The National Museum of Natural History is seeking more staff for the museum's security team.

Would you like to work close to the creation of a completely new museum and help create a safe framework for great museum experiences for our guests?

In March 2027, the Natural History Museum of Denmark opens the doors to the new museum in the Botanical Garden. We are therefore looking for several new guards for the museum's security team with starting date 1 January 2027.

We offer positions of both 20 and 30 hours per week.

About the job

As part of the museum's security team you will have a varied job, where you can be on guard at the museum, outdoors year-round in the Botanical Garden, or sit in the museum's security control center.

At the Natural History Museum of Denmark we emphasize that good hospitality is an important part of the guest's overall experience. We therefore seek new colleagues who are welcoming and service-minded, and who thrive in a day-to-day environment with many different people and contact points. Safety and service in relation to our guests will be the driving force.

The position includes the following primary tasks

• Opening and preparation for the day at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and in the Botanical Garden
• Closing of the Museum, the Garden and the Palm House at the end of the day
• Supervision of the Museum and the Botanical Garden during opening hours, including ensuring compliance with the rules of conduct and other matters
• Information and other assistance to visitors in collaboration with the museum's other front-line staff
• Assistance to guests in need of first aid
• Handling queues around ticket sales or other places in the Museum and at the Palm House
• Reporting operational disturbances and follow-up
• Minor cleaning tasks
• Staffing of the museum's security control center and related tasks
• Security for events

Who are you?

We are looking for colleagues who want to take responsibility for safety and service around the good guest experience and contribute to good daily collaboration. You thrive with a workday where the pace varies, and where you must both be attentive to the guests and take responsibility for the practical tasks around you.

We expect that you

• Have completed Basic Security Course or have the opportunity to take the course before employment, or have other relevant experience
• Thrive with guest contact
• Can be a friendly and trust-building face in encounters with the museum's many guests, and can maintain an overview and good mood in busy periods
• Exudes calm and can resolve any conflict situations professionally
• Builds positive relationships around you, has good judgment and high integrity
• Communicates clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing
• Speaks and writes Danish and English
• Wants to be part of creating a good everyday life where we help each other and take an interest in each other

We offer

• A varied job where you can have days as a guard at the museum, days outdoors year-round in the Botanical Garden, days in the museum's security control center, or be on guard at one of the museum's events
• A varied workday where safety around our guests, hospitality and guest contact are central
• Thorough training in the functions you will perform
• Dedicated colleagues and strong collaboration across the museum
• One of Denmark's most beautiful workplaces in the Botanical Garden
• A workplace in exciting development ahead of the opening of the new Natural History Museum in 2027
• The opportunity to make a real difference for thousands of guests each year

About us

The Natural History Museum of Denmark is Denmark's national museum for natural history and an international knowledge center within biodiversity, nature and the development of life. The museum houses around 14 million objects collected over 400 years and living collections with about 8,000 plant species in the Botanical Garden. The collections form the basis for world-class research and for the museum's public outreach.

In 2027 a new consolidated museum will open in the Botanical Garden in the heart of Copenhagen. Here, research, collections and outreach are united in modern facilities that strengthen both the scientific profile and the visitor experience. The new museum building will house exhibitions, research and teaching facilities, a restaurant, a shop, etc.

In a time characterized by climate change and biodiversity loss, natural history museums play a central role. The Natural History Museum of Denmark works to strengthen the connection between people and nature through research-based knowledge and communication that makes complex relationships understandable and relevant. The ambition is to create wonder that leads to insight and engagement in the future of nature.

The museum is part of the University of Copenhagen and is an evolving organization with high professional ambitions, where cooperation, curiosity and professionalism are central driving forces.

Salary and terms of employment

You will be hired and paid as a security officer in accordance with the applicable Central Agreement between the Ministry of Taxation and Public Employees' Organizations - The State Sector (OAO-S central agreement) and under the Organization Agreement for security personnel in the state. Since weekend and evening work will be a fixed part of your duty rota, you will be covered by the working hours regulations Chapter 4.

The appointment is as a security officer in pay grade 3.

We require a criminal background check prior to employment. For work in the museum's security control center, it is a prerequisite for employment that the applicant can be security cleared and maintain this security clearance throughout the entire employment.

We are seeking several employees with an average weekly working time of 20 and 30 hours respectively. The appointment will be on 1 January 2027 with start on 6 January when all front staff meet for a mandatory introduction day. Thereafter training and instruction will follow before the museum's official opening.

Working hours are allocated according to the duty plan and include day, evening, weekend and holiday shifts.

The University of Copenhagen has established a new common administrative organization, which is still being implemented. This entails ongoing changes and development of, among other things, workflows and collaboration surfaces.

You can read more about salary levels in the state at www.loenoverblik.dk

Your application

If you are interested in the position, please send your application with relevant attachments via Jobportal no later than 8 November 2026. Invitations to interviews will be issued on an ongoing basis.

In your application you are welcome to indicate whether you are primarily interested in a 20-hour or 30-hour per week position.

The employment interviews will be held on an ongoing basis in weeks 41-46.

Further information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the security manager, Johan Eckart Hansen, at [email protected] or phone 22 82 52 76.