Administration Manager at Peqqissaanermik Ilinniarfik (PI), Nuuk

About the position

We are looking for a strategic and action-oriented Head of Administration, who will lead PI's administrative functions and serve as deputy head in the school's overall management.

You will support the principal in the daily management and PI's continued development, as well as translate strategic goals and political decisions into concrete actions. You will play a central role in ensuring coherence between finance, resources, personnel, and operations.

Your main tasks

• Translate PI's strategy and political decisions into action and ensure follow-up.

• Manage overall finance, budget, and resource management.

• Lead and coordinate administrative staff and cafeteria personnel.

• Ensure effective workflows, quality, and timely task resolution.

• Prepare financial reports, case presentations, and decision-making bases.

• Advise and support the principal in strategic, financial, and managerial matters.

• Handle delegated management tasks and act as the principal's deputy by agreement.

• Ensure professional communication and good collaboration with internal and external partners.

Your profile

We expect you to have a relevant higher education in administration, finance, management, or a related field.

Additionally, we emphasize that you have experience with finance and resource management, personnel management, strategic leadership, and organizational development, as well as knowledge of a politically governed organization. You communicate confidently and professionally, both in writing and verbally.

Your personal competencies

You have a strategic outlook, decisiveness, and the ability to maintain an overview in a complex everyday life. You are structured, have political acumen, and demonstrate integrity and good judgment.

You build trusting relationships, communicate clearly, and can unite employees around common goals. At the same time, you thrive with both daily operations and organizational development and can handle changing priorities.

Organizational placement

You report directly to the principal and participate in the collaboration on PI's overall management and development. You will have personnel responsibility for 11 employees within administration, student guidance, and cafeteria.

As Head of Administration, you will play a central role in ensuring a well-functioning administration and contributing to PI's strategic goals.

We do not accept applications via e-mail.

Further information

If you would like to know more about the position, please feel free to contact principal Bettina Hanghøj Johansen at tel.: 349950, e-mail: behj@pi.gl.

If you want more information about Greenland and Self-Government, you can read more at www.nanoq.gl, under Jobs.

The application deadline is November 26, 2026
Employment conditions

The position is currently salary set corresponding to 36. The salary with fixed salary components and your contribution to pension in LR 36 amounts to DKK 57,531 monthly and DKK 690,372 annually as of April 1, 2026.
In principle, employment will be on collective agreement terms, where applicants who may already be civil servants under the civil servant laws for the public Greenland may be employed on civil servant terms.

The working hours are in principle 40 hours weekly, and there is a duty obligation of 320 hours annually, corresponding to 80 hours per quarter.

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

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 tied to the employment relationship and must be vacated upon termination of the employment relationship.

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We do not accept applications via e-mail.