Director for the Supervisory Office in Greenland

The Danish Data Protection Agency will open an office in Greenland in 2026 with the aim of getting closer to citizens, businesses, and authorities in Greenland and contributing to making data protection both more accessible and more relevant in a Greenlandic context.

The office, which will be staffed with approximately three full-time equivalents, will be located in Nuuk.

We offer

You will have the opportunity to help establish a brand new government workplace in Nuuk, where you can put your own stamp on the office and your new working life, based on the values of the Data Protection Agency.

As the head of the office in Nuuk, you will have the professional and operational responsibility for a wide range of tasks, including handling complaint cases and other forms of supervision regarding compliance with data protection regulations, as well as providing advice and guidance. In addition to the professional and operational responsibility for task execution, you will have daily responsibility for the management of the other employees in the office.

You will become part of the Data Protection Agency, where we place great emphasis on knowledge sharing and collaboration, and where you will have good opportunities to continuously develop your skills.

The cohesion in the Data Protection Agency is strong, and we will also focus on this in relation to the office in Nuuk despite the geographical distance.

We will warmly welcome you and provide you with a thorough introduction to the Data Protection Agency as a workplace, as well as ensure that you are professionally equipped to handle the daily tasks.

About you

You have a relevant academic degree (Master of Laws, Master of Business Administration in Law, or similar) and have solid experience with public administration and data protection law.

We emphasize that you

• has a high professional level and a sound legal judgment,
• understand how to translate your knowledge into pragmatic and relevant guidance in a clear and understandable way, both in writing and in speech,
• has leadership experience or a desire to become a leader and focuses on developing your employees and achieving results through them,
• is decisive, resourceful, trustworthy, visible, and solution-oriented,
• has an overview and ensures progress – both in their own tasks and in collaboration with others,
• has good collaborative relationships, as the position will involve a fair amount of contact with both citizens and authorities,
• thrives both with tasks that require professional immersion and with issues that demand you to think practically and quickly.

You should be able to communicate in Danish in writing and speech, and it will be an advantage but not a requirement that you are bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish.

In addition, you should be prepared for the fact that especially the startup in Nuuk will also involve handling practical ad hoc tasks.

Salary and employment conditions

The positions are to be filled on June 1, 2026, or as soon as possible.

The area of employment is the Data Protection Agency.

From around September 1, 2026, when the office is expected to open, your workplace will be the Data Protection Authority's location in Nuuk. Until the opening of the office in Nuuk, your workplace in Denmark or Greenland will be determined by agreement between you and the director of the Data Protection Authority.

In Nuuk, there are restaurants, a cinema, shopping, a swimming pool, and beautiful nature with opportunities for skiing, sailing, and hiking. For daily life in Nuuk, we refer to the municipality's website: https://sermersooq.gl/da/category/borger/fritid/idraet-og-sport/

You will be employed on an individual contract. The terms of employment in the individual contract will be established based on parts of the terms of employment in the collective agreement for legal candidates and university economists, etc., in the service of the state in Greenland, and the agreement on salary and employment conditions for collectively agreed managers in the Greenland Self-Government and in the Greenlandic municipalities (the common managerial agreement).

The salary level will correspond to the base salary applicable to chief consultants with personnel management according to the current collective agreement for academics in the state (in Denmark). There will be an opportunity to negotiate an individual salary supplement. The base salary for a chief consultant with personnel management is 515,000 DKK as of March 31, 2012, equivalent to 643,299.89 DKK at the current level (November 1, 2025).

Your average weekly working time is 40 hours. Overtime may occur.

You earn vacation with pay and special vacation days according to the applicable law on vacation at any given time.

You are covered by the Greenlandic provisions on holidays and the Greenlandic Salaried Employees Act.

You are provided with travel to and from Nuuk in Greenland as well as the relocation of household goods according to applicable regulations in the area.

The Data Protection Agency provides you with a service apartment in Nuuk, where you pay a housing contribution according to the agreement on service apartments in Greenland.

It is a prerequisite for employment that you consent to the Danish Data Protection Agency obtaining and assessing information about you from the Central Criminal Register and evaluating the information. Furthermore, it is a prerequisite that you can be granted security clearance, as well as being able to maintain the security clearance throughout your employment.

Application

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for the position regardless of personal background.

We look forward to receiving your application with CV, relevant exam papers (with grades), and any references from previous employers electronically via the recruitment system by March 23, 2026, at the latest.

Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered.

We conduct job interviews on an ongoing basis.

If you proceed with the process, we will obtain references from previous employers.

About the Data Protection Agency

The Data Protection Agency is the central, independent supervisory authority in the field of data protection. We oversee compliance with data protection regulations.

At the Danish Data Protection Agency, we work every day to ensure responsible use of citizens' data in a digitalized society. We do this by advising and guiding citizens, authorities, and businesses on data protection regulations. At the same time, we supervise compliance with these rules. We handle complaint cases and conduct oversight of authorities and businesses, and we also participate in international work, including in the EU.

Overall, the Danish Data Protection Agency consists of approximately 74 employees (lawyers, IT security consultants, data specialists, office staff, and student assistants, among others).

We have a strong and unpretentious professional and social community where you can collaborate with and seek inspiration from skilled and dedicated colleagues and leaders.

On www.datatilsynet.dk/career you can read more about the Danish Data Protection Agency as a workplace.