Museum Director Qaqortoq

Museum Leader Qaqortoq

Museum Leader for Qaqortoq Museum

Kujalleq Municipality is looking for an engaged and development-oriented museum leader for Qaqortoq Museum.

Are you passionate about the museum field, cultural heritage, and communication, and do you want to lead a museum with a strong local foundation, significant development potential, and many collaboration opportunities? Then you might be the one we are looking for.

The position is available for occupancy as soon as possible or by agreement.

About Qaqortoq Museum

Qaqortoq Museum is an approved museum that operates within the frameworks of the museum law and the archive law.

The museum's purpose is to contribute to the safeguarding of Greenlandic cultural heritage through registration, collection, preservation, exploration, and communication of the area's cultural historical development and Greenlandic natural history, cf. Inatsisartut Act No. 8 of June 3, 2015, on the museum sector.

The museum's building stock consists of five protected buildings. Of these, three are used for exhibitions, while the other facilities include offices, a school service room, and rooms for registration and storage.

In recent years, the museum has received an average of about 50 cruise ships annually, which gives the museum a significant contact surface with visitors from both Greenland and abroad and good opportunities to develop the museum's communication and collaboration with tourism actors.

About the Position

As museum leader, you will have overall responsibility for the museum's daily operations, administration, finances, and professional development.

You will lead a small team of hourly employees, typically 2-4 staff members, where you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and delegating tasks as well as ensuring good and effective task resolution.

The position is independent and offers good opportunities to put your own professional mark on the museum's continued development within the established frameworks.

Your tasks will include:

• being responsible for the museum's daily operations, administration, and budget
• managing the museum's professional leadership and coordination of staff
• ensuring that the museum's work meets the professional pillars of the museum law
• overseeing and ensuring the proper preservation of the museum's collections and buildings
• developing and qualifying the museum's exhibitions and communication
• further developing the school service
• working with registration, collections, and storage conditions
• developing the museum's shop
• collaborating with local tourism actors and other relevant partners
• engaging in collaboration with the municipality's other museums and relevant institutions in Greenland and internationally.

A position with development opportunities

Qaqortoq Museum is in an exciting development phase, where several larger areas need further development. This includes the school service, storage facilities, registration work, and the museum's exhibitions.

As museum leader, you will therefore not only be responsible for daily operations but also have the opportunity to shape the museum's future and create new projects and activities.

The museum has a close collaboration with Kujalleq Municipality's other museums, which provides good opportunities for professional sparring and joint development.

The museum is also a member of NUKAKA – The Association of Museums in Greenland. Through this network, there are opportunities for professional exchange, physical meetings, and smaller courses. Greenland's National Museum is also a member of NUKAKA.

Organizationally, the museum falls under the field of Culture and Leisure, where there are good opportunities to develop projects and collaborate across the municipality's professional areas.

We expect that you

• have a relevant educational background and experience in the museum field
• have in-depth knowledge of museum professional work
• have experience with leadership, project development, and coordination
• can create structure, prioritize tasks, and safely guide projects to completion
• have an empathetic, clear, and consistent leadership style and can create trust, direction, and engagement
• have knowledge of Greenland's history and prehistory, preferably with special knowledge of South Greenland
• can work academically and communicate history both in writing and orally
• have good collaboration skills and thrive in creating relationships across professional fields and organizations
• can work independently while also constructively engaging in professional networks.

It is an advantage if you have experience with museum operations, collection work, communication, exhibition development, and an understanding of working with protected buildings.

We offer

• an independent and versatile leadership position with broad professional responsibility
• the opportunity to put your own mark on a developing museum
• an informal working environment with good conditions for a busy and varied everyday life
• close professional collaboration with the municipality's other museums and relevant partners
• access to professional networks through NUKAKA
• good opportunities to develop projects and collaborations across the municipality's professional areas
• a workplace with great freedom within the established frameworks
• the opportunity to live and work in Qaqortoq, where nature is close by, and where the town has an active cultural and community life.

Qaqortoq is the largest town in South Greenland and serves as a natural regional center. Here you will have the opportunity to become part of a vibrant local community with a rich association life, strong local cultural environments, and nature right outside your door.

Employment Conditions

Employment conditions and salary according to the applicant's collective agreement.

Housing will be provided for the position, which will be paid for according to applicable rules.

Relocation travel and moving expenses will be paid according to applicable rules.

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief Kim Larsen

Phone: 586125

Email: kila@kujalleq.gl

Application

Application with a criminal record certificate and information about education and previous employment, accompanied by a copy of the diploma, etc., in PDF format, must be received by the municipality no later than October 11, 2026 via the municipality's job portal. We will conduct interviews

Note: We do not accept applications in paper form or by email. The application must be submitted electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: October 11, 2026