Education Manager

The education sector includes primary schools, daycare institutions, Qeqqani MISI, Majoriaq, as well as the culture and leisure area.

We wish for the Head of Education to prioritize cross-cutting and coherent initiatives in a flexible organization, which should help ensure the development of public schools with measures in differentiated teaching, digitalization, language, school-home collaboration, and leadership development across the area.

Areas of work and responsibility:

• Ensure the translation of political and administrative objectives into concrete efforts and initiatives in the education, labor market, and leisure areas.
• Daily operations and management in a way that ensures an enhanced quality and service level for employees and citizens.
• Be involved in development work with the focus areas of public schools, including further development of KIVITSISA in collaboration with the entire education sector,
• Ensure that development takes place across the entire area, including MISI, daycare institutions, Majoriaq, and leisure and cultural initiatives in the municipality.
• Help ensure employee well-being and the environment
• And ensure that the budget is kept within the grant frameworks and coordinate case presentations to the Education Committee as well as participate in the committee meetings.

Qualifications:

• Has good professional experience in management within education and pedagogy.
• Has good professional experience in education and the public school sector.
• Natural authority and dynamics. A visible leader.
• You are good at collaborating and influencing your surroundings.
• You have experience with or are willing to develop the education sector and the public school sector.
• You can work purposefully in a dual cultural environment.
• You have experience with financial management and structuring.
• You are preferably multilingual, Greenlandic, Danish, and English.

We can offer:

• exciting and challenging job
• lively workplace with many challenges in daily life
• good colleagues

Salary and employment conditions: Salary and employment relations are in accordance with the agreements and collective agreements in force at any given time between the Naalakkersuisut and your negotiating organization.

Commencement on April 1, 2026, or by agreement.

For further information about the position, please contact Municipal Director Hans Christian Sværd, phone (+299) 86 73 01, email: hcsv@qeqqata.gl

Application with a copy of relevant exam papers, CV, references, and criminal record must be enclosed.

Application:

Applications with relevant exam papers, CV, statements, and references must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application, CV, etc.