Cultural and Event Coordinator for Leisure and Culture

Culture and Event Coordinator for Leisure and Culture

The Municipality of Sermersooq is looking for an engaged culture and event coordinator for the Culture Department under Leisure and Culture.

Do you want to create cultural events that bring citizens together and follow the work from the first agreements to the actual execution?

We are looking for a culture and event coordinator who can plan and execute events in close collaboration with colleagues, cultural actors, and volunteers. You will be responsible for your own events and tasks while contributing to the department's larger festivals and cultural projects.

The Culture Department works with festivals, children's culture, art, grant schemes, and development projects. You will be part of a department where we help each other across tasks and work for an active cultural life throughout the municipality.

You will report to the department head and work closely with the department's event and project coordinator, event coordinator trainee, and other staff.

Job content:

You will have a central role in planning and executing, among other things, the national day, Christmas tree lighting, Aasarpalaaq Festival, inaugurations, anniversaries, and other citizen-oriented cultural events. The specific division of labor will be agreed upon in the department and adjusted to each event.

Your tasks will include:

·Planning, practical execution, and evaluation of events

·Preparation of scripts, timelines, and task distribution as well as follow-up on agreements

·Booking and contact with artists, suppliers, associations, and other partners

·Coordination of volunteers, logistics, equipment, and practical matters in collaboration with relevant colleagues and actors

·Budget follow-up, invoice handling, and accounting related to your own events according to the municipality's procedures

·Coordination of information and marketing in collaboration with colleagues and the municipality's communication function

·Contributing to Suialaa Arts Festival, Nuuk Snow Fest, and other cultural projects as agreed

·Participation in daily training and sparring with the department's event coordinator trainee

·Other practical and administrative tasks in the Culture Department as needed

You will follow your events through to completion, including documentation and administrative follow-up. Tasks are solved with sparring from colleagues and the department head and in collaboration with the municipality's other departments.

We expect you to:

·Be educated as an event coordinator or have another relevant education or equivalent experience. You are also welcome to apply if you complete your education before starting.

·Have experience with planning and executing events, for example from your trainee period, your work, or volunteer engagement.

·Be able to create structure and overview and follow up on deadlines and agreements.

·Communicate clearly and properly both orally and in writing.

·Be able to work with common digital tools for planning, communication, and administration and have a desire to learn the municipality's systems.

We also emphasize that you

·Take responsibility for your tasks and ask for sparring when you need it.

·Thrive with both practical tasks during events and planning and follow-up in the office.

·Have good collaboration skills and can meet artists, volunteers, citizens, and colleagues with different backgrounds.

·Be flexible and solution-oriented when plans change.

·Have an interest in cultural life and a desire to develop professionally.

·Speak and write both Greenlandic and Danish.

We offer:

·A versatile position with responsibility for your own events and the opportunity to influence the municipality's cultural life

·Close collaboration with colleagues, cultural actors, and volunteers

·Training in the municipality's workflows and systems as well as ongoing professional sparring

·Opportunities to develop your skills in planning, executing, and administering cultural events

The position is a permanent full-time position of 40 hours per week with a start date by agreement. The workplace is Nuuk.

The work includes events in the evening and on weekends. Working hours are planned in collaboration with the department head, and any overtime is handled according to applicable agreements and regulations.

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 and the criminal certificate from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal certificate is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and Employment Conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/contract 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 probationary period.

Housing:
No staff housing can be provided for the position.

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:

Department Head Jonas Lundsgaard Nilsson, tel. +299 36 75 23 or email: ks97jolu@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 1163-26, 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: November 30, 2026