Lawyers for the Legal Office at the Agency for Community Safety

Do you want to work at the intersection of law, cybersecurity and national crisis management and, among other things, help ensure that Denmark's national Situations Centre operates on a solid foundation? We are seeking a number of lawyers who will help strengthen the legal foundation in the Agency for Civil Protection and Crisis Management (SAMSIK).

In the Agency for Civil Protection and Crisis Management (SAMSIK) we deal with advising and communicating to authorities, businesses and citizens about prevention and handling of the threats faced by society. In addition we carry out emergency planning and tasks related to coordination of national crisis management. SAMSIK is also in the process of establishing a common Situations Centre, which among other things shall support the National Operational Staff (NOST)

The Agency for Civil Protection and Crisis Management reports to the Ministry of Civil Protection and Preparedness.

Your role and your tasks

The legal office is the agency's central unit for legal advice, interpretation of law and quality assurance. The unit supports the agency's management and professional areas by ensuring that the agency's tasks are performed in accordance with applicable law, administrative law principles and the agency's strategic framework. We work closely with the directorate, sector offices, the ministry and other authorities.

You will work with both strategic and operational legal tasks and serve as a close sparring partner in relation to the build-out of a national Situations Centre and the agency's activities in the cyber domain .

You will among other things come to work with

• Handling security-related issues, including a focus on protecting critical infrastructure.
• Specific legal case processing, including handling of freedom of information requests.
• Preparation of notes, policy decision documents and initiatives.
• Quality assurance of concrete products and advice to the agency's other offices.

About you

You are educated cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur and have a high professional level.

In addition we imagine that you

• Have analytical abilities and can translate complex issues into concrete decision proposals.
• Can prepare legal assessments of the overall operative cyber activities, including incident handling and information sharing
• Can work independently with legal analyses, make decisions and translate legal requirements into concrete, operational solutions
• Can interpret and apply relevant cybersecurity and crisis management regulations including NIS2 and CER
• Have good collaboration skills and contribute to a good working environment.
• Can help create overview and good frameworks for the offices' task execution.

The position requires that you can navigate safely in a complex legal and political landscape while translating rules and risk assessments into clear, practically usable solutions in an operational context. In addition there will be a need for collaboration with the department, other authorities and international actors, including in EU and Nordic contexts.

About the office

The legal office is organizationally anchored in the agency's "staff area" and functions as a cross-cutting support function. The office works closely with the directorate, sector offices, the ministry and other authorities to ensure a holistic and lawful administration.

The everyday life is characterized by high tempo, complex issues and great responsibility – but also professional pride, engagement and a clear common direction.

Salary and terms of employment

You will be employed under the collective agreement for academics in the state, and placement is determined by qualifications and experience.

The employment area is the Ministry of Civil Protection and Preparedness. It is a condition for employment that you can be security cleared to the classification level SECRET and maintain the security clearance throughout your employment.

The position is a permanent full-time position and is desired to be filled as soon as possible.

The workplace, after further agreement, could be either Datavej 20, 3460 Birkerød and the agency's location at Holsteinsgade 63, 2100 Copenhagen Ø.

Are you interested?

Send application, CV, diploma and any statements from previous employers no later than October 22, 2026.

You apply for the position by clicking "Søg stillingen" in the posting and filling out the application form.

You are welcome to contact the head of office Mette Fabian Torp, at phone 2112 4171, if you have questions about the position.

The Agency for Civil Protection and Crisis Management encourages all interested parties regardless of race, skin color, religion or belief, political views, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or gender characteristics, age, disability or national, social or ethnic origin to apply.