Department Head

The Social Authority is seeking a dedicated department head for the Paarisa department.

Paarisa works with initiatives and projects across social and health professional areas. We develop initiatives in partnerships across sectors and with respect for local needs.

We are looking for a department head for the department who has experience in management and is passionate about development in an area with complex issues.

We need a department head with personal and professional impact. This is an exciting position where you will be responsible for a well-functioning department while also keeping an eye on the overarching lines and political winds. As department head, you will have management responsibility for the department's employees, and you will be a close professional sparring partner for the Director and for the other units in the agency. Therefore, you are resilient, possess significant work capacity, and are ready to roll up your sleeves, as well as seeing opportunities in helping to create and develop the framework for the position.

About the position

Your tasks will include:

• Take overall management and coordination of the Paarisa department.
• Personnel management
• Ensure employee development and well-being
• Distribution and prioritization of the department's tasks in close collaboration with other management and employees.
• Development and implementation of politically adopted initiatives
• Contribute to strategic development in the agency's organization and core tasks
• Ensure operation and development of the department as a workplace
• Ensure that the professional task solution is delivered on time and with high quality.
• Lead the development and qualification of the initiatives.
• Responsible for the budget within the area.
• Ensure collaboration across sectors and establish close cooperation with both internal and external stakeholders in the social field.

We are looking for a person who:

• Has a relevant education
• Can maintain an overview in an often busy everyday life.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge about health promotion and prevention is desirable, but not a requirement.
• Experience with management
• Can work independently, structured, and development-oriented.
• Can communicate in writing and verbally – in Greenlandic and Danish
• Can create an overview of many and complex information.
• Is good at collaborating with colleagues and external partners and stakeholders.

The Social Authority falls under the Department for Children, Youth, Justice, and Equality and has the following 5 divisions: Paarisa, the Day and Referral Department, the Department for Advising Caseworkers, the Economics Department, and the Secretariat. The divisions work closely together, and it is a workplace that offers plenty of professional challenges.

Employment conditions

The position is currently salary-fixed corresponding to 38. The salary with fixed salary components and personal pension contributions in LR 38 amounts to DKK 64,048 monthly and DKK 768,576 annually as of April 1, 2026.

Employment will initially be on collective agreement terms, where applicants who are already civil servants under the civil service laws for public Greenland may be employed on civil service terms.

For the position, it applies that no maximum length of service has been established and that the provisions regarding compensation for overtime and the provisions regarding compensation for lost days off do not apply; the working hours are initially 40 hours per week.

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and moving expenses, in accordance with the collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Criminal record and child certificate

The Social Authority reserves the right to obtain criminal and child certificates. We therefore point out that the employment can only take effect once the Social Authority has received a satisfactory child certificate from the National Police as well as a criminal record from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the Social Authority with written consent from the individual, while the criminal record must be obtained by the individual themselves through the Police.

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

Additional information

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Acting Director Lene Rohmann Hansen, phone: +299 34 66 55, email LRH@nanoq.gl

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