HR staff for the Personnel Section at the Defense Academy

Would you like to work broadly with HR – from daily operations and case handling to development of new HR processes? With us you get the opportunity to influence how we support managers and employees at the Defence Academy.

About us

The Defence Academy is the Danish Defence's education institution. We educate Defence leaders and work with research, advisory and development of knowledge that supports the Defence's tasks. Our schools and educational programs are located in several places in the country.

In the Personnel Section we are six employees and a section head. Together we support managers and employees across the Defence Academy with personnel administration, case handling and development of HR processes.

The special thing about us is that we work at the intersection between the Defence and a higher education and research institution. Therefore we also encounter HR issues that do not always fit into a standard template.

We have different professional backgrounds, personalities and ways of solving tasks. We help each other, share our knowledge and speak openly about both the tasks and what can challenge us in everyday life.

About the position

We are in the process of reviewing our HR processes. Some need to be improved, others developed from the ground up. Here you will be part of the work.

At the same time you will have a daily life where operations and case handling fill a substantial part. It is precisely the combination of daily HR support and development tasks that characterizes the position.

You will among other things be working with

• On- and offboarding, where you help develop and implement our processes for employees and managers
• Course administration of among other NATO courses and Defence's internal leadership trainings
• Manpower and assignments, including school positions at the Defence Academy's schools and single-person deployments
• Case handling and written briefing documents to management, e.g. case and decision briefs
• HR initiatives and communication, e.g. professional presentations and work with well-being and psychological work environment

Your concrete tasks also depend on your experience and competences. We do not expect you to know everything from day one, and you will get the opportunity to grow into the job and take responsibility for several areas along the way.

You will work closely with the rest of the Personnel Section and the Defence Academy's HR partners, who advise leaders and managers. In the well-being area you will also collaborate with our occupational safety inspector.

Your fixed workplace is Svanemøllen Barracks. Since we support units in both Zealand and Jutland, you should expect a few travel days per year.

About you

You do not need to come with experience in all our areas. The most important is that you want to work broadly with HR and can take responsibility for your tasks.

We imagine that you

• work in a structured way and follow your tasks through to the end
• take initiative and can drive a task forward yourself
• thrive with case handling and work thoroughly and systematically
• write clearly and precisely and can translate a case into an easy-to-understand written product
• work well with different people and professional backgrounds

You have a relevant higher education. Knowledge of public administration and case handling – for example from the Defence – is an advantage, but not a requirement.

If the Defence is new to you, it is more important that you are curious about the organisation and want to understand our working methods and framework.

Terms of employment

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

If you have a clerical education or another relevant education you will be employed under the then applicable Common Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees Organisations – The State Sector (OAO-S Common Agreement) and the organizational agreement for office clerks, lab technicians and IT workers.

Depending on your qualifications and competences, there is the possibility of negotiating supplements. There is an employer-financed pension scheme linked to the position.

The workplace is in Copenhagen.

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

As an employee you have a duty to perform service outside the country’s borders, including at units in international operations with a view to participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peace-making, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact Line Kromann Hjorth at phone 3266 5298.

If you have questions about salary and employment terms, you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR Consultant Mathias Fonskov, at phone 3266 5657.

The application deadline is 31 October 2026 and interviews are expected to be held subsequently. The position is to be filled on 1 January 2027 or by agreement.

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

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

Application deadline: 31 October 2026

Department: Ryvangs Allé 1 2100 Copenhagen Ø

Location: Copenhagen city