Re-advertisement: Head of Division in the Ministry for Children, Youth, the Justice Sector and Equality

Department for Children, Youth, the Justice Sector and Equality seeks an engaged head of division who can ensure progress and development in the Strategy, Development and Law Division

Do you want to be part of a management team that is at the forefront of securing better conditions for children, young people and families? Are you motivated by working closely with political objectives and do you have a talent for facilitating processes while ensuring collaboration thrives? The Department for Children, Youth, the Justice Sector and Equality is seeking an ambitious head of division who thrives in the crossroads between coordination, process leadership and collaboration.

A head of division with a focus on professionalism who enjoys driving, coordinating and implementing politically initiated action plans and strategies within the children and young people area.

In the department we focus on strengthening conditions for children and young people, and we must ensure that we as an organization realize political goals within our policy area. We are seeking a head of division who, together with the department's other managers and employees, is focused on creating progress and lifting a very important area.

The position as head of division is organizationally anchored in the Strategy, Development and Law Division, where tasks include translating strategic goals into concrete actions, developing and planning the implementation of strategies and action plans in the policy area as well as political support.

Strategy, Development and Law also work with the development and implementation of social policy initiatives for children and young people in close collaboration with the underlying unit Socialstyrelsen – e.g. with regard to suicide prevention, early intervention and outreach work in families, preventive measures regarding placements outside the home and mental health.

The division also has responsibility for legislative processes in the policy area, where the head of division plays a central role in ensuring high professional quality, timeliness and political understanding in all legal deliveries. The division includes two lawyers who work with both development of legislation, legal analysis and quality assurance of materials for political support.

About the position

In daily work you will have managerial responsibility for currently 9 dedicated and ambitious employees, and you will have close collaboration with the department's management group.

The tasks as head of division include, among others

• Process leadership, to ensure quality and progress in strategic work and other politically initiated tasks
• Leadership of the division's staff
• Coordination and prioritization of the division's tasks
• Provide professional sparring to the division's staff
• Ensure development and operation of internal management tools

There will be a number of administrative and financial tasks associated with the position.

We expect the head of division to possess the following qualifications

• Have a relevant academic education at master's level
• Possess broad social work knowledge about the children and youth area in Greenland
• Have leadership experience, including experience with project management
• Can create an overview of many and complex tasks
• Is good at facilitating dialogue and collaboration – both internally and externally
• Is skilled at communicating in writing and orally
• Is independent and proactive
• Is open, positive and able to build trustful relationships
• Has experience from a politically governed organization
• Is ready to advise the political level at short notice
• Has knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions and culture
• Can understand complex social work cases, find solutions and communicate this in a simple way

About the Department for Children, Youth, Families and the Justice Sector

In the Department for Children, Youth and Families we are about 24 employees distributed across 3 divisions. The Management Secretariat, Strategy, Development and Law, the Justice Sector and the Equality Office. In addition, the department has an underlying unit, the Social Administration (Socialstyrelsen), and ongoing cooperation with the independent rights institutions MIO.

Salary and employment terms

The position is currently salary-fixed corresponding to 38. The salary with fixed elements and the employee's own contribution to pension in LR 38 amounts as of 1 April 2026 to a monthly Kr. 64,048 and an annual Kr. 768,576.

Working hours are in principle 40 hours per week. For the position, there is no maximum length of service fixed, and the provisions on compensation for overtime and lost days off do not apply.

Salary and employment terms, including entitlement to relocation and housing allowances, according to the collective agreement in effect at the time of entry between the Greenland Self-Government and the respective negotiating organizations.

Housing

No government-provided housing is allocated for the position. If a candidate already has government-provided housing through employment with the Self-Government, the right to such housing remains. The government-provided housing is tied to the employment and must be vacated at the end of the employment

Application

The application deadline is 25 October 2026.

Starting date is 1 December 2026 or as agreed.

Interviews are expected to be held on an ongoing basis.

Further information

If you would like more information about the position or the department, you are welcome to contact Department Head Helena Lynge Møller at the email [email protected] or phone +299 56 31 80.

Department: Department for Children, Youth, Families and the Justice Sector

Application deadline: 26 October 2026

Location: Nuuk, Greenland