AC Administrative Officer or Special Consultant for the data area, with housing

With start date on 1 January 2027 or as agreed thereafter.

A position with a staff residence.

Department of Finance, Human Resources & Study Administration is seeking a new colleague who is ready to develop and strengthen the data area in the department. We need an approachable team player with a flair for working in a politically governed organization, who has core expertise in data processing.

In the department we have a collaborative culture that gives everyone the opportunity to contribute with innovative thinking to the organization and the solutions to the tasks. If you are structured, collaborative, and have a basic understanding of data processing, you may be our new colleague in the department.

Your personal qualifications

We are seeking a colleague who is professionally engaged and has the ability and willingness to join collaborative teams that place development high. We are looking for you who takes pride in delivering solid professional craftsmanship, and who approaches your tasks in a structured way. Tasks range from administration and operations to development and political servicing.

We would like to see that

• You have a relevant academic master's degree, e.g. Cand.Polit., Cand.Scient.Adm., Cand.Oecon. or Cand.Merc.
• You have experience from a similar position or from a position within the public sector.
• You have a strong communicative and coordinating sense, e.g. to be able to prepare analysis reports, concept notes and sector plans.
• You have experience with both qualitative and quantitative work.
• You possess the ability to tailor systems to people.
• You can familiarise yourself with large amounts of information quickly, and convey this to a broad audience of recipients.
• You have good knowledge of Greenlandic society, and of the public system in Greenland.
• You have good language skills, preferably in Greenlandic and English.
• You are able to maintain an overview in a complex process, and can convert information into understandable and precise political decision proposals.
• You have experience in contact with decision-makers and external stakeholders.

Concrete tasks

• Development and operation of the data area for the entire department's area of responsibility.
• Development and preparation of reports and sector plans for the department's entire area of responsibility.
• Contribute with text, context and direction, e.g. in relation to the political work with the incentive structure for the youth target group.
• Contribute to development projects with and without a data focus.
• Participation in cross-cutting development projects, and other international efforts in the education area.
• Prepare notes and other responses for the political level.
• Preparation of case submissions.
• Engage in a sparring group with your closest colleagues.
• Answering §37 questions and to other external actors within the area.
• Participation in working groups, whether the department's internal working groups, or cross-departmental and other authorities' working groups.
• Political servicing of the Naalakkersuisut.
• Contribute to the development and optimization of the case flow in the economics area.
• Dissemination of departmental instructions and guidelines to underlying operating units.
• Ad-hoc statistical, linguistic, and reporting tasks.

The position offers the opportunity for influence, responsibility and varied tasks, as well as good collegiality and sparring.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment, including entitlement to relocation travel and moving of household effects, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of taking up the position between the Greenlandic Self-Government and the relevant bargaining organization.

For a candidate with the right demonstrable competences, employment may be as a special consultant, chief consultant or senior advisor in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Housing

An unfurnished staff housing may be allocated to the position according to the applicable rules at any time. Housing cannot be allocated to persons who already have a staff housing or another housing owned by the municipality or the Greenland Self-Government. Rent and security deposit are paid according to the applicable rules for the allocated housing. The staff housing is tied to the employment relationship and must be vacated when the employment ends.

Rent and housing standards may vary depending on the age of the housing, ownership etc. There may be a waiting period for allocation of permanent staff housing, which may involve temporary accommodation, including in smaller shared living arrangements or hotel apartments, for which there is taxation. It is not possible to keep larger pets, e.g., dogs or cats, in staff or vacant housing.

Information regarding the position can be confidentially obtained by contacting Department Head Ilannguaq K. Møller via email [email protected].

Department: Department of Education, Culture, Sports and Church

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Location: Imaneq 4, 3900, Nuuk, Greenland