Consultant for the Office of Fishing Licenses and ESU

Consultant for the Office of Fishing Licenses and ESU, Department of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency The Fisheries Department, Department of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency is seeking a consultant for the Office of Fishing Licenses and ESU who will assist in issuing coastal licenses, exemptions, quota trading, quota flexibility, and collaborating with municipalities on license issuance.

The department's main goal is to promote the development of the fishing and hunting industries, as well as veterinary conditions in accordance with overarching political objectives. Additionally, it manages the rules adopted by the Inatsisartut and Naalakkersuisut within these areas.

The Office for Fishing Licenses and ESUs is a subdivision of the Fisheries Department, where there is close collaboration across the department as well as with the Department of Legal and Economic Planning and Greenland's Fisheries and Hunting Control. As a consultant, you will assist your colleagues in coordinating this collaboration closely with the office manager. The work takes place in an exciting and professionally challenging environment with good opportunities for professional development. We thus offer a workplace focused on innovation and rethinking; a job that is close to the political decision-making process; an informal and open working environment with engaged colleagues; exciting personal and professional challenges.

About the position

A consultant is being sought for the Office of Fishing Licenses and ESU, whose main tasks will consist of issuing fishing licenses, processing quota trades, and collaborating with municipalities regarding coastal fishing. You will work together with your colleagues to perform these tasks and coordinate the work with guidelines, instructions, and standard letters. Furthermore, based on the fishing law, there are several new tasks that are being implemented, including IT development and efficiency improvements. There is thus a good opportunity for professional development and responsibility.

• Tasks: Issuance of coastal licenses
• Implementation of quota trading and quota flexibility for fisheries with Individual Transferable Quotas
• Processing of exemption applications
• Handling of mortgage deeds in connection with the purchase and sale of quota shares
• Collaboration with and training of the municipalities regarding license issuance.
• Service to fishermen and citizen inquiries regarding fishing and license issuance
• Assist the Fisheries Department with updating application forms, sullisivik.gl, etc.
• Process cases in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Participation in the implementation of general administrative guidelines, procedures, and quality requirements in the Department.
• Implementation of the Fisheries Act and associated regulations in the coastal area
• Collaboration with GFJK, the legal department, and the Fisheries Department on the development of fishing and legislation.
• Coordinate the update of guidelines, policies, and standard letters in the department in collaboration with colleagues.
• Translations and proofreading
• Ad hoc tasks

Qualification requirements:

A versatile candidate with a relevant education and experience is being sought. Additionally, the following qualifications are required:

• You speak and write Greenlandic and Danish.
• Proactive and ready to take responsibility for task solving and development thereof.
• Professional experience within all or parts of the responsibilities of the Department and the Self-Government.
• Professional experience in administrative tasks,
• Experience with communication and collaboration across organizations
• Experience with citizen service and guidance
• Good collaboration skills, extroversion, and flexibility
• Stability and good mood

The place of employment is the Department of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture, and Self-Sufficiency in Nuuk. The position is to be filled as soon as possible or by further agreement for the right profile.

 

Further information about the position can be obtained from Office Manager Hans Peter Lennert, hapl@nanoq.gl or 345317.

Application deadline: 29.03.2026

 

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.

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 termination of the employment relationship.

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