Translator

Are you a trained interpreter or passionate about working with terminology? The Department of Environment, Nature, Energy and Research is looking for a translator. The Department of Environment, Nature, Energy and Research is seeking a new colleague to assist with quality assurance and translation across the entire department.

The department consists of approximately 45 employees, distributed across four divisions: the Department of Service, Economics and Personnel as well as Climate, the Department of Nature, the Department of Environment, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Agency for Mineral Resources. Additionally, under the department are Pinngortitaleriffik (Greenland's Nature Institute), Nukissiorfiit, the Electricity Authority, and Asiaq.

• We focus on well-being as well as organizational and employee development in the department. In our daily work, we operate based on a common value foundation, based on: Professionalism
• Collaboration
• Accommodating & service-minded

Start date: July 17, 2026, or as otherwise agreed.

Your tasks

You will be part of the department for Service, Finance, and Personnel, but will be a valued colleague for all the department's employees. You will help ensure the quality of translations and translate texts, and will therefore work closely with the management team and your colleagues in other departments. You will quickly gain insight into the department's work, the political processes, and get very close to the political machinery. You should be good at translating between Greenlandic and Danish, and have a good understanding of making the texts sound fluent and natural in both languages.

• You can expect that your primary tasks will be: Quality control of translations
• Translations from Danish to Greenlandic and vice versa
• Translation of cases for the Minister, the Government, and the Parliament
• Translation of bills, larger reports, and letters
• Ad hoc tasks in the Department of Service, Finance, and Personnel

Qualifications

• We expect that you: Are a trained interpreter or have experience with quality assurance of texts
• Thrives in a busy everyday life with changing agendas
• Has good collaboration skills
• Is structured, thorough, and good at ensuring compliance with deadlines.
• Can work independently and is quick at typing.
• Can collaborate with many different people and professions.
• Has a good mood and thrives in the company of good colleagues.

Do you want to know more?

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting department head Paninnguaq Kristiansen, phone +299 345416, email: pcni@nanoq.gl.

Application deadline

The application, along with the attached CV and a copy of the diploma, must be sent via the link below no later than July 17, 2026.

We do not accept email applications.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving, as well as relocation of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

For an applicant with the right documentable competencies, employment as a special consultant, chief consultant, or senior advisor can occur in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

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 the assigned staff housing is retained. The staff housing is linked to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon the termination of the employment relationship.

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

We do not accept applications via email.