Lawyer

SEARCH THIS POSITION In the Department for Social Affairs, Families, Labor Market, and Interior Affairs, we work to achieve the political goals in the sector.

This includes legislation, including its own social legislation, strategies, and projects to strengthen the conditions for vulnerable adults and the elderly in Greenland.

The tasks in the Department of Social Affairs include the preparation of legislation.

within the social law area, including the preparation of regulations,

guidelines. Servicing the political level in the form of notes, reports with

further discussion and handling of legal issues.

The tasks are diverse and require the ability to collaborate across.

language, culture, and professional boundaries, as well as being able to take independent responsibility for one's own

case areas. The position requires the ability to quickly familiarize oneself with new material and be

flexible, as well as being able to thrive in an organization where small and large tasks intersect

each other in a sometimes hectic everyday life.

The Naalakkersuisut is also working on a number of reform initiatives in the social sector with

regard to increased welfare for the adult vulnerable individuals as well as for our elderly citizens in

Greenland, which the lawyer will engage in and advise on.

Organizationally, the position is placed under the department head for Social Affairs. You

will be part of the department's legal team and will have close collaboration with lawyers in

the department. Your tasks will primarily relate to social law matters.

areas.

You can expect a varied, extremely exciting, and challenging job. Through your work tasks, you will develop great expertise in the use of the legal method and your own creative ability to translate established political goals into participating in the processes of implementing specific legislation.

About the position

The tasks include, among other things,

• To function as an advisor for the political level in collaboration with the management of the department.
• To contribute to the development of social legislation and ensure that any guidelines for this are also prepared.
• To prepare political proposals, reports, responses, etc.
• Legislative preparatory work in the form of assistance and project collaboration with the individual departments and the administration of the Inatsisartut, as well as the Danish authorities.
• Legal quality assurance of proposals for Inatsisartut laws, the Self-Government's announcements, municipal statutes, and cross-cutting circulars, as well as the confirmation and publication of these.
• Legal advice in the social sector, including the preparation of legal notes and responses.
• Assist and provide guidance on administrative law tasks across the departments.
• Conducting courses on legal quality, case processing, and other legal topics within the social sector.

• Is educated as a Master of Laws.
• Have an open and positive approach to your work and your colleagues.
• Is independent, well-structured, and results-oriented.
• Has an interest in translating politics into law and vice versa.
• Skilled in formulation in writing and speech
• Good at creating collaborative relationships
• Knowledge of Greenlandic social conditions and culture is an advantage.
• Preferably bilingual, but not a requirement.

In the Department of Social Affairs, Families, the Labor Market, and Interior Affairs, we have about 35 employees distributed across the departments of Management Secretariat, Social Affairs and Families, Labor Market, Interior Affairs, and the Supervision Unit, where this position is organizationally anchored in the Department of Social Affairs and Families.

Application

The application deadline is June 19, 2026, at 12 PM.

The start date is July 1, 2026, or by agreement.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and departure travel and moving 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 skills, employment as a special consultant, chief consultant, or senior advisor can occur in accordance with the applicable agreement.

Housing

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

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

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