Student assistant for sealing tasks at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Port of Aarhus, Aarhus

Are you a student and would you like a student job with responsibility, where you gain insight into authority work and contribute to tasks with significance for the import and control of goods? Then you may be our new student assistant at the border control in Aarhus.

About the position

As a student assistant you will be an important part of the daily operations at Aarhus Port. Your primary tasks relate to governmental sealings of goods, but you will also assist with administrative tasks and customer service. You will receive thorough training and work closely with experienced colleagues, while also having independent responsibility in task execution.

Your tasks will include

• take care of our shared mailbox and receive advance notifications
• carry out governmental sealings and customer service
• prepare and return sealing certificates
• help with other administrative and practical tasks at the border control

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration regards diversity as an asset and encourages everyone regardless of personal background to apply.

It is a condition for employment that you, as part of your employment, can

• Obtain a valid work- and residence permit in Denmark before starting or
• Obtain a valid residence document in Denmark upon employment.

Read more about the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration at www.fvst.dk

Would you like to know more?

If you have any questions about the job advertisement you are welcome to contact section manager Annette Arbjerg at 7227 5925.

Interviews will take place at the border control, Østhavnsvej 31, 8000 Aarhus C and are expected to take place in week 47.

Your application

We look forward to receiving your application, CV, a copy of your student card and any other relevant material no later than November 13, 2026.

Your working hours are on average 8 hours per week, but overtime may occur as you participate in a shift roster with other colleagues, so holidays, etc. are covered. The working hours are between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM on weekdays – during holidays your working hours, in collaboration with your colleagues, will have to cover entire days on weekdays.

Salary and employment terms

The employment takes place according to the current organisational agreement for office clerks, laboratory technicians and IT staff between the Ministry of Finance and HK State.

Your workplace for now: Border control, Østhavnsvej 31, 8000 Aarhus C.

When do you start

We need your help from December 1 or as soon as possible or as quickly as possible for you.

There is a strong societal interest in our work, and we believe this obliges us. Our employees give their very best every day to achieve good results. We practice open and informal leadership in daily life and emphasize honesty and expectation alignment between management and employees.

We can offer you an exciting job in a good and informal working environment, where we value helpfulness and good collegial cooperation.

About us

You will become part of FødevareNord, which is one of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s three food control units. We are in total about 130 employees attached to our offices in Aalborg and Aarhus – of which about 20 employees at the Aarhus Port location. We have varied professional backgrounds and work with many different tasks, including supervision of food businesses. At Aarhus Port the tasks are mainly related to import and export.

It is a prerequisite that you are a student.

We imagine that you

• work in a structured way and pay attention to details
• take responsibility for your tasks and follow them through
• can work independently and keep an overview
• thrive with an informal tone and close collaboration with colleagues
• meet both colleagues and users with a service-minded and welcoming approach

About you

You are a student enrolled in a higher education program and want to gain practical experience from an authority where quality, responsibility and collaboration are in focus.

You are also part of a closing shift arrangement together with the other student assistants. Therefore, part of the work will take place late in the day, after the other staff have gone home.

~ Application deadline: November 13, 2026 Department: Stationsparken 31-33 2620 Glostrup

Location: Danish Veterinary and Food Administration