Do you want to be a caseworker in the Directorate for International Recruitment and Integration's unit in Nuuk, Greenland?

We are looking for two new colleagues who want to help ensure professionally strong case processing of applications for residence- and work permits for foreigners in Greenland, as well as concrete guidance for both employees and employers in our citizen center in Nuuk.

About the position

You will become part of our unit in Nuuk, which opened in autumn 2025, where you will have the opportunity to influence both the case processing and citizen service in this unit. We are currently staffed with five skilled employees as well as a unit chief.

As our new colleague you will be part of a unit where our joint goal is to ensure efficient workflows, so we can make correct decisions within the defined service targets and deliver professional and concrete guidance to employee and employer.

The unit is established in good office facilities in Nuuk. The office location provides easy access to the city center with dining options, cinema and shopping and is at the same time a short distance to Nuuk’s many facilities and beautiful Greenlandic nature with opportunities for skiing, boat trips and hiking.

For further information about daily life in Nuuk we refer to the municipality’s website here .

If you want to know more about SIRI as a workplace you can read more here .

Your everyday life with us

Your tasks will among others consist of

• make and convey decisions so that they are legally correct and targeted at the recipient
• make legal assessments, including whether there is a need for additional information in cases
• contribute to clarification and development of practice in the unit
• guide our users by phone and in writing
• handle personal inquiries in SIRI’s citizen center in Nuuk
• collaborate with authorities and stakeholders in both Greenland and Denmark
• contribute to the preparation of notes, respond to orders from the department and contribute to ministerial service etc.

What we can offer you

We take your onboarding seriously and make an effort to give you a good start. From day one you will have an onboarding program where you are introduced to SIRI as a workplace and ensure that you are professionally equipped to commence case processing and solve the unit’s other tasks.

Since we are a smaller unit, there will also be practical ad hoc tasks in everyday life, and you will have the opportunity to contribute broadly to task solving.

You can, among other things, expect

• a unit where we place a high value on knowledge sharing and sparring
• opportunity to continuously develop your competencies – both through courses and new tasks
• focus on your well-being and healthy work-life balance with the possibility of flexible frameworks with flextime

In SIRI we have an informal tone, and we are characterized by a strong collegial and social community across the agency. The cohesion in SIRI is large, and we will also have a focus on it despite the geographical distance between SIRI Valby and SIRI Nuuk.

About you

We imagine that you have a relevant academic educational background, preferably cand.jur. If you have another education in social sciences or similar, you are also welcome to apply.

In addition we imagine that you

• would like to support the development of our unit, and you either live or are ready to settle in Greenland
• have experience with administrative law – preferably in practice
• are motivated by concrete case processing and have an interest in the immigration area
• work independently, structured and efficiently
• can communicate in writing and orally in both Danish and English. If you can also speak and/or write Greenlandic, that is only a plus
• are a good colleague and prepared to work where we lift together and take joint responsibility for the cases

Curious?

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact unit chief Elin Schmidt by email [email protected] or phone +299 223032. Note there is a time difference of -3 hours compared to Danish time.

If you have questions about salary and employment conditions, you are welcome to contact the recruitment partner Hanan Karaouni by email [email protected] or phone +45 61983501.

Are you our new colleague?

We look forward to receiving your application, CV and diploma etc. no later than Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 23:59 (Danish time), corresponding to 20:59 in Greenland (Nuuk).

We expect to conduct interviews in week 43.

If you are currently residing in Denmark, the interview can be offered in Valby.

The positions commence on 1 December 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The positions are full-time with an average of 40 hours per week.

Salary and employment terms

It is your education that determines which collective agreement you are employed under. If you have a master’s degree you will be employed under the agreement between the Ministry of Finance, the Agency for Employees and Competence, DM, the Danish Association of Engineers, IDA and the Greenland Association of Surveyors for masters, engineers and surveyors in the service of the state in Greenland.

If your professional organization is Djøf it is the agreement between the Ministry of Finance, the Agency for Employees and Competence, and Djøf for legal candidates and university economists etc. in the service of the state in Greenland, you are employed under.

If you have another educational background, employment will be on an individual contract.

The employment domain is the Ministry of Immigration and Integration with associated institutions, and the workplace is the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration, Industrivej 31.1., 3900 Nuuk.

You accrue vacation and special vacation days in accordance with the provisions in the respective collective agreements and the applicable Greenlandic vacation law at all times.

You are covered by the Greenlandic civil servant act.

SIRI provides housing in Nuuk.

Moving and relocation travel allowances are provided according to the rules in force at any time.

You are provided relocation and start-up travel to Nuuk as well as moving allowances according to the rules for civil servants in Greenland at all times.

You are provided paid vacation travel for every 2-year period of employment to the extent that it follows the applicable agreements.

You are provided补 compensation for extra travel expenses for official trips according to the rules for civil servants in Greenland at all times.

The Police’s Intelligence Service will conduct a security check of your person, so that we in the Ministry of Immigration and Integration can assess whether you are suited to perform the position. You must be able to pass a security check during your entire employment. You can read about how we process your personal data here .

Equality in all its aspects is important. Therefore all interested regardless of ethnic background, religion, gender, age and the like are encouraged to apply for the positions. The Ministry of Immigration and Integration is a member of the Equality Access Association.