AC Officer / Senior Consultant (Maternity Cover) for the Environmental Agency for the Mineral Resources Area in Greenland

AC Officer / Senior Consultant (Maternity Cover) for the Environmental Agency for the Mineral Resources Area in Greenland Seeking: an engaged and skilled employee with an interest in nature, environment, and mineral extraction.

About the Environmental Agency

The Environmental Agency for the Mineral Resources Area (Environmental Agency) is a unit with five employees under the Department of Environment and Nature at the Government of Greenland. Together with the Mineral Resources Agency, the Environmental Agency forms the Mineral Resources Authority in Greenland.

The Environmental Agency's Tasks

The task of the Environmental Agency is to ensure that the development of mining projects in Greenland occurs with minimal negative impact on the environment and nature. The Environmental Agency provides expert knowledge on environmental matters to support political decisions in accordance with the Mineral Resources Act. Additionally, the Environmental Agency conducts assessments and makes decisions on environmental, nature, and climate issues in the mineral resources area.

Your tasks will be tailored as much as possible to your interests, educational background, and previous work experience.

The Position

This is a nine-month maternity cover position as an AC Officer. A candidate with the right skills and sufficient experience may, based on a specific assessment, be employed as a Senior Consultant.

• Employees at the Environmental Agency work closely with dedicated colleagues in the Mineral Resources Authority on the development of mining projects. The Environmental Agency's work areas include:

Case processing of applications for field activities, exploration, and exploitation; Development and quality assurance of environmental assessments and monitoring programs; Environmental supervision in relevant permit areas; Project administration; Preparation of decision proposals for the Government and briefings for management; Ongoing communication with mining companies and other stakeholders in the mineral resources area.

The Environmental Agency collaborates closely with the Department of Environment and Nature, the Department of Mineral Resources, and the Mineral Resources Agency. Additionally, we have close cooperation with our scientific advisors at the National Center for Environment and Energy and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.

Qualifications

The Environmental Agency is a small agency with a large area of responsibility. It is therefore crucial that you are motivated by many and diverse challenges and can remain calm and maintain humor, overview, and focus during busy periods. Solid work experience from a similar area and a welcoming and positive approach to collaboration with colleagues and the agency's partners is a big plus. You are, of course, dutiful and loyal and take pride in completing your tasks and providing the best possible support for political decisions.

• We emphasize that you have:

A relevant higher education in natural sciences, political science, environmental management, or similar; Several years of administrative experience from relevant work in a private or politically governed organization; Interest in and preferably experience with the environmental field, including mineral extraction; Knowledge of and preferably experience with environmental assessments and monitoring; Experience with project management; Interest in and preferably experience with public administration and administrative law; Good language skills in Danish and English, and preferably Greenlandic; A strong sense of responsibility and a proactive and organized approach to your tasks; Good IT skills and preferably knowledge of F2, GIS, and Excel at user level; A social and welcoming nature, as well as a positive attitude and good humor.

We offer

A versatile and challenging position with good opportunities for developing your professional and personal skills. We prioritize a positive and respectful tone and work purposefully to promote high well-being. We are characterized by dynamism, ambition, and a strong sense of responsibility – both individually and collectively.

About Travel Activity

Travel activity in and outside Greenland in connection with supervision and participation in conferences and public meetings can be expected to a lesser extent.

Further Information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the agency's director Steen Christensen, phone: +299 345187, email: chrs@nanoq.gl.

Salary and Employment Conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel and relocation expenses, in accordance with the agreement/contract applicable at the time of employment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Housing

No staff housing is provided for the position. If an applicant already has staff housing through employment with the Government, the right to assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of employment.

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