Director of the Ajarsivasik Nursing and Retirement Home

WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS POSITION We are seeking an engaged and visionary leader for Ajarsivasik with a start date of April 1, 2026, or by further agreement.

Would you like to help create the framework for a safe, dignified, and developmental home for our elderly citizens in South Greenland? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

About the Municipality Kujalleq

Municipality Kujalleq is Greenland's southernmost municipality – a place where nature, culture, and community go hand in hand. We work purposefully for sustainable development, well-being, and quality of life for our citizens. Here, modern Greenland meets traditions, in a strong local community with presence, collaboration, and great experiences – both during work hours and in leisure time.

 

About Ajarsivasik

Ajarsivasik is a modern nursing and care home with 48 residents divided into three departments:

• A dementia department
• A care department
• A department for more self-sufficient residents

You will have management responsibility for the entire house, including three team leaders and a well-functioning kitchen led by a housekeeper. As a leader, you will play a central role in ensuring quality, well-being, and development – for residents, relatives, and employees alike.

 

Your main tasks

• Ensure quality and consistency in the operation of Ajarsivasik
• Lead, motivate, and develop employees in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Develop professionalism in the field of elderly care and dementia.
• Ensure compliance with political decisions and economic frameworks
• Engage in close collaboration with the municipality's other nursing home managers and health professional coordinators.

We are looking for a leader who

• Has an education as a nurse
• Has extensive experience in the field of elderly care and disability.
• Has in-depth knowledge of the dementia field
• Has leadership experience and the ability to motivate and create collaboration.
• Dare to think anew and take the initiative for development and change.
• Has financial insight and an eye for efficient operations
• Is loyal to political decisions and the municipality's values.

We offer

• A modern and well-run nursing home with dedicated staff
• A work environment with freedom under responsibility and room for professional development.
• A close collaboration with the other nursing home managers in the municipality.
• A job with meaning, where you make a difference for elderly citizens in Qaqortoq.

Salary and employment conditions

Employment is in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. Housing may be provided against personal payment according to current regulations. The municipality covers expenses for travel and moving costs in accordance with the applicable provisions.

 

Application

The application must include:

• Motivated application
• CV
• Copy of educational certificates
• Previous employment and employer references
• Criminal record

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the agreements in force at any given time between the Greenland Home Rule and the relevant negotiating organization.

 

From abroad, housing can be made available, for which a deposit and rent are paid according to the applicable rules at any given time, as well as free travel for relocation and moving expenses - and after at least 3 years of employment - travel and moving expenses upon termination according to applicable rules.

 

Further information

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting the former Social Director Kirsten Johnsen, phone: 64 80 63, or via email: kijo@kujalleq.gl

 

Application with criminal record, and with information about education and previous employment, copy of diploma, employer statements, etc. must be uploaded as a PDF file and should be received via the municipality's website no later than March 10, 2026.

 

NOTE: We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please submit your application electronically as a PDF file via the job posting.

 

"With a focus on higher public health, Kommune Kujalleq has implemented smoke-free working hours at all municipal workplaces. This is effective from January 1, 2018. Further information can be obtained from the HR department."