Leader for the Community House Illorput and the handicraft workshop Ajagaq

Leader for the Community House Illorput and the Handicraft Workshop Ajagaq

The Municipality of Sermersooq is looking for an engaged leader for the Community House Illorput and the Handicraft Workshop Ajagaq

Are you passionate about leadership, creativity, and community? Do you want to lead a vibrant community house and a unique handicraft workshop where citizens, artists, and associations come together around creativity, culture, and Greenlandic craftsmanship traditions? Then you might be our new leader.

About Illorput and Ajagaq

The Community House Illorput and the Handicraft Workshop Ajagaq are part of the Department of Leisure & Culture under the Administration for Children and Schools in the Municipality of Sermersooq.

Illorput is a community house that provides a framework for cultural, creative, and social activities for citizens of all ages. The house is an open meeting place where creativity, community, and learning go hand in hand. Illorput includes a sewing room as well as a ceramics and painting workshop where citizens can develop their creative skills and participate in various activities. In addition, Illorput has a large hall with kitchen facilities and a smaller hall used for meetings, courses, café events, cultural activities, and other gatherings. The premises can also be rented or loaned to citizens, associations, and organizations. There is 1 cultural worker and 1 cleaner associated with it, in addition to the leader.

Ajagaq is a municipal handicraft workshop where local artists work with and exhibit Greenlandic handicraft art. The workshop specializes in processing stone, bone, antler, and wood and provides both professional artists and citizens the opportunity to work with traditional Greenlandic crafts. Ajagaq also offers leisure education where participants can learn techniques in Greenlandic handicrafts. In Ajagaq, there is a daily employee associated who handles some of the operations.

As a leader, you will be responsible for the daily operations and development of both Illorput and Ajagaq. You must ensure that the two houses continue to be attractive and inspiring meeting places where creativity, art, culture, and community are developed in close collaboration with citizens, artists, associations, and other partners.

A significant part of the position will be to create stronger connections between Illorput, Ajagaq, and the rest of the Leisure and Culture Department. You should actively bring the houses' facilities, employees' competencies, and users' ideas into play in the municipality's overall cultural and leisure work. This can happen through joint activities, cross-cutting projects, leisure education, cultural events, artistic collaborations, and offerings for children, youth, adults, and associations.

The position is a full-time position reporting to the Head of Leisure & Culture.

You can find more information about the Municipality of Sermersooq at www.sermersooq.gl.

Job Content

·Overall management of the Community House Illorput and the Handicraft Workshop Ajagaq

·Staff management, including professional sparring, employee development, and well-being

·Ensure a well-functioning daily operation of both houses

·Develop and coordinate creative, cultural, and citizen-oriented activities

·Plan and coordinate workshops, courses, leisure education, exhibitions, and other events

·Responsible for booking, renting, and lending Illorput's premises

·Support the development of Ajagaq as an attractive workshop for handicraft artists and citizens

·Collaborate with artists, associations, volunteers, educators, and other partners

·Budget responsibility, financial follow-up, and administrative coordination

·Responsible for the daily operation, maintenance, and development of buildings, workshops, and other facilities

·Ensure that the workshops meet current safety and working environment requirements

·Contribute to the development of the municipality's cultural and leisure offerings through cross-cutting collaboration

·You will help develop Illorput and Ajagaq as modern, open, and inspiring meeting places where creativity, art, culture, and community contribute to education, well-being, and active participation among citizens of all ages

·Administrative tasks as well as other ad hoc tasks

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the Department of Leisure & Culture, other units in the Municipality of Sermersooq, and external partners

We expect you to

·Have a relevant education or equivalent experience

·Have experience with leadership or a management-related education

·Have an interest in culture, creativity, art, and Greenlandic craftsmanship traditions

·Have experience in planning and coordinating activities, events, or projects

·Have good administrative skills and financial understanding

·Have experience with staff management and can motivate and develop employees

·Can create good relationships and collaborate with citizens, artists, associations, and other partners

·Have an understanding of working in a politically governed organization

·Can work strategically while maintaining focus on daily operations

We also emphasize that you

·Are a visible, present, and motivating leader

·Are initiative-taking, creative, and development-oriented

·Can create engagement and good frameworks for employees, artists, and users

·Have an eye for developing Illorput and Ajagaq as vibrant meeting places for creativity, culture, and community

·Work structured and maintain an overview – even in a busy everyday life

·Are responsible and quality-oriented

·Communicate clearly and distinctly – both verbally and in writing

·Work independently while valuing interdisciplinary collaboration

·Are service-minded and meet citizens and partners with respect and approachability

·Proficiency in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement

We offer

·An exciting and versatile leadership job where you have the opportunity to leave your mark on the development of the Community House Illorput and the Handicraft Workshop Ajagaq

·You will be part of the Department of Leisure & Culture, where collaboration, professional sparring, and development are a natural part of everyday life. We emphasize a good working environment, high professionalism, and a culture where there is room for new ideas and initiatives

·As a leader, you will play a central role in further developing Illorput and Ajagaq as inspiring and inclusive meeting places that create value for the municipality's citizens through creativity, art, culture, and community

Criminal and Child Certificate

This position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin when the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child certificates. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon when the municipality has received the child certificate from the National Police and the criminal certificate from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal certificate is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and Employment Conditions

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable collective agreement between the Greenland Self-Government, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Greenland Self-Government and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing

No staff housing can be provided for the position.

Further information can be obtained from

If the position interests you, please feel free to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to:

Head of Department Pipaluk Lynge Berthelsen, tel. +299 36 81 66 or email: ks56pily@sermersooq.gl

Application

Applications marked with Job No. 753-26, and accompanied by educational certificates and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline.

How to apply

Applications must be sent electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

Note

We do not accept applications in paper or emails; please send your application electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: September 1, 2026