AC Officer

2 AC officer with an interest in the management of living resources sought for the Hunting and Fishing Department in the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture, and Self-Sufficiency.

Start date: Commencement from March 1, 2026, or as soon as agreed upon.

Are you passionate about Arctic management of land and marine mammals as well as birds? And are you interested in being responsible for the management of both quota and non-quota catch species? The management of living resources is a unique field and one of the most important aspects of self-sufficiency in Greenland. Many considerations must be balanced in the management of land and marine mammals as well as birds, and therefore the management must ensure a balance and interaction between the utilization of living resources, sustainable development, and knowledge building.

Tasks

The AC officer will be part of the Hunting and Fishing Department in the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture, and Self-Sufficiency. The primary area of responsibility will be the management of quota and non-quota species:

Development of the management of quota and non-quota species, as well as the preparation and maintenance of management plans in close collaboration with relevant municipalities and other staff in the department, including ensuring progress on management measures and initiating and implementing the focus areas for the coming year. The hunting license system and associated digitization projects, including their development.

Completion of the ongoing update of regulations on the protection and capture of quota and non-quota species.

In addition to case processing of quota and non-quota species, the tasks will depend on the political agenda, the content of the coalition agreement, and they will cover a wide range of both management and operational tasks as well as development projects, including information initiatives, increased and better utilization of landed catches:

• Responsibility for and project management of relevant development projects, including coordination of capture projects.
• Preparation of decision proposals, recommendations, and notes.
• Contribute to the implementation of the political priorities and goals.
• Response to consultations within the department's area of responsibility.
• General administration of the hunting and trapping law and associated regulations.
• Participate in quality assurance of material from the department to be presented to the permanent secretary and the minister.

Qualifications

You are passionate about the management of living resources, independent and flexible with a talent for getting into new things, maintaining structure, and keeping an overview. You are self-assured, motivated by challenges, diligent, loyal, and have a positive approach. It is important that you are proactive and take pride in following tasks through to completion and serving as the best possible support for management. Since quality assurance of written work and contact with, among others, municipalities are important aspects of the tasks, it is required that you are diplomatic, service-minded, and have good formulation and communication skills.

We also expect that you:

• has a higher academic education
• has a flair for data processing and databases,
• has an understanding of and experience with political decision-making processes, preferably from a similar position, or has written a thesis on the subject,
• like to write notes, presentations, and similar – often within tight deadlines
• has good formulation skills and written flair
• has good language skills – preferably Greenlandic, Danish, and English
• can work independently and take initiative on their own
• demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility for task resolution
• thrives in a busy everyday life with changing agendas and tasks
• works in a structured manner and is good at ensuring compliance with deadlines
• is good at achieving results
• has a positive attitude and good mood
• can collaborate with many different people and professions
• has an understanding of working in a multicultural workplace
• has in-depth knowledge of Greenlandic society and culture.

The department consists of approximately 45 employees, distributed across 6 divisions: The Department of Administration, Economics and Personnel, Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency, The Department of Fisheries and ESU, The Department of Hunting and Game, The Department of Legal and Economic Planning. The department also includes the Veterinary and Food Authority in Greenland (VFMG). Additionally, Greenland's Fisheries and Hunting Control (GFJK) is a subordinate unit to the department with regional offices along the coast.

You will become part of a workplace with good colleagues, an informal tone, and where well-being and development are highly prioritized. In our daily work at the Department, we operate based on a shared value foundation, based on:

• Professionalism
• Collaboration
• Welcoming & service-minded
• Professionalism.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Department Head Amalie A. Jessen, phone +299 34 53 04, email: amalie@nanoq.gl

Application deadline: March 3, 2026.

Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis.

Salary and employment conditions

Salary and employment conditions, applicable agreement/collective agreement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

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

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