Education Manager for Maniitsoq

The education sector includes primary schools, day care 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 the public school with measures in differentiated teaching, digitalization, language, school-home collaboration, and leadership development across the area.

Work and areas of responsibility:

• Ensure the translation of political and administrative objectives into concrete efforts and initiatives in the areas of education, labor market, and leisure.
• 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 environment
• And ensure that the budget is kept within the grant limits and coordinate case presentations to the Education Committee as well as participate in the committee meetings.

• Has good professional experience in leadership 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 the willingness 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.

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

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the current agreements and collective agreements between the Government of Greenland 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.

We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: March 30, 2026