Would you like to work with political support in the area of integration?

We are placing strengthened focus on citizenship and prevention of parallel societal structures in the national integration effort. Therefore we are seeking in the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration a colleague who combines strong professionalism and political understanding. You will help build our knowledge in the area through dialogue with researchers, practitioners and other knowledge holders, and you will translate knowledge into concrete political decision proposals and initiatives.

Welcome to your new office

You will become part of the Office for Danish and Employment, where we support the implementation and development of the government's integration policy. We advise and guide municipalities on integration and are responsible for Danish language education for adult foreigners.

You will have about 25 engaged colleagues with different professional backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We solve different tasks, but share the common trait that we are engaged and work to strengthen integration in practice.

In SIRI we work with our strategy and core tasks in view. We have a strategy house describing our vision and mission as well as the foundation for our way of working. In SIRI digitization is an important part of our everyday. We work with new technological possibilities e.g., AI to strengthen efficient and secure task execution and create value for citizens, businesses and employees.

Read more about us, our strategy and our different offices here.

Your tasks

You will become part of a team with a special focus on employment-oriented integration. You will also play a central role in developing our effort within the broader integration agenda with focus on citizenship and prevention of parallel societal structures. You should contribute to strengthening the professional basis for our effort and translate knowledge into political initiatives.

It requires that you can understand complex issues, seek relevant knowledge and assess what is politically significant. You will have a close collaboration with colleagues in SIRI and the ministry and will simultaneously have contact with researchers, practitioners, civil society and other external actors.

Your main tasks will include, among others, to

• prepare notes, briefing papers and other products for political servicing of the department
• contribute to development of new political initiatives in the field of integration
• collect and analyze knowledge for policy development, professional efforts and advising municipalities
• establish and coordinate cooperation with researchers, practitioners, civil society and other relevant actors
• drive the implementation of initiatives so that political decisions are translated into practice
• advise and guide municipalities and other partners as well as handle other tasks in the area of integration

About you

You have a relevant academic education and a strong understanding of working in a politically governed organization. You may have experience from a ministry, an agency or another politically governed organization. The essential is that you can combine professional and political understanding and can translate complex issues into clear decision proposals.

We particularly emphasize that you

• are strong in political servicing and can see what is important in a political context
• write clearly and precisely and can communicate complex issues so they are usable for decision-makers
• have insight into the integration area and interest in questions of citizenship and parallel societies
• have an eye for how political proposals can be implemented in municipalities' practice
• collaborate well with colleagues and external parties and thrive with different types of tasks and changing agendas and sometimes tight deadlines
• are analytically strong and can build the effort area within prevention of parallel societal structures.

We offer you

You will have the opportunity to work closely with the political agenda and be part of developing an area that has great significance for society's development. You will have responsibility for concrete deliveries and opportunities to help build knowledge, develop new ideas and qualify the future effort.

You will also be part of a professionally ambitious and informal office, where we collaborate across and use each other's different professional backgrounds and perspectives. There is room to ask questions, challenge existing solutions and come with new ideas.

You will have the possibility of flexibility in organizing your working time, with the option of a weekly day of home working.

Curious?

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Office Head Karen-Lise Karman at 72142650, between 9-10, or write to [email protected]

Are you our new colleague?

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diploma etc. no later than Sunday 25 October 2026.

We expect to hold first interviews in week 44 and second interviews in week 45. There will likely be a case as part of the recruitment process.

Salary and employment terms

You are employed under the state academic agreement and will be placed as a (senior) officer or consultant based on your qualifications and experience. There is the possibility to negotiate allowances that match your qualifications.

The area of employment is the Ministry of Immigration and Integration with associated institutions, and the workplace is the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, Carl Jacobsens Vej 39, 2500 Valby.

The position is a permanent full-time position with an average of 37 hours per week.

The position commences on 1 January 2027.

You must be security cleared for "SERVICE USE" to work in this position and be able to maintain this throughout your employment. You can read about how we process your personal data here.

Gender equality in all its aspects is important. Therefore all interested are encouraged to apply regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age and the like. The Ministry of Immigration and Integration is a member of the Association Equal Access.

Application deadline: by 25 October 2026

Department: Carl Jacobsens Vej 39 2500 Valby

Location: Valby