The Department for Children, Youth, Justice, and Gender Equality is seeking an AC officer with economic acumen.

Are you passionate about improving conditions for children and young people, have a flair for economics and analysis, and wish to work closely with the political decision-making process? Then we have an exciting position for you.

In the Department of Children, Youth, Justice, and Gender Equality, we work to realize political goals within the social sector in Greenland. As an AC officer, you will, among other things, work with economic and professional analyses, projects, strategies, and cross-cutting initiatives in the department's area of responsibility. You will also contribute to creating solid decision-making bases and serve the political level through, among other things, presentations to the Naalakkersuisut, notes, and responses to §37 questions.

The department is organized into four divisions: Management Secretariat, Strategy, Development and Law, Justice, and the Gender Equality Office. In the department, we value a work culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to development and innovation in the organization. Therefore, it is an advantage if you are a collaborative and ambitious person who meets your colleagues with openness and interest. In return, you will be part of a workplace with engaged colleagues who support and respect each other.

Your job

You will be part of Strategy, Development, and Law, which consists of nine employees with different professional backgrounds. The department works across the entire area of responsibility of the department and plays a central role in ensuring that political decisions are translated into concrete initiatives and results. A significant part of your work will be to contribute with an economic and analytical perspective in the department's initiatives. The work is diverse and requires collaboration across departments and professional boundaries as well as the ability to take independent responsibility for your own areas of work.

We offer:

• An exciting and meaningful job close to the political decision-making process.
• Opportunities to work on complex and socially important projects that make a difference for children, young people, and families in Greenland.
• A dynamic work environment with engaged and ambitious colleagues who support and respect each other.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development through varied tasks and responsibilities.
• Flexible working conditions with a focus on the balance between work and private life.
• A workplace with good colleagues and a focus on well-being and an informal tone.

Your tasks

• Prepare economic and professional analyses, including contributing to budget follow-up, economic assessments, and decision-making bases.
• Develop and drive cross-cutting projects, strategies, and initiatives in the department's area of responsibility.
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, with a focus on economics.
• Serve the political level through presentations to the Naalakkersuisut, notes, and responses to §37 questions.
• Coordinate and follow up on ongoing projects and collaborate with colleagues, other departments, municipalities, and other stakeholders.

About you

• Have a relevant academic education at the master's level.
• Have a good economic understanding and are comfortable working with numbers, data, budgets, and analyses.
• Can translate complex economic and professional issues into clear decision-making bases.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the social sector is desirable but not a requirement.
• Can work independently, structured, and development-oriented.
• Are skilled at communicating in writing and verbally.
• Can create an overview of many complex pieces of information.
• Are good at collaborating with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Greenlandic societal conditions and culture is an advantage.
• Preferably bilingual, but this is not a requirement.

Salary and employment conditions

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

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.

Application deadline

October 22, 2026, at 12:00

Employment

As soon as possible.

If the position sounds like something for you, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Acting Department Head Jesper Stab Nielsen at jesn@nanoq.gl or call +299 34 66 43.

We will invite relevant candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.