Office Assistant

SEARCH THIS POSITION At GUX Nuuk in the administration, there are 1-2 vacant positions as office assistant available from July 1, 2026, or by agreement. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.

GUX Nuuk is Greenland's largest high school and has approximately 500 students in 8 tracks across three grades for the new school year, taught by about 50 teachers. There are about 15 PAM staff employed at the school. Our students have very different academic and social conditions, but share a common dream of graduating.

The school is associated with two colleges, and the recruitment area stretches from Tasiilaq in the east to Paamiut in the southwest, although the vast majority of students come from Nuuk. We work at the school with second language pedagogy and culture-based teaching, placing the students at the center of the school's activities.

We are looking for a reliable administrative employee with a good sense of humor, who possesses an overview in a sometimes hectic everyday life. The employee should be helpful towards the school's students and staff, and be able to work in a structured and independent manner in close collaboration with the other employees.

Our new employee will have a large contact area and will work on many different tasks, so it is important that you are flexible and can structure your time to see tasks through to completion.

Your primary tasks will be, along with the other office staff:

• Receiving and handling inquiries from students, employees, and external individuals via phone and email.
• Handling of student cases, including admission, interruption, and retention as well as educational support
• Processing of dormitory contracts
• Booking of trips for students and employees
• Mail delivery
• Preparation of exam certificates and entry of grades in Lectio
• Salto key distribution and programming
• Management of payroll, primarily in relation to hourly paid employees and externals.
• Ad-hoc tasks

• has a relevant education in administration and has experience with similar administrative tasks. Experience with, among other things, IT-reg and IRIS is an advantage.
• is familiar with, for example, Excel, Word, and can otherwise manage a day-to-day routine with many different IT systems, where we provide training if necessary
• It is a clear advantage to be able to write and speak both Greenlandic and Danish.

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.

There is a 3-month probation period.

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

Procedure

Further information can be obtained from Education Leader Maureen Hendrikx at phone number +299 256102, or Principal Hanne Larsen at phone number: +299 363396.

Ongoing conversations are held.

Send your application along with your CV and exam papers through the portal no later than Friday, June 12, 2026.

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

We do not accept applications via email.