The Labour Inspectorate in Greenland is seeking an inspector to supervise companies' working environment

Do you want to help ensure a healthy and safe working environment in private and public companies and workplaces, and would you like to help develop the Greenlandic and Danish Labour Inspectorate’s area in Greenland? Then the position as inspector at AT Greenland’s district office in Nuuk, perhaps something for you. We are looking for one or more inspectors.

Join in moving the working environment in the right direction As an inspector you will supervise the occupational environment at private and public companies and workplaces, and you must be able to relate broadly to issues within the field of occupational safety, including e.g. accidents, ergonomics, chemicals, noise, psychosocial work environment. You will have a meaningful, responsible and challenging job, where the days are characterized by a large variety of task types and content.

You will also become part of a professionally strong team of engaged colleagues. The work is very autonomous and involves a considerable amount of travel in Greenland.

As an inspector you will among other things

• supervise private and public companies, workplaces and construction sites
• prepare for inspections e.g. by examining the companies’ profiles and history
• follow up inspections in the form of administrative tasks such as reporting visits and issuing orders
• prepare and deliver presentations to companies, organizations and similar

As an inspector you also teach on the occupational safety education. The task consists of carrying out the teaching of prospective and current occupational safety representatives and leaders. You should therefore expect to be trained and educated to teach in the program.

At the start of your employment we will ensure you receive an intensive basic training program in occupational safety.

We are a total of six employees and a district chief at the Nuuk district office. One of our colleagues lives in Sisimiut. You will report to the district chief.

We work for a healthy and dynamic labor market The Danish-Greenlandic Labour Inspectorate is the Greenlandic and Danish authority in the field of occupational safety. Our goal is to promote a healthy, safe and developing working environment at workplaces. We supervise that workplaces in practice create the good conditions for their employees, which are required to prevent people from being worn down, getting injured or becoming stressed. It is a benefit for both employees, the workplace and society. Close dialogue and contact with workplaces is therefore a prerequisite for our success in achieving our goals.

Our preventive and advisory work is always based on the latest evidence-based knowledge in the field – critically reflected and discussed in a forum of highly qualified professional colleagues.

You can read more about us at www.at.gl and at www.at.dk.

Become our new colleague We imagine that you

• speak and write Danish, as the authority language is Danish. It is an advantage if you also speak and write Greenlandic
• either have a technical background (e.g., engineer, marine engineer, building constructor) or are a psychologist, therapist or similar background
• are interested in multidisciplinary occupational safety problems e.g. accident prevention or prevention of ergonomic, psychological, chemical occupational safety problems
• can work very structured and independently and at the same time be a pronounced team player
• have good IT skills
• have experience with or interest in and competencies within teaching and communication
• can present yourself authoritatively and in a dialogue-oriented manner.

Salary and employment terms The position is a permanent full-time role of 40 hours per week. We would like you to start on 1 January 2027.

You will be hired as an inspector according to the applicable collective agreement.

It is a condition of employment that you can obtain security clearance and subsequently maintain the security clearance throughout your period of employment.

A staff housing in Nuuk may be allocated to the position, for which payment is made according to the applicable rules.

The district office is organizationally a part of the Eastern Inspection Center in Copenhagen, which means that some travel to Denmark during periods will be required.

Questions and application Didn’t get answers to all your questions? You are welcome to contact the district chief in Greenland, Christel Lund Bøjler +299 25 59 06.

If you have questions about salary and employment terms, you are welcome to contact Jóna Thomsen in the Ministry of Employment’s HR at tel. +45 7220 5272.

We see diversity as a strength and encourage all interested applicants regardless of personal background to apply for the position.

Send a motivated CV and exam papers no later than Tuesday 10 November 2026 before midnight Danish time.

We expect to hold interviews in week 47. In connection with the interview there will be a writing test.