Archivist

The Greenland National Museum and Archives is seeking an Archivist – with special responsibility for Greenland's cultural history and education.

The National Museum of Greenland (hereafter NKA) is seeking an academic employee as an archivist to be employed from September 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter by mutual agreement.

The archivist will work to fulfill the purpose clause of the Inatsisartut Act on archives through the following tasks:

• Development and implementation of a strategy for managing archives from public authorities and institutions.
• Receive and process submissions from both public institutions and private entities.
• Prepare information and guidance materials.
• Conduct supervision of documentation and archiving practices in public institutions and authorities.
• Develop preservation and disposal plans.
• Guided public institutions and authorities, and answered routine inquiries about archiving and archival matters.

• Guided researchers and others who wish to use the archive's collections within the archivist's special area.
• Response to routine inquiries from users.
• Conduct research in the special area, primarily based on the collections of the archive and the museum. For this work, the archivist has 2/7 of their total working hours at their disposal, excluding availability hours.
• Communication of collections and research, including in larger communication projects in collaboration with the other archivists and curators of the NKA.
• To develop a strategy for the collection, registration, and accessibility of the special area.

• Has in-depth knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions, Greenland's history, and culture.
• Has a relevant master's degree in humanities or social sciences; other similar qualifications may be considered.
• Is Greenlandic-speaking and can formulate Danish and English in writing and speech.
• Is familiar with public administration and societal conditions, particularly in relation to public administration.

• Has experience with authority-facing work as well as case processing.
• Has experience with journaling and archiving.
• Has knowledge of the Archives Act and the work with the provisions of the Archives Act as well as other relevant legislation such as the Public Access to Information Act, the Data Protection Act, etc.
• Can work independently and is good at collaborating with others.
• has an interest in documentation and archival work, including information retrieval.

• A small but exciting workplace with opportunities for professional development.
• A workplace with good conditions for influencing one's own and shared workflows.
• A good work environment with skilled colleagues.
• Many balls in the air – but also time for contemplation.

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to travel for joining and leaving and relocation of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The working hours are, as a rule, 40 hours a week.

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

 

Further information can be obtained by contacting archive manager Vivi Noahsen at tel. 362336 or via email: vivi@arkiv.gl