Generalist with an interest in sustainable fisheries sought for the Sea and Fisheries Grant in Nørresundby (temporary employment)

As one of our colleagues is going on maternity leave, we have the opportunity to offer a temporary position in our office for the Sea and Fisheries Subsidies. If you would like to work with the implementation of political agreements that support sustainable fishing in the future, we offer an exciting job where your skills can be used and developed.

In the office we work for a sustainable fishing industry and aquaculture. We are in the process of implementing a new political agreement and are looking for a generalist with an interest in implementation and coordination, including realising the political initiatives in the agreement.

If you would like to work with a broad and exciting area where you get close to the industry, political wishes and stakeholders, perhaps you are the one we are looking for. We value achieving a balance between work and leisure and safeguarding a good colleague community, where we help each other and where our professional administration is in focus.

Your responsibilities

As an employee in the Sea and Fisheries Subsidies, your work will include contributions to the implementation of the fishing agreement from July 2025, ministerial orders, cross-disciplinary collaborations, stakeholder management, reporting to e.g. the EU, data handling under EU legislation, etc. These are tasks that provide you with good opportunities to develop your skills within an area with high political attention.

The team has a broad task portfolio, and there is an opportunity to contribute to the various tasks. You will work at the interfaces between the industry, knowledge institutions, professional organisations, municipalities and the department, among others..

In this connection you may come to work with

• Design and implementation of subsidy schemes.
• Contribute to ministerial servicing and orders.
• Participate in the work of implementing the new political agreement and analyses during realisation and implementation of the agreement.
• Advising, coordinating and sparring internally and across the agency.
• Support daily administration and implementation of subsidy schemes.

About us

The office consists of an office head and two heads of function and is divided into 2 teams: Policy and Design, which you will become part of, as well as the Sea Nature team. The office is spread across two locations. In Nørresundby, where the Policy & Design team sit in a newly refurbished open-plan office, and in Odense, where the Sea Nature team sits.

In the Policy and Design team we are about 15 people, including both generalists and lawyers, who are part of a total office of around 25 employees.

We value professionalism, collaboration and collegiality, where there is room for new ideas and to shape your own tasks. We also have a close collaboration with the rest of the agency. In particular we emphasize that there should be good career opportunities and care about what intellectually challenges the individual employee. We emphasize that you become part of a strong professional environment across the agency.

Your profile

• You hold a kandidatgrad (cand.scient.pol.), cand.jur., cand.merc.jur., cand.adm.pol. or similar.
• You have experience from the public sector, perhaps also from subsidy administration.
• You have experience from a politically governed organisation, and you enjoy a changing daily life.
• You are good at communicating both orally and in writing, and you can convey a complex area briefly and in easily understood language.
• You work professionally and can contribute positively to a good work atmosphere.
• You work well with others, and can ensure progress on cases across your own office and the rest of the agency.
• You think across the agency and keep an eye on involving relevant parties in task solving.
• You place importance on good collaboration – both internally in the office and across the agency.
• You must be able to keep an overview, plan and structure your work tasks in a daily life where all workflows and procedures are not yet in place.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the current Danish Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organisations for academics in the state (Academic Collective Agreement).

The employment area is the Ministry of the Environment with associated institutions.

The place of employment is the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Lindholm Brygge 31, 9400 Nørresundby.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible and is of 12 months’ duration.

Further information

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the Office Head Jessica Christiansson at phone 7227 5604.

A criminal record certificate and references will be obtained.

How to apply for the position

You apply for the position online by sending your application, CV, diplomas, etc. no later than November 11, 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on November 18, 2026.