About the position

As Mission Coordinator during the maternity cover, your primary task will be to ensure the stable operation of EWB Denmark’s missions and deployments. The position has an operational focus: you will manage, plan, coordinate and follow up on missions — not develop or optimise EWB’s mission systems.

You will play a central role in EWB’s Duty of Care work for volunteers and staff who travel and are deployed on behalf of the organisation. This includes mission preparation, travel and security briefings, risk and vulnerability assessments, situation analyses, advice, return processes and support for both planned and emergency missions.

The position has a particular focus on security in Ukraine. You must be able to deploy with teams, be on the ground with them, monitor alerts and recommend relevant responses. You must be able to make professional security assessments and decisions based on uncertain information and within limited timeframes.

Deployments to Africa can also be expected, including Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, among others.

You will become part of a small, close-knit secretariat, where you will work with colleagues responsible for development, humanitarian and organisational areas. You will work closely with the international project advisors, the response and project advisor and the Secretary General.

The position is supported by an intern who, among other things, assists with packing and preparation, analyses and practical ad hoc tasks.

The position is particularly relevant for someone who wants to challenge their profile, learn new things and gain valuable experience from the humanitarian sector — and from an organisation working at the forefront of new forms of close humanitarian cooperation with industry and authorities.

Period and handover

The maternity cover runs from 1 August to 4 December.

In August, a handover period will be carried out with 2–3 planned handover sessions with the outgoing Mission Coordinator.

The first week of December will be set aside for handing the role back to the original Mission Coordinator.

Your tasks

You will, among other things:

Missions and deployments

• Manage and coordinate EWB Denmark’s missions, including preparation, planning, advisory support, implementation and return processes.
• Ensure practical and administrative mission logistics, including coordination of travel, documents, points of contact and procedures.
• Support the international project advisors with mission preparation, planning, guidance and security measures for the deployment of volunteers.
• Support and report to the response and project advisor in connection with mission preparation and execution of emergency humanitarian missions.
• Deploy with teams to Ukraine and be present with the teams during missions.
• Be able to participate in deployments to Africa, including Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, among other countries.

Security and risk management

• Support and report to the Secretary General regarding the safety and security of volunteers on travels and missions.
• Prepare and apply risk and vulnerability assessments, situation analyses and relevant security assessments.
• Monitor the security situation in relevant mission areas, particularly Ukraine.
• Monitor security alerts and relevant information channels during missions.
• Use local partners and networks as part of the safety and security work.
• Recommend security-related responses and adjustments during missions.
• Make security-related decisions under time pressure and on the basis of incomplete information.
• Conduct travel and security briefings for volunteers and staff.

Training and capacity building

• Deliver EWB Denmark’s standard presentations and training activities, including information meetings, deployment courses, as well as workshops and presentations for corporate partners and other cooperation partners.

Collaboration, learning and development

• Work closely with the secretariat’s development and humanitarian specialists.
• Be able to adapt security requirements and procedures to humanitarian considerations in order to optimise task delivery.
• Ensure ongoing follow-up, learning and documentation after missions.

Your profile

We expect that you have:

Experience and qualifications

• Relevant experience with travel logistics, security and work in insecure areas.
• Experience with security analyses, risk assessments and professional security assessments.
• Experience with planning and implementing missions, responses or operations.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Knowledge of first aid.
• A category B driving licence and are an experienced driver who is comfortable driving under changing and demanding conditions.

Personal competencies

• You can work independently and take responsibility for your own tasks with minimal need for day-to-day management.
• You have sound judgement and can make decisions, including when time is limited and information is incomplete.
• You are action-oriented and take initiative when the situation requires it.
• You are open to feedback and actively use it to develop your work.
• You can evaluate your own performance and adjust course when necessary.
• You are comfortable taking responsibility when plans and assumptions change along the way.

Languages

• Danish and English at a professional level, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you also have

• Experience from Ukraine or other conflict and high-risk areas.
• Experience from an NGO, emergency services, the armed forces, police, an international organisation or the humanitarian sector.
• Experience with teaching, facilitation, workshops or training of volunteers and partners.
• An understanding of volunteer-based organisations and their particular dynamics.
• TCCC, TECC or equivalent experience with trauma first aid.
• Knowledge of other languages, including Ukrainian, French or Arabic.

Working hours and working style

The position is 37 hours per week.

The role offers a high degree of flexibility, and periods of uneven workload should be expected. During missions, emergency incidents and deployments, evening, night and weekend work may be required. During quieter periods, time off in lieu may be arranged by agreement.

As a general rule, you are expected to be at the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Evening work may occur on days when the office is open for volunteers, meetings, information activities and deployment preparation.

We offer

A central operational role in a technical-humanitarian organisation.

Responsibility for missions, security and volunteer deployments in an organisation with a high level of trust.

Concrete experience from humanitarian missions, security work and volunteer management.

Close cooperation with committed colleagues, volunteers, companies, partners and authorities.

The opportunity to apply security, logistics and mission expertise directly in humanitarian and development work.

Flexible working conditions with the possibility of time off in lieu during quieter periods.

Practical information

The position is a maternity cover from 1 August to 4 December.

The workplace is the Engineers Without Borders Denmark secretariat at Kalvebod Brygge 31, 1560 Copenhagen V.

Travel activity should be expected, including deployments to Ukraine and Africa.

Salary and employment terms will be agreed according to qualifications and applicable frameworks.

Application

Send your application and CV to LRO@IUG.DK no later than 1 July 2026.

Please send your application sooner rather than later. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and will hire when the right candidate is found.

Write “Maternity Cover – Mission Coordinator” in the subject line.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact current Mission Coordinator Lasse Oszadlik by phone at +45 71 79 82 25 / LRO@IUG.DK