Position: Programme Officer

Type of employment: Full Time Position

Starting date: As soon as possible

Location: Royal Danish Embassy, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

Deadline for application: 18 September 2026

Reporting to: Sector Counsellor and Team Lead

The Embassy is seeking a motivated, proactive, and well-organised Programme Officer to support the bilateral Indo-Danish sector collaboration in Health and Food and Agriculture.

Denmark and India cooperates across a growing range of sector policy areas under the green strategic partnership. As program officer, you will support the Embassy’s work to develop and implement cooperation with Indian and Danish authorities, institutions, and other stakeholders in the health and agriculture sector.

You will be part of the Embassy, sector policy department, and report directly to the two relevant sector counsellor as well as the Head of Sector Policy. The Sector Policy team manages, Denmark’s bilateral Corporation with India across sectors, such as Energy, Water, Maritime, IPR, as well as Health and Food and Agriculture, among other thematic areas of interest.

The position combines programme coordination, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and practical support for bilateral activities, such as planning, logistics, and reporting in cooperation with the Danish Authorities. The implementation and development of these Strategic Sector Cooperation (SSC) projects is core to the position, and emphasise effective coordination with the relevant Danish and Indian authorities, as well as identifying opportunities for engagement with relevant private sector, research, and civil society stakeholders.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Assist in planning and executing delegation visits by politicians, officials, and experts to and from Denmark, including preparation of meetings, workshops, and technical exchanges.
• to be the main partner for sparing, analysis and coordination for the Health and Food and Agriculture Sector Counsellors on project implementation, strategy, and local context.
• Develop a network with relevant stakeholders, including in the relevant Indian ministries, agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Preparing background, material, briefings, meeting notes, minutes, presentations, reports, and other written inputs for the Embassy, Ambassador and other Danish authorities.
• Supporting programme administration, including work plans, budgets, reporting, documentation, and follow up on agreed activities.
• Identifying opportunities for stronger bilateral cooperation and synergies across the sectors as well as across government to government engagements and Trade Council activities.
• Mapping and engaging relevant stakeholders from government, industry, academia, international organisations and civil society.
• Support, record keeping, and administrative procedures, including filing in the embassy’s system
• Produce content for social media and public diplomacy in collaboration with the strategic communications department.

Required qualifications:

• An academic masters degree in political science, international relations, public health, agriculture, food, science, economics, developmental studies, life sciences, or other relevant field;
• Good understanding of the Indian institutional and policy landscape. Experience working with the Indian government authorities would be an advantage;
• Good analytical skills and interest in relevant policy areas (including, but not limited to, health and food and agriculture).
• Ability to understand and communicate complex policy and sector issues;
• Flexible team player with intercultural understanding: strong interest in and willingness to share knowledge with-and learn from-colleagues;
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish professional relationships and represent the Embassy in a professional manner when engaging with external partners;
• Proactive with an ability to work independently and efficiently, and to deliver in stressful situation;
• Excellent computer literacy and MS office skills;
• Fluency in English; 
• Fluency in one or more Indian languages is an advantage.

We offer:

We offer a dynamic international working environment at the centre of the growing partnership between Denmark and India. You will:

• Work directly with Danish and Indian government authorities, and sector experts;
• Gain experience with bilateral diplomacy, policy cooperation, and project implementation;
• Work across several important areas of Denmark-India partnership;
• Become part of a collaborative and interdisciplinary team at the Embassy, and in the sector policy department;
• Have opportunities to develop a broad’s professional network across government, research, industry, and international organisation.
• Be part of an exciting, intercultural and dynamic work environment with a wide range of diverse task.
• Have opportunities for further development of your professional and personal competences.

Employment conditions:

• You will be offered full-time employment on a local contract based on the relevant legally binding labour market rules of India
• 13th month salary
• Your salary will reflect your qualifications, relevant experience, and proven work related results in accordance with the salary policy of the Embassy
• You will be entitled to 25 days of paid holiday per year
• As part of your salary, you will be enrolled in the EPF-scheme
• Standard working hours are 37 hours per week
• Medical coverage (80:20, where 80% of the medical expenditure is reimbursed by Embassy)
• Willingness to travel for work is required.

Application and recruitment process

To apply for the position, please send your application (cover letter, CV, proof of relevant education, recommendations, and 2 to 3 references) in English to the recruitment team at [email protected] marked “SSC Programme Officer” no later than Friday, 18 September 2026.

The Embassy is obliged to follow EU-rules of handling personal information (GDPR) when we receive and process job application applications. Our processing of personal information will rely on your constant (art.6, no. 1 litre a). Please read the privacy policy of the Danish Ministry of foreign affairs before applying (http://um.dk/en/-us/organisation/contact-information/the-Ministry-of-foreign-affairs-ofdenmark-personal-data-policy). By sending your application, you actively consent to our processing of your personal information. In the above-mention policy, you can read more about your rights (among others You’re right to withdraw your consent), how we process your data and how to complain about our processing of your personal data.

The Embassy attaches great importance to equal opportunity for all, and therefore welcome application from all qualified persons, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.

Only successful candidates will be contacted. Selected candidates will be invited for interview. Interviews-expected to take place in late September and October.

The chosen candidate must present a “no criminal record” and pass security clearance by the Danish authorities prior to appointment

Questions

For any questions regarding the position, please contact Mr Emil Strøvring Lauritsen, Ms Erika Torres Luquin and Ms Cecile von Fryen Kieler Hansen at [email protected].

About Us

The Danish Embassy is part of the Danish for service. The Embassy covers India enter concurrently Accredited countries of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, and Bhutan. The Embassy is an ambitious, high-paced and dynamic workplace with approximately 70 employees, 18 of who are posted from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Embassy has a flat management structure.