Maternity Cover – Project Consultant

Greenland Sports Confederation is seeking a strong project and team player for a maternity cover position that drives central initiatives across the organization – with responsibility for project management of GAME Greenland, the Maligassiuisut show, as well as team leadership for "More in Motion," along with communication tasks.

Period: April 1, 2026 – May 1, 2027 Workplace: By agreement (travel activity in Greenland is to be expected) Employment type: Fixed-term full-time position

Your mandate and your main tasks

1) Project Management – GAME Greenland

• Plan, manage, and follow up on deliveries, milestones, budget, and risks.
• Coordinate across partners and municipalities – including volunteers and young role models.
• Ensure the operationalization of activities (trainings, events, educational programs, etc.) and ongoing learning/effect measurement.
• Prepare status and decision proposals for the steering group and board.
• Communication in Greenlandic is preferred.

• Manage the editorial calendar across web, newsletter, and social media (text, photo, short video).
• Press and media tasks: angle, press releases, support for spokespersons, etc.
• Ensure consistent branding and language use as well as simple documentation of results (cases, fact sheets, stories).
• Conducting course activities for members and special federations.

• Manage schedule, budget, and delivery overview (location, technology, run-of-show, awards).
• Collaboration with partners, sponsors, hosts, and volunteers – and ensuring visibility before/during/after the show.
• Prepare programs, script drafts, briefing packages, and other materials.

• Lead a small, interdisciplinary team with clear goals, priorities, and follow-up.
• Capacity building and sparring of colleagues/ambassadors across projects and geography.
• Ensure coherence between initiatives, data/insights, and communication – so we reach more people with meaningful movement.

• Strong project manager with proven experience in complex partnerships – preferably within sports, culture, events, or civil society.
• Communicator who can make the complex simple – and who thrives with press, web, and social media.
• Event/production experienced, structured and calm under pressure (deadlines, show timelines, changes on the day).
• Experienced in Office 365/Teams/Planner; experience with light photo/video editing is an advantage.
• Language: You write and speak fluent Greenlandic, and it is a great advantage to know Danish and English.

• A meaningful role where you make a tangible difference for children and young people through sports and communities.
• High pace, great freedom to act, and colleagues with a passion for the cause.
• Opportunity to make a clear impact on Game Greenland, Maligassiuisut, and "More in Motion."
• Salary and conditions according to qualifications and applicable agreement.

Send a motivated application and CV in one PDF to poul@gif.gl with the subject "Maternity cover – Project Consultant". Application deadline: 15.02.26 Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. Expected start date: April 1, 2026.

Contact: Development and Communications Manager Poul Petersen, phone 348159, email poul@gif.gl – for informal questions about the position.