We are seeking highly qualified employees for the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare's department

Do you want to participate in carrying out a historically large transformation of the Danish landscape, where you will have the opportunity to use your expertise as part of the political decision-making process? Can you see yourself working on the implementation of the most ambitious green agreement in recent times in the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare?

We are seeking academically strong administrative officers or consultants with good knowledge of or strong interest in the agricultural sector – including the rules, farming practices and the natural science basis – who want to help carry out the major implementation work for a Green Denmark.

About us

The Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare has a broad and politically prioritized range of tasks. A central task is to realize the green tripartite agreement, including the conversion of Danish land from agriculture to nature and forest, the protection of the water environment and the introduction of the world’s first climate charge on farming. In the animal welfare area, the ministry faces, among other things, the work on a pig four-part agreement and the continued transition towards more sustainable production.

The ministry consists of a department and two professional agencies: the Nature Agency and the Agency for Green Land-Use Change and Water Environment.

What will you especially work with?

The positions are placed in the Water Environment and Nitrogen office. Here you will work together with two office managers and 22 colleagues. Our areas span a wide range, and we work closely together to bring all perspectives into play. There is room for both professional sparring and a sense of community, and we value an informal tone.

In the office we work among other things with the water environment efforts and nitro­gen regulation, including, among others, improvements for coastal waters, lakes and rivers, existing and new regulatory model for the agricultural nitrogen discharge. These are areas with high political attention.

Your tasks will initially relate to nitrogen regulation, including the transition to the new regulatory model. This involves ministerial support, where you will help contribute to decision drafts for the minister and government, professional notes and answers to questions from the Parliament.

Here you will have the opportunity to use and/or develop your knowledge of the existing regulatory framework in the agricultural sector as well as an understanding of the natural processes to which agriculture is subject, and apply it in the political decision-making process. In addition, there will be close cooperation with the Agency for Green Land-Use Change and Water Environment, which plays a significant role with professional and legal contributions to solving the tasks.

About you

You have a relevant natural science or social science master's degree or the like and preferably some knowledge of the field.

We also expect that you can recognise yourself in the following statements

• Have professional interest and strong competencies: You have education in or experience with the regulatory framework in the nature and agricultural sector or alternatively great interest and ability to understand the area (e.g. agronomist, nature manager, agricultural economist, biologist, geographer, economist or similar). You enjoy working at the intersection of natural and social sciences, making calculations and analyses, and at the same time translating technical and professional input into political solutions.
• Have broad overview and understanding of political processes: You are well-structured and can maintain an overview, even when things move fast.
• Have strong collaboration skills: You are proactive and good at involving and collaborating with colleagues, agencies, ministries and organizations. You find it exciting to work with other professional disciplines and to find solutions to political problems.
• Good communicator: You are good at conveying complex issues clearly and precisely, and you have strong language skills, both written and spoken.
• Good colleague: You contribute as a team player and are a good colleague, but also ready to take on independent responsibility. You are motivated by contributing to the office’s task solving and also give and receive feedback in collaboration.

We offer you

• An exciting job in a ministry on a politically prioritized area.
• Good opportunities to develop your professional potential and your personal skills.
• Skilled colleagues with many different professional backgrounds and close collaboration on task solving.
• Mutual flexibility in planning of work execution.

Salary and employment terms

The appointment is full-time, and remuneration is as an administrative officer or consultant in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academics’ Agreement).

Depending on qualifications there will be opportunities to negotiate a qualification allowance.

The employment area is the Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare with its associated institutions. The place of service: Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare, the department, Holmens Kanal 22, 1060 Copenhagen K.

The positions are to be filled as soon as possible.

Would you like to know more

If you have further questions about the positions, you are welcome to contact the office managers in Water Environment and Nitrogen, Louise Skouby at 25 26 27 34 or Kristian Hovgaard Juul-Larsen at 22 15 77 45.

How to apply for the position

The application deadline is Sunday the 18. October 2026 . We hold interviews on an ongoing basis.

You apply for the position by sending your CV, a motivated application, diplomas and other relevant documents via the link below.

There will be an assignment as part of the recruitment process. This will be specified at the invitation.

The positions may be associated with a requirement that you can undergo security clearance and maintain the security clearance throughout your employment.

We look forward to receiving your application.