The Department for Children, Youth, Justice, and Equality is seeking an AC officer with a flair for communication.

The Executive Secretariat in the Department of Children, Youth, Justice and Gender Equality is seeking a skilled and committed AC officer/communications employee to ensure a high level of daily communication and dissemination of the department's work as well as servicing the top management in the department and Naalakkersusioq.

In the Department of Children, Youth, Justice and Gender Equality, we focus on strengthening the conditions for children, youth, and families and work to realize the political goals in the sector. If you want to help elevate the area, then the position as AC officer with communication responsibility in the Department may be something for you.

The tasks in the department include, among other things, the development of strategies and action plans in the areas of children, youth, and disabilities, servicing the political level in the form of memos, reports, etc., as well as various project and development tasks. As a communications employee, you will play a central role in communicating Naalakkersuisut's and the department's initiatives to citizens, partners, and the media.

The position falls under the executive secretariat. The executive secretariat is an attractive and professional workplace, with a high level of ambition. Daily life in the executive secretariat is varied and professionally challenging, where things sometimes move quickly and tasks must be solved under time pressure. It is rare for two days to be alike.

The executive secretariat handles political servicing; in addition, the executive secretariat is responsible for servicing the department's top management and the secretariat function.

About the position

• Preparation of press releases, news, and communication materials about Naalakkersuisut's and the department's initiatives and work
• Planning and coordination of internal and external communication
• Updating and developing content for our part of the website
• Preparation of proposals for Naalakkersuisut, background notes, response notes, answering 37 questions, etc.
• To lead or participate in studies, evaluations, etc. in the social area.
• Contribute to quality assurance of notes, decision proposals, and similar documents.
• To coordinate collaboration with the Danish ministry
• Facilitator at workshops, seminars, and official visits
• Ensure coordination during Inatsisartut meetings in collaboration with the rest of the department
• Facilitator on relevant systems used in the department
• HR function for the department's employees
• Ad hoc tasks

The tasks are diverse and require the ability to collaborate across language and professional boundaries, as well as the ability to take independent responsibility for one's own areas of responsibility and projects. The position requires quickly being able to familiarize oneself with new material and being flexible, as well as thriving in an organization where small and large tasks intersect in a sometimes busy everyday life.

Therefore, it is an advantage if you are responsible, adaptable, and collaborative. You should be interested in working in a politically governed organization, where the pace is often very high, and deadlines are short. You should be good at communicating, both in writing and orally, and have an ability to understand complex relationships.

About you

• Have a relevant academic education
• Have knowledge of the social area
• Have experience or knowledge of communication, public dissemination, project management, and process work
• Can work independently, structured, and development-oriented
• Are skilled at communicating in writing and orally
• Can create an overview of many and complex information
• Are good at collaborating with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Have knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions and culture
• It is an advantage if you have good skills regarding both qualitative and quantitative methods
• It is an advantage if you master Greenlandic, Danish, and English.

About the Executive Secretariat in the Department of Children, Youth, Justice and Gender Equality

Our department in the executive secretariat consists of about 6 employees who support the department's top management and contribute to effective operations in close collaboration with the department's other divisions. We handle daily service across departments and manage, among other things, translations of tasks.

Application

The application deadline is August 18, 2026, at 12:00 Greenlandic time.

The start date is October 1, 2026, or by agreement.

Further information

If you want to know more about the position or the department, you are welcome to contact department head Heidi Dalager at email hdlr@nanoq.gl or phone +299 59 13 04.

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

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.