Temporary position in the Welfare Secretariat

Temporary position in the Welfare Secretariat

Qeqqata Municipality in the Welfare Area in Sisimiut is looking for a temporary employee for a senior assistant position.

There are two employees in the secretariat, a department head, and a senior assistant.

The purpose of the secretariat is to lift the administrative workload from the authority's processing and thereby achieve a faster and smoother working method, and working methods are currently under revision in collaboration with employees. You should expect close cooperation between the secretariat in Maniitsoq and Sisimiut with harmonization of tasks.

The Welfare Area is divided as follows: The Staff, including the Secretariat and Assistance Department as well as Shelter. Children and Family, including Family Centers and residential institutions, Elderly and citizens with disabilities, including Nursing Homes, living units, Daycare for the disabled, and Home Care.

Tasks and responsibilities are as follows:

• Administration of all mail
• Journaling and archiving
• Registration of vehicles, (including ordering with the contractor when changing tires, etc.)
• Ensure that there are office supplies in the Copy Room
• Updating lists
• Booking of travel and accommodations
• Secretary for the Interdisciplinary Cooperation Committee in Sisimiut
• Assistance in planning and executing practical tasks during the administration's course activities
• Receiving citizen inquiries in the Reception
• Ad hoc tasks

Qualifications:

·That you have a stable attendance and a good work ethic

·That you are administratively educated

·That you are service-minded and work structured as well as are good at meeting deadlines

·That you can collaborate with various committees.

·That you can write and speak Greenlandic and Danish.

·That you have an overview and can work under pressing situations.

·Can handle administrative, professional, and human challenges

Location/Department:                                                                                                                           

Sisimiut Welfare Area, Staff.

Duration:                                                                                                                                

40 hours a week for 3 months, with the possibility of extension as needed.

Start date:                                                                                                                   

 As soon as possible by agreement

Salary conditions:                                                                                                                           

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreements between Naalakkersuisut and SIK.

We offer

A busy workplace with good colleagues that is undergoing rapid development.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Department Head Inunnguaq Lyberth at phone (+299) 86 74 34, email: inly@qeqqata.gl

Applications accompanied by copies of diplomas, CV, statements, and references must reach us no later than September 11, 2026

Employment is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check, which will be obtained by Qeqqata Municipality.

Application deadline: September 11, 2026