Communications Consultant for Arctic Hub

Are you passionate about strategic communication and do you have experience with press and social media? Then you might be exactly who we are looking for.

Arctic Hub is a hub for Arctic research and is locally anchored in Nuuk. One of our core tasks is to bridge the gap between research and society, and communication plays a crucial role in this.

Communication and press management

As a communications consultant at Arctic Hub, you will be the driving force behind the secretariat's communication tasks, communication platforms, and press management.

You will be responsible for maintaining our website and social media. You will also be responsible for press management, which involves writing and selling stories targeted at relevant audiences, media, and other relevant platforms. Additionally, you should be able to prepare the secretariat leader and board for meetings with the press and handle incoming inquiries from national and international press and media.

Communication and coordination

The communications consultant is also responsible for idea development and overseeing our article and video productions. This means you will generate ideas, write articles, and simultaneously coordinate and act as a link to our associated freelancers (writers, photographers, translators, graphic designers, etc.).

You will also be responsible for communication tasks during the planning and coordination of our ongoing communication events, such as: Workshops, after-work meetings, and at our communication competition Paasisavut.

What we can offer you

At Arctic Hub, you will have a versatile and dynamic job with many facets in an informal working environment. You will become part of our competent and ambitious team consisting of a secretariat manager, two project employees, two consultants, and a student assistant. We are a small team that helps each other across roles. With us, there is room for professional growth, and you will have a significant influence on your tasks. You will gain solid insight into Arctic research and experience in communicating research to many different target groups.

We would like you to:

- has a relevant educational background – for example in communication or journalism.

- works strategically with communication, has a knack for a good story, and is skilled in journalistic tools.

- has experience with social media and press management.

- can communicate at a high level in writing and speaking in Greenlandic, English, and Danish.

- has insight into or interest in Arctic research, as well as a good knowledge of the social and political conditions in Greenland.

- is proactive and can work independently as well as with others.

About Arctic Hub

Arctic Hub is a central and unique hub for Arctic research with a particular focus on Greenland. Greenland and Denmark have jointly established the secretariat in Nuuk, and the ambitions for the hub are many and high. In the secretariat, we work to bridge the gap between research, education, society, governance, and business. You can read more about Arctic Hub at www.arctichub.gl

Application deadline: January 12, 2026

Contact person: Avijâja Rosing-Olsen, Secretariat Leader avijaja@arctichub.gl or by phone +299 361284

Employment type: full-time

Employment type: Collective agreement terms

Start date: The position is to be filled as soon as possible by agreement.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving and relocation of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in effect at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Applicants with the appropriate verifiable professional qualifications may potentially be employed as a specialist or chief consultant after prior agreement.

Housing

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

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