Manager

The Danish Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has opened an office in Greenland in January 2025. The project to establish the office and a network in Greenland has started well and is in full swing. Now we need a leader to safely continue the project! Do you want to be an important player in this project? Would you like to help lead the establishment and operation of the office, so that the Danish Agency for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries can continue to take on and expand tasks in Greenland? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

Your tasks

You will be responsible for the daily and professional execution of tasks as well as direct personnel responsibility for the group of four employees.

Your daily life is shaped by many different tasks:

You need to support the employees in the daily operations.

You are in contact with the industry, Greenlandic authorities, and partners, etc.

You are responsible for the daily operation of the office building, service housing, service vehicle, etc.

You ensure to motivate, inspire, and involve your employees in the task solution.

In addition, you will play an important role in maintaining and developing good collaborative relationships – both internally in the office and externally with other authorities and partners in Greenland and Denmark – including ensuring the retention of employees in the office in Nuuk.

You will become part of the management team at FødevareNord, which is based in Denmark. You will be able to get involved in management tasks related to FødevareNord and across the agency. However, your primary task will be the operation of the office in Nuuk.

The management task involves a fair amount of travel activity, primarily between Greenland and Aalborg/Aarhus. There will also be travel activity in Greenland, but to a lesser extent.

About you

You have experience in management within a politically governed organization and have worked with goal management as well as optimizing efficiency and ensuring consistency in task execution. You also have a good overview, are engaged, and have strong relational skills that enable you to achieve results together with your colleagues.

We would like you to have:

a relevant academic education a flair for working with operational tasks

a leadership style where recognition and integrity are key words, and you interact with both employees, colleagues, and customers with natural kindness and engagement

understanding of the work in a multicultural society with significant political attention

… and that you can:

structure your work and maintain calm in tense situations

set clear goals for your employees and yourself

inspire and support knowledge sharing and be a sparring partner for employees in their daily work

If you also have knowledge of Greenland, or already reside in Greenland and perhaps can even communicate in the Greenlandic language, you are a particularly good match for the position.

About the office in Nuuk

We handle the task of supervising export-authorized food businesses, primarily fishing companies, including factory vessels throughout Greenland. The task portfolio is expected to be expanded with other tasks, such as issuing export certificates, taking samples, and approving and supervising feed companies. The work is in progress and will need to be continued.

The agency is responsible for border control in Greenland, where the task is carried out by employees from the Veterinary and Food Administration. At the same time, efforts are continuously being made to strengthen and expand the cooperation between the agency and the Veterinary and Food Administration in Greenland.

The team focuses on professionalism and precision. We help each other and share knowledge when the need arises.

Salary and employment conditions

The position is organizationally anchored in the Danish Food Authority's FoodNord department with a workplace in Nuuk. The management of FoodNord consists of Lasse - who is the manager and to whom you report - and six management colleagues, each with their own staff group in Aarhus and Aalborg.

Your employment is based on the relevant collective agreement or on individual terms. The position is a full-time position, with an average working time of 40 hours without a maximum working time. You will be placed in salary framework 36 with the possibility of negotiating supplements.

You are required to reside in the service apartment assigned by the Danish Food Agency. The rent is 15 percent of your base salary plus utilities.

Business trips are compensated according to the applicable rules for business trips in Denmark and Greenland.

Start date:

You are needed as soon as possible and preferably by June 1, 2026.

Your application

We look forward to receiving your application along with your CV, a copy of your diploma, and other relevant documents via our online recruitment system no later than March 3, 2026.

We would like to ask you to describe in your application:

your experience with leadership in a politically governed organization, including specific examples of how you have navigated political frameworks

examples of how you have engaged and motivated colleagues to achieve results through collaboration

your relational skills and experience in building and maintaining constructive collaborative relationships across the organization

Job interviews will be held in Glostrup - with the option to participate via video link - and are expected to take place in weeks 10 and 12, 2026. Tests will also be part of the recruitment process.

Do you want to know more?

If you have questions about the positions, you are welcome to contact Food Manager Lasse Guldbrandsen at phone number 72 27 50 31 or current section leader Lars Christensen at phone number 72 27 55 35.

Read more about the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration at www.fvst.dk.

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries considers diversity an asset and encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply.

The Danish Food Agency is part of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. We work for sustainable food production with a focus on safe food and healthy animals. We are behind the well-known smiley inspections in cafes and restaurants, monitor animal health and welfare, and are responsible for the official dietary guidelines for the population.

We are approximately 1800 employees and include everything from lawyers, veterinarians, and IT specialists to supervisors, laboratory technicians, and office staff spread across the country. At least one thing we have in common: We work for food.

Read more at Fødevarestyrelsen.dk

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