Office Manager for the Education Support Administration

Would you like to take over the most psychologically safe working environment in the Self-Government?

Now you have a unique opportunity to send your application for a rarely advertised position and come to a safe working environment, ensuring the continuity of work in the Education Support Administration.

The Education Support Administration is an operational unit consisting of a head of office, an academic, a financial consultant, and 2 education consultants who take care of the general administration of education support and related tasks, as well as the support and auditing of educational institutions in their administration of education support and related tasks.

The head of office has daily responsibility for managing 4 employees and periodically one intern.

In addition, the head of office is responsible for ensuring that correct payments are serviced and disbursed monthly to approximately 3,500 students. Furthermore, the head of office must ensure the maintenance and development of the payroll system, including entering into agreements with system providers and other relevant parties within the scope of the Education Support Administration.

The head of office represents Greenland in international and Nordic cooperation groups within study support.

Your personal qualifications:

We are looking for a colleague who is professionally engaged and has the ability and desire to participate in collaborative teams that prioritize development. We are looking for you, who takes pride in delivering solid professional craftsmanship and approaches your tasks in a structured manner. Tasks that range broadly from administration and operations to development and political case processing.

We would like to see that:

• You have a relevant higher education, preferably in administration or social sciences, and several years of administrative experience.
• You have solid leadership experience and the ability to create a good and productive working environment while maintaining an overview in a busy and dynamic everyday life.
• You have a good understanding of the area of responsibility in a Greenlandic context and have experience working with complex, cross-cutting tasks.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills and can articulate complex topics clearly and precisely to both political decision-makers and professional collaborators.
• You have knowledge of Greenlandic conditions.
• You have language skills in Greenlandic, Danish, and English.

Specific tasks:

• Personnel management including hiring/firing
• Conducting care and sick leave conversations, including conducting MUS
• Vacation planning, as well as coordination of working hours
• Development of policies within the scope of the Education Support Administration
• Financial and budget management based on the annual budget framework for the Education Support Administration
• Daily operations and ensuring approvals of accounting documents in IRIS
• Preparation of accounting instructions and inventory lists
• Preparation of contributions to the Proposal for the Finance Act
• Preparation of political decision-making bases
• Managing cooperation agreements with external partners
• Preparation of a strategic plan for the operations and development of the Education Support Administration
• Operation, maintenance, and development of the MR Support System
• Ensure correct monthly disbursement of study support to approximately 3,500 students
• Planning and distribution of the Education Support Administration's tasks
• Organizing the intern's tasks
• Contributing to the development of legislation in the field of the Education Support Administration
• Participating in the legislative work within the education sector
• Development of processes, including preparation of process descriptions and guidelines

The position offers autonomy, the opportunity for influence, freedom under responsibility, and diverse tasks, as well as good collegiality and sparring with the department head.

Salary and employment conditions

The position is currently salary-fixed corresponding to 36. The salary with fixed salary components and own contribution to pension in LR 36 amounts to DKK 57,531 monthly and DKK 690,372 annually as of April 1, 2026.

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

The working hours are initially 40 hours per week, and there is a standby obligation of 320 hours annually, corresponding to 80 hours per quarter.

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.

Information regarding the position can be obtained confidentially by contacting Department Head Ilannguaq K. Møller via email ilmo@nanoq.gl.