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The Municipality of Qeqertalik prioritizes children’s well-being and places special emphasis on health, health-promoting activities, and cultural recreational activities. The municipality strives to create high-quality, modern recreational facilities that meet the interests, needs, and population size of its residents. Volunteer work must be strengthened, and local resources must be better utilized. Facilities for physical education, sports, and culture must continue to be developed, including the development of indoor and outdoor facilities in towns and villages, as well as support for sports clubs and sports centers.
Timi Tarni plays a central role in this work, primarily handling tasks related to culture and recreation. Areas of focus include clubs, sports, health, recreational education, after-school programs, music, and music rehearsal spaces. Timi Tarni is responsible for organizing activities and events in collaboration with immediate colleagues, clubs, groups, individual volunteers, other departments and divisions within the municipality, residents, municipal and non-municipal institutions, private companies, and, not least, residents.
Are you brave and interested in taking on this important and exciting responsibility? Would you like to be part of the team at Timi Tarni Aasiaat?
Your primary duties and responsibilities will be:
Promotion of Culture and Leisure:
- To promote cultural and recreational activities, as well as other general cultural activities during leisure time, including recreational education, recreational clubs, and children’s and youth organizations in Aasiaat and the surrounding villages, in accordance with Inatsisartut Act No. 5 of June 6, 2016.
Political Cooperation:
- Work on policy objectives related to Timi Tarnis's area of responsibility and help translate these objectives into concrete measures and activities.
Supervision and Operations:
- Is responsible for organizing and supervising recreational education for children, youth, and adults in Aasiaat.
- Oversees recreational education for children, youth, and adults in the villages.
- Oversees the youth club.
- Oversees the public library in Aasiaat and in the villages.
- Responsibility for the operation and activities of the clubhouse.
- Responsibility for the operation and activities of the music rehearsal room.
Staff and Management:
- Makes recommendations regarding the hiring of managers and serves as the immediate supervisor for managers in the above-mentioned areas.
- Hires instructors for after-school programs.
Planning and Coordination:
- Develops an annual calendar for Timi Tarni in Aasiaat and the villages of Kitsissuarsuit, Akunnaaq, and Ikamiut.
- Jointly responsible for developing a prevention plan for Aasiaat and the surrounding area in collaboration with the prevention committee and the prevention consultant.
- Is responsible for planning and organizing the National Day celebration.
- Is responsible for planning and carrying out cultural and adult education events.
- Promotion of events.
Volunteer Work:
- To promote community organization activities and volunteer work in sports, cultural, and other volunteer organizations.
- Perform tasks including, among other things, registering associations and keeping track of the associations' submission of audited financial statements, etc.
- Advice and consulting services for new and existing organizations.
- Ensure that courses are offered on community organization work, volunteer work, etc.
Budget and Finance:
- Develops and monitors budgets within their area of responsibility.
- Certifies and authorizes payments in the above-mentioned areas in accordance with the municipality's cash management and accounting guidelines.
Miscellaneous:
- Drafts proposals for revising grant rules.
- Responsible for the development of sports and clubs.
- Consultation and collaboration with other colleagues within the administration.
- Processing of grant applications and other applications.
- Ad hoc tasks assigned by management.
This is an exciting and challenging role that gives you the opportunity to make a real difference in your community.
Qualifications:
- Relevant education: A relevant higher education degree, for example in physical education, culture, education, management, or a related field.
- Experience with nonprofit work: Experience working in or with nonprofit organizations, and an understanding of the importance of volunteer work.
- Management Experience: Experience in management, particularly as a public sector leader.
- Communication and Collaboration: The ability to communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders, including colleagues, organizations, volunteers, citizens, and private companies.
- Planning and Organization: The ability to plan and organize activities and events, as well as to develop and monitor budgets.
- Knowledge of legislation: Knowledge of relevant legislation, including Inatsisartut Act No. 5 of June 6, 2016.
- Languages: Fluent in Kalaallisut, Danish, and English, both written and spoken.
Requirements:
- Education: The candidate must have a relevant college degree.
- Experience: The candidate must have experience working in or with nonprofit organizations and understand the importance of volunteer work. Experience in leadership, particularly as a public leader, is also required.
- Communication and Collaboration: The candidate must be skilled at communicating and collaborating with various stakeholders.
- Planning and Organization: The candidate must be skilled at planning and organizing activities and events, as well as drawing up and monitoring budgets.
- IT Skills: The candidate must be comfortable using IT tools and systems, including the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email, and the Internet. The candidate must be able to learn and adapt to new systems quickly.
- Knowledge of legislation: The candidate must be familiar with relevant legislation, including Inatsisartut Act No. 5 of June 6, 2016.
- Languages: The candidate must be fluent in Kalaallisut, Danish, and English, both in writing and speaking.
- Personal Qualities: The candidate must be courageous, dedicated, and passionate about making a difference in their community. The applicant must be flexible and able to handle a varied workday with many different tasks.
Salary and Employment Terms:
Salary and employment terms are governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement and regulations.
Housing:
Staff housing may be provided for this position; a security deposit, rent, utilities, etc., will be paid in accordance with the rules in effect at any given time regarding rent payments for properties owned by the Government of Greenland and the municipality, etc., in Greenland. For further information on rent, including utility costs and the like, please refer to the information at: www.ini@ini.gl.
If permanent employee housing cannot be made available immediately upon starting employment, employees entitled to vacant housing will be offered temporary vacant housing, for which A-tax on fringe benefits will be paid in accordance with applicable law.
OR The start date depends on when staff housing becomes available. Travel expenses for moving to the new location and household goods relocation are provided in accordance with applicable rules.
An employee residence must be vacated upon termination of employment.
Criminal Record and Child Protection Certificate:
This position is subject to the law requiring criminal and child protection background checks. Under this law, employment cannot begin until the municipality has received satisfactory criminal and child protection background checks. We must therefore point out that the start date cannot be agreed upon until the municipality has received a child protection certificate from the National Police and a criminal record check from the police.
The child protection record is obtained by the municipality with the individual’s consent, while the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the police
Start date: October 1, 2026, or as agreed.
For more information about the position, please contact City Manager Karl Villiam Jeremiassen by email at kvj@qeqertalik.gl
We do not accept applications via email or mail.
Submit your application, resume, academic and course certificates, and other relevant documents by clicking “Apply for this position.”
If you have trouble uploading files, contact hr@qeqertalik.gl
We look forward to receiving your application
Application deadline: September 18, 2026
