about salary and terms of employment, you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR consultant Mia Backhausen on telephone 3266 5574.

The application deadline is November 13, 2026 and interviews are expected to be held in connection with that. The position is to be filled as soon as possible but no later than January 1, 2027.

You apply for the position via the link, and we ask you to attach your application, CV and copies of educational certificates. Please note that attachments must be added in PDF format.

In the Defence Organization we believe that diversity optimizes task execution. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply for the position.

About the Home Guard Command

The Home Guard is a voluntary military emergency organization. The Home Guard Command (HJK) is the Home Guard’s supreme authority and is a joint service under the Ministry of Defence. HJK is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Home Guard as an organization and includes the Chief of the Home Guard and the Commissioner for the Home Guard, who together constitute the Home Guard leadership, as well as the Home Guard staff.

HJK is responsible for the formation and training of voluntary personnel and units and participates as part of the military defence in solving many of the tasks incumbent on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and their assistance to civilian authorities. HJK handles communication about the Home Guard, strategic recruitment and linking of volunteers, development of plans and programs, and the conduct of study activities for the development of the Home Guard. HJK with the Home Guard staff, divisions and departments has its headquarters at Vordingborg Garrison, but has satellites in several places across the country.