Office Manager for the Housing and Property Sector

The Department of Housing, Infrastructure, Peripheral Areas and Emergency Services is seeking a chief of staff for the Housing and Property area within the Construction Department.

Do you want to lead a professional area that works with housing policy, housing finance, legislation and policy-administrative support in an area of great importance for citizens and society?

The Department of Housing, Infrastructure, Peripheral Areas and Emergency Services is seeking a professionally strong and engaged chief of staff for the Housing and Property area.

The Housing and Property area handles a broad portfolio of tasks within housing policy, housing finance and legislation. The area also has responsibility for the administration of the Self-Government rental housing and for fulfilling the Self-Government's ownership role for properties and other tangible assets, including purchase and sale. In addition, the area handles citizen inquiries and policy-administrative support.

The Housing and Property area is organizationally placed in the Construction Department. The department handles, among other things, the central building authority and the Self-Government’s central client role for new construction, as well as tasks related to housing and property, peripheral areas, insurance and external foundation financing. The department also has responsibility for the department's financial tasks and administration of capital appropriations across the Self-Government’s areas.

About the position

As chief of staff you will have the professional and personnel leadership responsibility for the Housing and Property area.

The Housing and Property area consists of a lawyer, two assistant attorneys, an economic caseworker and a clerical assistant. The employees have different professional profiles and areas of responsibility and work, among other things, with housing financing, real estate, legislation, the rental housing area, purchase and sale of assets, citizen inquiries and policy-administrative support.

You will be responsible for setting the direction for the area, prioritizing and coordinating tasks, and ensuring high quality and progress in task execution. At the same time, you should support the employees’ professional development and create good conditions for independent task execution, responsibility and collaboration.

The position combines personnel leadership and professional leadership with legislative work, authority tasks, financial and administrative issues, and close policy-administrative support.

You report to the head of the Construction Department and will work closely with the department’s leadership and the Naalakkersuisut (Government) as well as with other departments, municipalities, companies, financial institutions and other partners.

Your tasks

Your tasks will include, among other things

• personnel leadership and professional leadership of the staff in the Housing and Property area
• prioritization, coordination and quality assurance of the area's total portfolio of tasks
• advising and professional sparring with the staff in specific and principled cases
• development, administration and follow-up on the area’s legislation
• strategic development and follow-up on the administration of the Self-Government’s rental housing
• overall responsibility for administration and development of the Self-Government’s housing financing schemes
• fulfilling the Self-Government’s ownership role for properties and other tangible assets, including purchase, sale and transfer
• administration of the rules on acquiring title or use rights to real property and land
• handling and quality assurance of principled and general issues within the area’s area of responsibility
• preparation and quality assurance of drafts for the Naalakkersuisut, § 37 responses, consultation responses, memos and other political material
• advising and policy-administrative support to the Naalakkersuisut and the department’s leadership
• contribution to the state budget, budget follow-up and financial priorities within the area
• coordination and collaboration with other authorities, municipalities, companies and other partners
• development of workflows, quality assurance and a consistent administrative practice

About you

We expect you to have a relevant advanced degree in fields such as law, public administration, social sciences, economics or another relevant area. Your specific educational background is less decisive than your leadership abilities, professional judgement and the ability to handle complex issues in a politically led organization.

We emphasize that you

• have leadership experience or strong prerequisites for handling personnel and professional leadership
• can set direction, prioritize and ensure progress in a daily life with many concurrent and diverse tasks
• understand work in a politically led organization
• can drive strategic development and reform tasks and translate political decisions into concrete implementation
• have strong analytical abilities and can grasp complex legal, administrative and financial issues
• have good written and oral communication skills
• can ensure professional quality in decision briefs, legislation, memos and decisions
• can make decisions and take responsibility for the area’s overall task execution
• can create good conditions for staff well-being, professional development, responsibility and independence
• have good collaboration skills and can build relationships across authorities and organizations
• can maintain overview and ensure progress, even when deadlines are tight and political attention is high.

Experience from a politically led organization or public administration is an advantage but not a requirement.

Knowledge of the housing area, legislative work, policy-administrative support, housing finance or finance is an advantage.

Knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions is highly valued.

It is advantageous if you can communicate in both Greenlandic and Danish.

We offer

We offer a central leadership position with great responsibility and the opportunity to influence the development of a central political area of great importance for citizens and society.

You will take over a fully staffed professional area with skilled employees and an established professional foundation.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with the political decision-making processes and with tasks ranging from concrete authority execution and financial administration to legislation, strategy and development of housing policy.

The work takes place in an academically oriented environment with varied tasks, short decision pathways and close collaboration across the Construction Department and the ministry.

There are good opportunities for professional, personal and leadership development.

Are you interested?

If you have questions, you are welcome to contact the Head of Department Embla Kristjánsdóttir, [email protected]

Salary and conditions

The position is currently salary-based at 36. The salary with fixed salary elements and own pension contribution in LR 36 amounts as of April 1, 2026 to a monthly amount of DKK 57,531 and an annual amount of DKK 690,372.

Salary and employment terms, including entitlement to relocation and housing for the employee, in accordance with the agreement at the time of employment between the Greenland Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization. For an applicant with the right documented competencies, employment may be as Senior Consultant, Chief Consultant or Senior Advisor according to the applicable collective agreement.

Commencement on November 1, 2026 or as agreed.

Housing

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

Submit application, CV, educational and course certificates, and other relevant documents by clicking “Send application.” We do not accept applications by e-mail.

Department: Department of Infrastructure, Housing, Peripheral Areas and Emergency Services

Application deadline: 20 October 2026

Location: Imaneq 1A - 601, 3900, Nuuk, Greenland