Case Handlers for the Operations Section in the Finance and Operations Staff of the Defence Command

Do you want to help develop and influence the Danish Armed Forces' planning and management? The Finance and Operations Staff is therefore now seeking two new case handlers for the Operations Section, where you will become a case handler for one or more authorities of the Defence Command. In addition, you will take on other areas of responsibility based on your branch of service background as well as the competencies and qualifications you possess.

About us

The Operations Section (DS) is primarily responsible for the Defence Command's planning and the management of the operations year + 2 years. This involves preparing, updating, synchronizing and following up on the Defence Command's planning documents in the form of planning basis and dimensioning basis in collaboration with the Operations Staff and with involvement of services and commands.

The Operations Section is part of the Finance and Operations Staff (OD). OD together with Development and Planning Staff (UP), Operations Staff (OP) and the Leadership Secretariat (LE) forms the Defence Staff. OD is generally responsible for all cross-cutting operational matters that do not concern force deployment or development and acts as a link between the Defence Command's services/Commands/agencies, the supporting agencies and the Defence leadership as well as the Ministry of Defence's Secretariat.

OD consists of a management element, a Control Department and a Business Controlling Department. The Operations Section (DS) is located in the Control Department, which together with the Coordination and Control Section, the Establishment Section and the Audit and Compliance Section focuses on the Defence Command's internal governance, prioritization and planning.

We are a section where the tone is informal, and where there is a great deal of flexibility regarding working hours, presence and remote work.

About the positions

Two positions are offered and placed in the Operations Section, which consists of a Section Chief and 7 case handlers.

Two positions are currently located in Copenhagen (HK9) and 6 are located in Karup. The vacant positions have a service site in Karup.

You will, as a starting point, be assigned responsibility for one or more NIV II authorities. As an authority case handler you will be required to initiate the ongoing planning and operational management. The positions therefore place high demands on you to be outgoing and engaged, and to involve case handlers from all relevant authorities in a timely manner.

For both positions there are therefore high requirements that you are outgoing and engaged and timely involve case handlers from all relevant authorities.

In addition to the authority-specific aspects, a typical day as a case handler could also include preparing task requests to other staffs/commands/agencies, quality assurance of received products, preparing analyses, handling consultation responses, preparing case briefs for Defence leadership or preparing hand files and briefings for use at ad hoc meetings with Defence leadership, the Chief of Defence's management forum or similar.

The positions are advertised as both military and civilian appointments.

About you

You preferably have experience with similar tasks and may also have worked in a similar organization as ours.

We imagine that you have a relevant education in, for example, administration, governance and organization at the master's level. The important thing is, however, that through education and experience you have built strong competencies in analysis, management support and advising.

To succeed in the position it is important

• It motivates and interests you to work with governance and planning at a business-level strategic level.
• You are not afraid to stand by your recommendations, even if they may have noticeable consequences for force production, deployment capability or task resolution at the services and commands.
• One of your most important qualifications is your holistic view, where you manage to see cases across the Defence Command's authorities, including bringing in the necessary knowledge in areas such as materiel, establishment, personnel, economy, etc., and to see the case’s connections to other cases and processes.
• You are change-ready, development-oriented and contribute with improvement proposals for the governance area and the section's working methods.
• You are strong both analytically and process-oriented, and you work independently and with responsibility.
• You can handle many irons in the fire at the same time.
• You are a good and stringent communicator in both writing and speaking.

If you can see yourself in the above, we would be very happy to hear from you.

Employment terms

Employment and remuneration are in accordance with the current collective agreement.

If you are an academic, you will be employed under the current agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academic Agreement).

If you have an office education or another relevant education, you will be employed under the current Common Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organizations – The Civil Service Area (OAO-S Common Agreement) and the organizational agreement for office staff, laboratory staff and IT employees.

Depending on your qualifications and competences, there is a possibility for negotiating supplements. There is a employer-financed pension scheme attached to the position.

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

You have as an employee an obligation to perform service outside the country's borders, including at units in international operations with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Your fixed place of work is Karup Air Station.

Contact and application

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact acting head, Major Michael Evers-Nielsen at telephone 3057 3898.

If you have questions about salary and terms of employment, you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR consultant Birgit Jepsen at telephone 3266 5811.

The application deadline is 16 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be conducted subsequently. The positions are to be filled as soon as possible.

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

In the Defence Ministry's organization we believe that diversity optimizes task solving. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply for the position.

About the Defence Command

The Defence Command is Denmark's and the Realm of the Kingdom's supreme military authority.

The Defence Command carries out its tasks under the motto “Worth fighting for,” and our primary responsibility is to develop, produce and deploy the military capacities and units in national and international tasks.

The Defence Command is led by the Chief of Defence, who is also the Defence Minister's top military professional adviser. The Chief of Defence also has the responsibility for the operational leadership of the Danish armed forces. The Defence Command consists of the Defence Staff and the five commands; Army Command, Navy Command, Air Command, Special Operations Command and Arctic Command.

Application deadline: 16 November 2026

Department: Holmens Kanal 9 1060 København K

Location: West Jutland