Student Assistant for the Nature Department – Administration and Nature Management (CITES)

Student assistant for the Nature Department – administration and nature management (CITES) Application deadline: July 5, 2026

Job interviews: Will be held in weeks 28 and 29.

Start date: By agreement

Workplace: Nuuk

Do you want to work with nature management in practice – and thrive on making tasks fit together administratively?

We are looking for a student assistant who is motivated by both structure, follow-up, and professionally meaningful work, and who has an interest in nature, international conventions, and governmental work.

With us, you will gain insight into how nature conservation and international agreements are translated into concrete work in Greenland – and you will become an important part of the daily operations that make it all work.

About the position

You will be part of the work with CITES (the Washington Convention), which regulates international trade and transport of wild animals and plants to protect endangered species.

The position gives you real contact with nature management, while your primary focus will be to support the administrative processes that ensure correct and efficient case handling. You contribute to making everyday life work by following up on cases, handling inquiries, updating informational materials, tidying up the physical archive for seized items, and thereby ensuring that both digital and physical materials are organized and accessible.

The position is approximately 10 hours per week, with the possibility of more hours during holiday periods.

Your tasks

• You will work with a combination of administrative, professionally related, and practical tasks, including: assisting with the issuance of permits (e.g., when moving belongings with CITES items)
• respond to inquiries from citizens
• follow up on cases and ensure progress
• update and maintain informational material about CITES
• contribute to communicating rules on the protection of animals and plants in an understandable way
• clean up and organize the archive and physical items
• write short notes and support improvements in workflows
• solve ad hoc tasks at the intersection of administration and nature management
• We are looking for you who have an interest in nature management, the environment, or international regulations.
• thrives on administrative tasks while being motivated by professional content
• works in a structured manner and has an eye for detail
• takes responsibility and follows tasks through to completion
• is service-minded and good at communicating with citizens
• is curious, solution-oriented, and not afraid to ask questions
• thrives with both desk work and practical tasks
• contributes to a good atmosphere at the workplace

Language requirements: Greenlandic, Danish, and English

Experience with public administration or natural resource management is an advantage, but not a requirement.

• We offer: a study-relevant job with concrete insight into natural resource management and international regulation
• opportunity to work with real cases and issues within authority work
• versatile tasks with both administrative and practical elements
• flexible working hours that can be adapted to your studies
• a committed team with high professionalism and an informal tone
• a workplace focused on well-being, collaboration, and responsibility.

About us

The Nature Department is part of the Ministry of Environment, Nature, Energy, and Research. In the department, we have about 45 employees distributed across several fields and work on central tasks for Greenland.

With us, the atmosphere is characterized by high professionalism, collaboration, and an informal tone, where we help each other and share knowledge.

Would you like to know more?

Contact department head Mettelise Fritz Hansen at phone +299 34 52 57 or email: mtha@nanoq.gl.

Number of hours

You will have an average of 10 hours per week.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions for an applicant with the right verifiable competencies may result in employment as a special consultant, chief consultant, or senior advisor in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

Housing

No housing is provided for the position.

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

We do not accept applications via email.