AC Administrative Officer or Senior Consultant for the Children & Family Administration

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq seeks an AC Administrative Officer or Special Consultant for the staff in the Department for Children & Family that will become a central key person.

The department consists of the Authority area, the Intervention area, and the Staff.

The staff currently consists of 10 employees distributed across 3 teams – an financial administration team, a consultancy team and an office administrative team. The Children and Family policy 2025 – 2035 is a central management and development framework for the entire department.

The position, which is a full-time role, reports to the head of staff. The position is a key function in the staff and involves close collaboration with the head of staff. You will function as the sparring partner of the head of staff and the administrative right-hand with responsibility for creating overview, coordinating cross-cutting tasks and ensuring that significant cases and deliverables are followed through within set deadlines.

You can find more information about us at

https://sermersooq.gl/da/department/boern-og-familie/

Role content

We are seeking an experienced AC Administrative Officer or Special Consultant to join the consultancy team and handle a number of tasks including:

·Data-supported analyses and work with key figures, including financial analyses

·Case presentations, consultation responses and status reports with high linguistic quality

·Preparation of budget proposals, budgeting and ongoing budget follow-up

·Financial management and contribution to forecasts as well as analyses of consumption and deviations

·Follow-up on political decisions and implementation of initiatives

·Preparation of internal procedures, concepts and quality assurance material

·Process design and facilitation of seminars, theme days and workshops

·Coordination of cross-disciplinary and cross-sectorial collaborations

·Secretariat support for management fora and committees

·Take overall responsibility for coordination and progress in appeal cases and requests for access to information, including receiving and distributing cases, obtaining input from relevant areas, following up on deadlines and ensuring that cases are completed and submitted to the head of staff in a timely manner.

·Ad-hoc tasks

The tasks are performed in close cooperation with the other staff and with other departments and relevant partners.

The positions entail significant responsibility to ensure clear, precise and strategically written communication – both internally and externally – and to actively contribute to solid and transparent financial management.

Expectations for applicants

·Have a relevant social science or administrative master's degree

·Have experience from a politically governed organization – preferably in the social sector

·Are exceptionally strong in writing and can translate complex issues into clear decision proposals

·Have experience with financial management, budgeting and budget follow-up

·Have a strong organizational overview and thrive in coordinating complex tasks across the organization and ensuring that deadlines are met.

·Have good collaboration skills and can navigate safely in an organization with many stakeholders

We also emphasize

Please indicate expectations for personal competencies. The following suggestions/examples may be selected according to wish and need:

∙Is stable, quality-conscious and detail-oriented

∙Can handle many tasks at once without losing an overview

∙Communicates clearly and distinctly in both written and oral form

∙Works independently, is responsible and service-oriented

∙Shows flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload distribution

∙Is able to work focused and structured in a busy everyday life

∙Is resilient and shows initiative, energy and decisiveness

∙Contributes actively to continuously developing and improving our task resolution

∙Has a flair for numbers

∙Is good at collaborating broadly

∙Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage but not a requirement

We offer

·A central and development-oriented position with great influence

·A professionally ambitious environment with dedicated colleagues

·Insight into the political and administrative machinery

·Opportunity to influence development in the children and family area

·Good opportunities for professional development within analysis, project management, and strategic support

You will be part of a small staff where collaboration, professional sparring and quality are in focus.

Criminal background and child-related criminal record

The position is subject to the law on the obligation to obtain criminal and child records. In accordance with the law, employment may only commence once the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child records. We must therefore note that the start date can only be agreed when the municipality has received the child record from the Royal Danish Police and the criminal record from the Police.

The child record is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, where the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Greenlandic Home Rule, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment, between the Greenlandic Home Rule and the respective negotiating organization.

The appointment will be made with a 3-month probationary period

Relocation travel

Upon appointment, a relocation travel allowance will be provided for the employee and their family, and as early as after 3 years a corresponding severance travel, as well as moving allowance according to the applicable rules.

For both forms of employment, the employee is covered by a separate agreement on group life.

Housing

There may be an assignment of staff housing to the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. are paid according to the rules for rent payments in Greenlandic Home Rule and municipal properties in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be provided immediately upon appointment, a temporary vacant housing will be offered to employees with a right to government housing, for which rent, utilities, etc. are paid according to the above. For further information on rent including utilities, see the information on : www.iserit.gl

The start date depends on when staff housing becomes available. A relocation travel and household shipment will be provided in accordance with current rules.

Further information can be obtained from

If the position interests you, please contact for detailed information about the position and related tasks:

Head of Staff Bruno Heilmann, tel. +299 55 36 10 or e-mail: [email protected]

Application

Application marked with Job no. 1019-26 , and attached educational certificates and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Note

We do not accept paper or email applications; please submit your application electronically with the job advertisement.

Application deadline: 26 October 2026