Office Manager for Inuili Food College Greenland

WILL YOU HELP ENSURE THE QUALITY OF FUTURE EDUCATION IN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND INNOVATION IN GREENLAND?

Inuili Food College Greenland is in the midst of an exciting development. Building on our strong traditions in food education, we are evolving into a modern educational center focused on food, agriculture, and self-sufficiency.

We are therefore looking for a dedicated and development-oriented office manager who can ensure a well-functioning administration while actively contributing to the school's quality development.

As an office manager, you will become a central part of the school's leadership and be responsible for creating structure, coherence, and effective administrative processes that support both students, staff, and the school's strategic ambitions.

Your primary areas of responsibility

Management and administration

• Daily management and coordination of the school's administrative and technical functions
• Ensure effective workflows, high quality in administration, and a professional service culture.
• Support the school's management in ongoing operations and development.

• Contribute to budgeting, financial monitoring, and financial administration.
• Ensure proper handling of invoicing, purchasing, and accounting-related processes.
• Contribute to compliance with applicable financial guidelines.

• Have overall responsibility for student administrative processes.
• Ensure proper administration of student data, admissions, and student inquiries in collaboration with relevant functions.

• Handle administrative personnel tasks, including hiring, contracts, and absenteeism.
• Support recruitment, user administration, and other HR-related processes.

• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation and administrative requirements
• Work on streamlining and developing administrative frameworks for new activities and collaborations.

A central role in an organization in development, where you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will become part of a work community and have a significant influence on both the daily operations and ensuring the quality in the education sector related to food, agriculture, and self-sufficiency in Greenland.

We offer an exciting and versatile job with responsibility, development opportunities, and close collaboration with colleagues, students, and partners.

About the position

You report directly to the school's principal and have overall responsibility for the administrative operations. At the same time, you become the supervisor for the school's administrative and technical staff, including caretakers, housekeepers, and cleaning personnel.

You must ensure that the school's administration operates professionally, efficiently, and with a service-minded approach, while also contributing to the development of new workflows and administrative solutions that support a modern and growing educational institution.

We are looking for a person who

• Has a relevant educational background and experience in administration, finance, or public management.
• Has experience with administrative tasks and is interested in management.
• Has an understanding of economics, planning, and administrative processes.
• Works in a structured manner, creates an overview, and follows up on tasks.
• Thrives with responsibility and can work both independently and in close collaboration with others.
• Is development-oriented and sees opportunities to improve workflows and processes.
• Communicates clearly and contributes positively to collaboration across the organization.
• Experience in the education sector or the public sector is an advantage.
• Master the Greenlandic language in writing and speech, preferably with knowledge of Danish and English.

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving, as well as moving expenses, 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 competencies, employment as a special consultant, chief consultant, or senior advisor can take place in accordance with the applicable collective agreement.

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.

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.