Deputy chiefs sought for the Ministry of Defence's department

Are you interested in taking part of the management responsibility in the implementation of a historic strengthening of the Danish Defence? Are you a civil servant who takes pride in serving the political and departmental leadership? Can you see yourself working for national and international peace, freedom and security?

Then you have the opportunity now!

About us

Europe and Denmark are in an increasingly security-political situation, and the Danish Defence is undergoing a comprehensive strategic transformation that entails a historic strengthening. Security for Denmark and Danes in an increasingly complex threat landscape means that there is a need to accelerate the build-up of Defence’s combat power, procure materiel for large billions, strengthen international alliances – not least NATO – and also strengthen the Defence in the Arctic and the North Atlantic.

We are therefore seeking deputy heads for various professional areas in the department. In the Ministry of Defence you, together with your colleagues, will be responsible for ensuring coherence between policy, economy, strategy and implementation within the Ministry of Defence’s area.

About the position

As a deputy head you will be part of the management team with the head of office. You will contribute to strengthening the professional leadership strength in the office and act as a sparring partner for strategic, organizational and professional considerations.

This includes, among other things, that you

• have an overview of and participate in planning and prioritising the office’s tasks and projects, ensure coordination with other ministries and underlying authorities,
• take professional management responsibility for selected areas,
• contribute to the development of the office in connection with e.g. recruitment of new employees, office seminars and development talks,
• assist colleagues with professional sparring in daily work and quality assure deliverables and
• act as deputy for the head of office during their absence.

The ministry’s organisation is divided into the following departments

Corporate Economics

The Department of Corporate Economics is responsible for economic coordination, governance and supervision across the Ministry of Defence, including preparation of decision and prioritization proposals and handling economic follow-up and reporting.

Capacities and Programs

The department is responsible for the management and development of the Defence Ministry’s agencies’ organisation and processes that underpin the execution of Defence’s and Home Guard’s core tasks. In addition, coordination and management of the implementation of the defence agreement among the department’s tasks.

Analyses and Execution

The Sub-division for Analyses and Execution is responsible for the department’s analysis tasks and progress in the agreement initiatives.

Operations

The Department of Operations is responsible for international and national operations. Additionally, the department’s emergency plan and general crisis management as well as intelligence and cyber areas are among the department’s tasks. The department is also responsible for the corporate information and IT security.

Security Policy

The Department of Security Policy is responsible for the department’s security-policy agenda. The department contributes to setting the strategic and long-term direction for Denmark’s security and defence policy, including through NATO, the EU and other bi- and multilateral collaborations.

Legal

The department is responsible for legal advice in the department, development of the ministry area’s statutory framework and legal handling of specific case decisions.

Staff

The department supports the Minister for Defence, the department’s leadership, managers and staff with coordination, advisory and operations in areas such as ministerial services, management and personnel development, work environment and strategic HR initiatives. The staff also handles the department’s internal security.

About you

We expect you to have an academic education at master’s level. You may also have a military educational background.

In addition, we expect you to be able to contribute with

• solid experience in serving the political level in central government and a sharp eye for trimming cases both in content and communication,
• strong professional and analytical competencies as well as the willingness and ability to understand complicated issues,
• an overview and progress in the office’s tasks in a busy and changing daily life,
• the ability to lead in creating and maintaining collaborative relations and a focus on the classic civil servant virtues.

Employment terms

If you are educated as an academic, you will be employed as a senior consultant with personnel leadership in accordance with the prevailing agreement between AC and the Ministry of Finance. Depending on your experience and qualifications, further allowances may be negotiated in connection with the employment. There is an employer-financed pension scheme of 18.07% attached to the position.

If you apply as an officer, the position is placed in salary grade 5, which includes majors and lieutenants. If you are already employed in the Ministry of Defence’s corporate, you will continue to be employed under the applicable agreements between the Ministry of Defence’s Personnel Agency and the Danish Officers’ Association regarding pay and employment conditions for civil servants or unionized officers in the Defence.

If you are selected for an international mission, please indicate this in your application.

If you want to know more about pay and employment terms, you are welcome to contact HR consultant K. Anton Nyholm at tel. 61 40 74 92.

As an employee of the Ministry of Defence you are subject to certain special terms. This means, among other things, that you must be security cleared and maintain this clearance throughout the entire employment process.

Your daily place of service is Holmens Kanal 7/9, 1060 Copenhagen K.

We look forward to hearing from you

If you want to know more about the recruitment process, you can contact Elona Mejdija at tel. 51 35 75 03 or Amanda Rygaard at tel. 61 87 18 75.

The application deadline is 20 November 2026.

You apply for the position by sending CV, a motivated application and relevant examination transcripts via the link below. If it is not possible for you to scan and attach relevant documents, you are welcome to bring them to a potential interview.

In the Ministry of Defence’s corporate we believe that diversity develops the task solution. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply for the position.

We look forward to having you aboard so we together can make a significant difference for all our

colleagues in the Ministry of Defence’s corporate – both those in the field and those behind the desks.

Read more about the Ministry of Defence as an employer at www.fmn.dk