AC-Fullmagt or Special Consultant for the Administration for Children & Family

AC-Employee or Special Consultant for the Department of Children & Family

The Municipality of Sermersooq is looking for an AC-Employee or Special Consultant for the staff in the Department of Children & Family who will become a central key person.

The department consists of Authority Area, Intervention Area, and Staff.
The staff currently consists of 10 employees distributed across 3 teams – an economic administrative team, a consulting team, and an office employee team. The Children and Family Policy 2025 – 2035 is a central governance and development framework for the entire department.

The position, which is a full-time position, reports to the head of staff. The position is a key function in the staff and involves close collaboration with the head of staff. You will act as the head of staff's sparring partner and administrative right hand, responsible for creating an overview, coordinating cross-cutting tasks, and ensuring that significant cases and deliveries are followed through within set deadlines.

You can find more information about us at:

https://sermersooq.gl/da/department/boern-og-familie/

Content of the Position:
We are looking for an preferably experienced AC-Employee or Special Consultant to join the consulting team and handle a number of tasks including:

·Data-supported analyses and work with key figures, including economic analyses

·Case presentations, consultation responses, and status reports with high linguistic quality

·Preparation of budget proposals, budgeting, and ongoing budget follow-up

·Financial management and contribution to forecasts as well as analyses of consumption and deviations

·Follow-up on political decisions and implementation of initiatives

·Preparation of internal procedures, concepts, and quality assurance materials

·Process design and facilitation of seminars, theme days, and workshops

·Coordination of interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaborations

·Secretariat support for management forums and committees

·Have overall responsibility for coordination and progress in complaint cases and requests for access to documents, including receiving and distributing cases, obtaining contributions from relevant professional areas, following up on deadlines, and ensuring that cases are completed and presented to the head of staff in a timely manner.

·Ad-hoc tasks

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the other staff members as well as other departments and relevant partners.

The positions involve significant responsibility for ensuring clear, precise, and strategic written communication – both internally and externally – as well as actively contributing to solid and transparent financial management.

Expectations for Applicants:

·Have a relevant social science or administrative master's degree

·Have experience from a politically governed organization – preferably in the social area

·Are particularly strong in writing and can translate complex issues into clear decision-making proposals

·Have experience with financial management, budgeting, and budget follow-up

·Have a strong organizational overview and thrive on coordinating complex tasks across the organization while ensuring that deadlines are met.

·Have good collaboration skills and can navigate confidently in an organization with many stakeholders

We also emphasize:

Indicate expectations for personal competencies. Below are listed suggestions/examples that can be selected according to desire and need:

∙Are stable, quality-conscious, and detail-oriented

∙Can handle many balls in the air without losing overview

∙Communicates clearly and distinctly both in writing and orally

∙Works independently, responsibly, and service-oriented

∙Exhibits flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in work distribution

∙Has the ability to work focused and structured in a hectic everyday life

∙Is robust and shows initiative, surplus, and decisiveness

∙Actively contributes to continuously developing and improving our task solutions

∙Has a flair for numbers

∙Is good at collaborating broadly

∙Is bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement

We offer:

·A central and development-oriented position with significant influence

·An academically ambitious environment with engaged colleagues

·Insight into the political and administrative machinery

·The opportunity to influence the development in the children and family area

·Good opportunities for professional development within analysis, project management, and strategic support

You will be part of a smaller staff where collaboration, professional sparring, and quality are in focus.

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 a satisfactory criminal and child certificate. 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 as well as the criminal record from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal record 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 Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement applicable at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

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

Relocation Travel:

Upon employment, free relocation travel is provided for the employee and their family and earliest after 3 years a corresponding departure travel, as well as you will receive relocation compensation according to applicable rules.

For both types of employment, the employee is covered by a separate agreement on group life.

Housing:

There will be personal housing available for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. are paid according to the rules for rent payment in the Government of Greenland and the municipality's properties, etc. in Greenland. If permanent personal housing cannot be made available immediately upon commencement, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary housing, for which rent, utilities, etc. are paid according to the above. For further information about rent including utilities, etc., please refer to the information on: www.iserit.gl

The start date is dependent on when a personal housing is available. Relocation travel and moving of belongings are provided according to applicable rules.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact for further information about the position and associated tasks to:

Head of Staff Bruno Heilmann, tel. +299 55 36 10 or email: ks40brhe@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Application marked with Job no. 1019-26, and attached educational certificate 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: October 26, 2026