Legal professional for the role of data protection specialist in the Defence Command

Are you passionate about data protection? Do you want to play a central role in ensuring high data protection in an important and complex organization? We are seeking a strategically skilled full-time employee to assume the role of data protection specialist located at the Defence Command. You will become a key person in ensuring compliance with data protection rules in an organization where processing of personal data is extensive and critical to our core tasks and personnel security.

About us

We offer a central role in an organization with high societal significance and a professionally professional environment with dedicated colleagues and cross-functional collaboration.

As a data protection specialist in the Defence Command, you will work closely with the Defence Command's Data Protection Officer (DPO) and among other things assist in supporting the Defence Command in reporting and handling breaches of personal data security.

The Defence Command sets the professional direction and framework in the area for the subordinate commands and agencies, such as: Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and Personnel Command. You will thus be part of a large organization with a unique core task.

In close collaboration with the Defence Command's DPO you will have the opportunity to influence the data protection area across the entire Defence organization.

We offer flexible working conditions, good opportunities for competence development, as well as possible participation in the group's common forums for data protection.

About the position

The tasks include, among others

• Assist with handling and reporting of breaches of personal data security
• Advise Defence leadership and the organization on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act
• Assist in monitoring compliance with internal policies, procedures and data protection obligations
• Assist in arranging measurements and supervision in the data protection area
• Assist in the preparation of risk assessments and impact analyses (DPIAs) in cooperation with the specialist areas
• Assist with internal and external task requests and consultations regarding data protection
• Support the anchoring of a strong data protection culture across the organization

The Defence currently faces a shifting foreign and security policy reality. You are therefore expected to navigate a changing daily life where data protection is crucial for the safety of our soldiers and employees. Through a pragmatic and professionally competent approach, you will help the Defence Command continuously develop and modernize the data protection area for the benefit of the Defence's combat capability.

About you

You must have a cand.jur. or cand.merc.jur. degree. We do not expect you to have many years of experience with data protection law, though experience would be an advantage. We expect you to be curious and interested in learning more about the cyber area, military security, data protection and information security.

Your task will be to help ensure that the Defence Command complies with applicable laws in the data protection area. Therefore, the ability to help the Armed Forces with GDPR incident management – before, during and after – will be particularly important. We expect you to have good collaboration skills and invite trust in dialog, with both specialists and leadership.

Defence tasks can be classified. It is therefore essential that you can be security cleared at a high level. Furthermore, it would be an advantage if you have a cat. B driving license, as you are expected to travel to Defence locations within Denmark and the Kingdom to advise on various tasks.

Employment terms

The appointment is in accordance with the then-current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academic Agreement).

Depending on your qualifications and competencies, there is potential for negotiated special allowances. The position is linked to an employer-financed pension scheme.

The workplace is in Copenhagen. Travel activity may occur in the position.

As an employee under the Ministry of Defence, you are subject to certain special terms. Among other things, you must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance throughout the employment period.

As an employee you have a duty to render service outside the country, including at units in international operations for participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to hear more about the position, you are welcome to contact Karen Kirstine Boel Jørgensen (data protection specialist) at phone 2441 7951 or Jane Mindstrup Hagelin (DPO at the Defence Command) at phone 2035 5162.

If you have questions about salary and employment terms, you are welcome to contact the Personnel Command, HR consultant Mia Backhausen at phone 3266 5574.

The application deadline is 3 November 2026 and interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter. The position is available as soon as possible.

You apply for the position via the link, and we ask you to attach your application, CV and copies of your educational certificates. 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 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 military capabilities and units in national and international tasks. The Defence Command is led by the Chief of Defence, who is also the Minister of Defence's top military-technical adviser. The Chief of Defence is also responsible 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.