Event coordination trainee - DTU Skylab

DTU Skylab is seeking an event coordination trainee who is passionate about event planning and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Tasks include planning, development and execution of events. Ideal candidates are independent, structured, creative and speak Danish and English. Qualifications include a relevant educational background.

Are you DTU Skylab's new Event Coordination Trainee?

Do you love event planning and thrive in a fast-paced environment? Are you driven to coordinate, organize and be the one who has the cool head? Do you enjoy networking and helping event organizers identify what is needed to make the practical aspects succeed? Then you might be the one we are looking for as an Event Coordination Trainee at DTU Skylab.

Skylab

DTU Skylab is the university's vibrant hub for innovation & entrepreneurship with activities such as startup support, innovation courses, corporate collaboration – and lots of events! Our lively innovation environment with, among other things, workshops, laboratories, office facilities and event spaces, functions as a synergistic linking point between students, researchers, startups and industry.

Your tasks

During your trainee period you will work with all aspects of events, both the more creative tasks and the more routine, hands-on tasks. This includes:

• Planning, development and execution of events
• Assistance in connection with marketing of events
• Budget management and procurement
• Participation in the development of our event processes and systems
• Ad-hoc tasks

You should be prepared for varying working hours, including evenings and weekends, in connection with holding events.

As an event coordination trainee at DTU Skylab you will be part of an event team with two event managers who will also be your mentors. You will have the opportunity to work independently with thorough guidance and professional support. Over time you will take overall responsibility for driving and executing multiple events simultaneously.

About you

• You are independent, structured, initiative-taking and creative
• You are good at keeping an overview of many tasks at once
• You have a strong desire to help others succeed with their events
• You enjoy working in a team and collaborating
• You are inquisitive and curious
• You speak and write Danish and English

Qualifications

• A foundation course (EUD or EUX) from a vocational school that grants access to the main course of the event coordinator program, or
• An upper secondary background (STX, HF, HTX), which must be supplemented with an EUS program of 5 weeks.

If you have completed HHX, you can start directly in the main course.

People are very welcome to apply if they are undergoing foundation course 1 or 2 on the event coordinator program and finish in January. If you are offered the position, you must present a completed examination certificate before the employment can commence.

If you are over 25 years old, the same entry requirements apply, but you will be covered by the rules for vocational education for adults.

Start date and salary

The trainee salary is according to the OAO-S joint agreement and the organizational agreement for clerical workers etc. (HK/State) entered into with the Ministry of Finance.

The position is expected to commence on February 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Workplace

DTU Skylab, Centrifugevej 374, 2800 Lyngby.

If you want to know more

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact the event manager Rikke Elbæk Eriksen at [email protected], event manager Nicoline Mohr Lytsen at [email protected] or administrative manager Peter Munkebo Hussmann at [email protected] or 4071 0060.

Application and interview

We must receive your online application no later than Sunday, November 8, 2026 . Open the link "Apply now", where you fill in the application form and attach a motivated application, CV, certificates and any references.

We expect to hold interviews in weeks 47 and 48.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, there are special rules regarding security and export control, and open-source background checks may be carried out on qualified candidates for the position.

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