Experienced Employee for KNI Service Contract Area

The Department of Finance and Taxes is seeking an experienced employee for the KNI service contract area.

Do you want to work on socially critical tasks with significant political and public attention, and do you have verifiable experience with economic analyses and independent problem-solving? Then you could be our new colleague.

About the job

As the professional leader in the Department of Law and National Planning, you will handle the department's tasks regarding the KNI service contracts, including service contracts for goods supply, fuel supply, banking supply, as well as the service contract concerning the operation of the slaughterhouse in Neqi A/S in Narsaq.

It is a professionally complex area with significant political attention, which requires experience, independence, and the ability to ensure a solid decision-making basis for political decisions. The position involves daily professional management of the area and close dialogue with relevant stakeholders.

You will be part of the Department of Law and National Planning and report to the head of the unit.

Your work tasks

The main tasks are:

• Professional management of the aforementioned contract area
• Preparation of economic analyses, preliminary studies, notes, and decision proposals for political consideration.
• Management of the department's tasks regarding the KNI service contracts.
• Establishment and operation of a simple and clear reporting and follow-up system
• Ongoing dialogue and coordination with KNI regarding the supply of goods, including follow-up on citizen inquiries.
• Economic and operational analysis of the service contract for supply of goods, including adaptation of the service to the developments in the residences.
• Follow-up on other service contracts, including fuel and banking supply.
• Preparation and follow-up on a recovery plan for the slaughterhouse in Narsaq (Neqi A/S)
• Participation in meetings, working groups, and collaboration forums
• Tasks related to the restructuring of operational and supply tasks from Mittarfeqarfiit/Greenland Airports, including assessment of future organization and contractual relationships.
• Solution of ad hoc tasks within the department's area of responsibility

• Has relevant education in economics, social sciences, or administration, or solid and verifiable experience with equivalent tasks.
• Has experience with financial analysis, contract management, and preparation of decision-making proposals.
• Can work independently, structured, and goal-oriented.
• Has good written and verbal communication skills.
• Has work experience, preferably from a politically governed organization.
• Preferably has prior experience with professional management.
• Has good knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions and preferably masters Greenlandic.

• An exciting and responsible job
• A professionally strong work environment with engaged colleagues.
• Opportunity to work closely at the political level
• High degree of independence within the overall objective
• An informal tone and short decision-making paths

The department is part of the central administration, which is under the Naalakkersuisut. The core of our work is political economy. The department currently has 26 employees distributed across several divisions, including economics, law, and national planning. Attached to the department are the Tax Administration, the Ministry of Finance and Personnel, as well as Statistics Greenland.

Our main task is to service and advise the Minister for Finance and Taxes, as well as coordinate the fiscal policy agenda. We are responsible for the preparation of budget and tax legislation, oversight and analysis tasks, work on economic and physical planning, as well as economic reforms and much more.

Salary and employment conditions

The position is filled under the terms of the collective agreement in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant organization.

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and moving expenses upon hiring and termination, in accordance with the collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement 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 in the Self-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 the employment relationship.

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting

fg. Department Head Per Nielsen, phone: 34 6408, email: pnil@nanoq.gl

Application

Application deadline: no later than Monday, April 7, 2026. Applications with CV and relevant attachments must be submitted via the Self-Government's recruitment system. Applications will not be accepted via email. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Submit your application, CV, educational and course certificates, as well as other relevant documents by clicking "Submit application."

We do not accept applications via email.