The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Arts is looking for an administrative assistant to The School of Painting and Pictorial Practices with effect as soon as possible. The position is fixed-term and will expire on 30 June 2027.
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The visual arts schools are a higher education institution under the Ministry of Culture. There are 164 students at the institution divided into Bachelor (BFA) and Master's level (MFA). The Academy is located at Charlottenborg Castle on Kongens Nytorv.
The tasks The tasks will include:
- Help prepare and publish semester plan and course descriptions for the students
- Support external teachers to prepare and obtain course descriptions and bio’s
- Receive and introduce visiting external teachers to the school
- Technical setup and support for lectures, workshops and events
- External communication in connection with public events
- Keep in touch with the Academy's Operations Department and IT, eg. at events
- Secretary at department meetings
- Organize and follow up payments of honorarium, travel- and hotel reservations
- Keep track of school’s budget
- Make status statements on material consumption
You will be part of the Academy’s administration and refer to the Director of Administration, but will receive the tasks from the school's professor.
You will have to collaborate with the school's professors, associate professors, management and other administrative staff members at the institution as well as collaborate with students.
Your qualifications It is important that you have administrative flair, and we would like you to have knowledge of the Academy. You are service-minded and capable of dealing with many tasks at the same time. You need to be working independently, systematically and structured in a hectic environment that requires flexibility and friendliness. Both Danish and English skills in writing and speaking are required.
Terms of employment The position is time-limited with an average working time of 7 hours per week. The work is or-ganized in agreement with the school's professor, and the working hours may vary as there will be more tasks in some weeks than in other. The position will be filled either as a student assis-tant, if you are a student, or as an administrative employee. Employment takes place in accord-ance with an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and HK.
All qualified regardless of personal background are encouraged to apply for the position.
Application Please send you application, CV and documentation for relevant education via the link
no later than 1st August 2026. The application and the CV can be written in Danish or in English.
More information If you have any questions, please contact Director of Administration Niki Gøtsche Andersen per mail:
niki.gotsche.andersen@kunstakademiet.net .
You can read more about the Academy of Fine Arts' School of Visual Arts at
www.kunstakademiet.dk/en 
