Deputy Chief for the Defence Command's Ukraine Section

Are you interested in a job driven by relevance and immediacy, where your effort makes a clear and sought-after difference? Do you want to help secure Danish and international support for Ukraine? And contribute to implementing the lessons learned from Ukraine in the Armed Forces?

Then you should work in the Ukraine Section of the Development and Planning Staff. We are seeking a deputy chief who is ready to roll up their sleeves together with a team of skilled and highly motivated colleagues.

About us

The section consists of a head and about 10 staff members. We are a section characterized by dedicated colleagues, teamwork, good humor and solidarity.

Our daily work is characterized by fluctuating workload, extensive interaction with international partners, high quality requirements, but also flexibility and attention to each individual’s working conditions.

We are responsible for the overall coordination and case processing of the work with the Armed Forces’ donations to Ukraine and ensure coherence between the experiences from the war and the development of the Armed Forces. We coordinate Denmark’s participation in international forums aimed at modernizing the Ukrainian defense, particularly within the Air Force Coalition.

In addition, we handle more general case processing as part of the Defense Staff to support the Chief of Defence’s overall work.

About the position

As deputy chief you will be the acting head in their absence and, together with the head, participate in the distribution, prioritization and planning of the office’s tasks.

You will continuously need to be aware of the office’s total case scope and other relevant matters in the organization, just as you will be a sparring partner for the office’s staff and contribute to general knowledge sharing.

To succeed in the position you must see opportunities rather than limitations, you must be able to translate ideas and visions into concrete military recommendations and be able to keep many balls in the air at once.

The specific professional content of the position will be determined based on your specific competencies and experience as well as the concrete tasks in the section, including your ambitions.

The Ukraine Section is located in Copenhagen. There is the possibility to work from home, and you will continuously be in dialogue with the head about how best to organize your workweek so that you can succeed at work and at home.

About you

You have a relevant academic background and possess the required competencies.

As a person you are analytical and independent with a strong sense of the whole. You communicate clearly and precisely in writing and speaking. It may be advantageous if you have insight into the defense capabilities, including the areas we work with in particular, but ultimately it is your personal competences that are most important. As a person you possess a strong sense of independence while understanding the value of being a team player.

You exude professional authority through your technical and social competences. You are able to connect many elements into a whole that others understand and accept. You are able to prioritize and complete tasks. You must be able to see opportunities and be ready to start new projects, carry them through, and thereby help create the best possible conditions for the Ukrainian freedom fight.

You must be able to handle autonomous and complex tasks while presenting your knowledge concisely and clearly.

Employment terms

The position is advertised both civilian and military.

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

The workplace is in Copenhagen.

As an employee in the Ministry of Defence’s organization you are covered by certain special terms. You must, among other things, be security cleared and maintain the security clearance throughout the employment process.

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 participating in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you are interested in learning more about the position, you are very welcome to contact the section head Pelle Holager at [email protected].

If you have questions about salary or terms of employment, you can contact Madeleine Moltke Kæmsgaard at the Personnel Command on telephone 4031 1094.

The application deadline is 24 November 2026. We expect to conduct interviews as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

You may attach the FOKUS assessments that you find relevant to the position.

In the Ministry of Defence’s organization we believe that diversity strengthens task resolution. 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 Realm’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 headed by the Chief of Defence, who is also the Minister of Defence’s top military 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 the Arctic Command.