Consultant for the psychological work environment and well-being

Would you like to help make the Greenlandic Health Service an even better place to work?

We are seeking an experienced consultant for psychological work environment and wellbeing who can contribute to strengthening and developing the work with the psychological work environment across the Health Service.

You should be able to work closely with employees and managers when work life becomes difficult, including after serious, violent or potentially traumatic incidents, while also raising your gaze and working on prevention, development and wellbeing at the organizational and departmental level.

We are open to different professional backgrounds. What matters is that you have solid experience with the psychological work environment and can translate your expertise into concrete solutions.

We offer

• A versatile consultancy role with both advisory work, conversations, conflict management, leadership coaching, training and prevention.
• Opportunity to make a concrete difference for employees who experience work-related stresses, including after serious or violent incidents, which can occur both at the workplace and in connection with work in citizens' homes.
• A central role in the development of the Health Service’s work with psychological work environment, wellbeing and retention.
• A professionally and socially strong team with a focus on professionalism, responsibility, knowledge sharing and good humor.

We are looking for someone who

• Has a relevant advanced education or experience such as psychologist, occupational safety consultant, organizational consultant or within HR or a related field, as well as solid experience with psychological work environment, wellbeing and prevention.
• Has experience with difficult conversations, conflicts, collaboration challenges, leadership coaching and people in taxing work situations.
• Can handle and follow up on serious, violent or potentially traumatic incidents, including defusing and debriefing.
• Can work both concretely and relationally while maintaining an organizational overview and seeing opportunities for prevention and development.
• Is clear, empathetic and professional and can assess when an issue can be handled in HR, and when other disciplines or external assistance should be involved.
• Is fluent in Greenlandic and Danish.

About us

• You will become part of HR and the Wellbeing and Retention team.
• HR works to support and develop the organization’s employee policy and strategy, including recruitment, retention, employee development, work environment and wellbeing.
• You will be part of an organization with different professional and linguistic cultures, where employees and managers every day solve important tasks for the Health Service and the Greenlandic population.
• We place emphasis on a strong professional and social community and on helping each other succeed.

Application

Applications including copies of relevant documents must be submitted in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: December 1, 2026 or as agreed

Application deadline: October 21, 2026

Hiring interviews will be held on a rolling basis

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from HR Chief Stine Nørkjær at tel. (+299) 24 14 49 or by email: [email protected]

Accommodation

Accommodation will be allocated according to the current rules in the Greenlandic Health Service.

Salary and employment

Salary and terms of employment, including the right to a relocation and settlement travel and moving expenses, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement between the Greenlandic Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization effective at the time of commencement.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, please note that employment is conditional on valid residence and work permit. Residence and work permit can only be applied for when the employment is agreed.

Greenlandic Health Service – Breadth, challenge and professional pride

The Greenlandic Health Service falls under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the Landstand Plæyen (note: keep original term if proper noun), The Greenland Patient Home and the Health Service’s Operations Area.

If you are seeking professional challenges, are curious and enjoy working broadly, a job in the Greenlandic Health Service may be for you.

You can read more about the Greenlandic Health Service at www.gjob.dk

In Greenland there are great opportunities to enjoy an active leisure life. In summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing and boat trips are popular activities. Winter offers the Northern Lights and plenty of skiing, and if you live north of the Arctic Circle you can go dog sledding. In the larger towns there is plenty of cultural life with sports clubs, art exhibitions, concerts, cafes and restaurants. You can read more about the region where the job is located at www.peqqik.gl

The Greenlandic Health Service is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically, via Gjob.dk .

Applications sent by email will be immediately deleted for your safety.