Job opening in Washington, DC
Administrative Assistant at the Greenland Representation
Job opening in Washington, DC
Administrative Assistant at the Greenland Representation
Deadline for application: March 2, 2026
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The Greenland Representation Washington D.C. is looking for a full time Administrative Assistant/PA to manage daily administrative tasks for our team consisting of two diplomats, one policy advisor, and one intern.
The Greenland Representation opened in September 2014 and is located jointly with the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C. The main objective and mandate is to promote Greenland’s interests in the United States and Canada, enhance relations in various fields, expand the commercial interests to the North American market and in general represent Greenland’s interest in North America.
Main tasks and responsibilities
The main tasks will be to manage the daily administrative tasks i.e., accounting within the office while supporting the team with various tasks in connection with day-to-day tasks, events, visits, meetings and other ad hoc duties.
Qualifications
We expect that you have experience within accounting and administrative tasks. You are service minded and take pride in taking responsibility for the different tasks. You are structured and good at planning and prioritizing your work. You easily understand rules and procedures and act accordingly. You have a positive attitude and are a team player. The position involves collaborating with colleagues at the Embassy of Denmark as well as other diplomatic representations. English skills required. Knowledge of Kalaallisut (Greenlandic) and/or a Scandinavian language is an advantage, but not a requirement. The role follows standard office hours. However, flexibility is required during busy periods, and there may be occasions where you need to work outside of normal hours, for example, during ministerial visits or other events.
Employment conditions
- You will be offered full time employment for 3 years with the possibility of extension on a local contract based on the local Embassy Staff Rules.
- Your standard working hours are 37 hours per week.
- You will be entitled to 25 days of paid vacation per year.
- Your salary will reflect your qualifications, relevant experience and proven work-related results.
- You will be offered a local health insurance with insurance premium partly covered with 20% personal coverage of premium.
- Benefits and other conditions will be based on the Embassy’s Staff Rules.
- The basic gross monthly salary for the position and a candidate with relevant qualifications and relevant work experience – for an employee subject to US income taxation – is USD 4236. For a tax-exempt employee (tax exemption depending on US visa status and citizenship) the monthly net salary will be USD 3515. Basic salary is subject to change if the candidate does not have the needed qualifications for the position. Depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience an additional individual allowance may be added.
Application and recruitment process
To apply for the position, please send your application (cover letter, CV, recommendations) in English to Policy Advisor Marie Jensen Suersaq at [email protected], marked “Administrative Assistant – Greenland” no later than March 2nd, 2026
The representation embraces equal opportunities for all and therefore welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of race, sex, religion, age or disability.
Selected candidates will be invited for interviews.
The chosen candidate must be able to present a “No Criminal Record” and pass security clearance by the Danish authorities prior to employment.
Questions
For any questions regarding the position, please contact Policy Advisor Marie Jensen Suersaq [email protected]
About us
The Greenland Representation to the United States and Canada is a key outpost of the Greenlandic Foreign Service and serves as the official diplomatic mission representing the Government of Greenland in North America. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Representation is responsible for strengthening and managing Greenland’s political, economic, cultural, and academic relations with both the United States and Canada.
Our mission is to promote Greenland’s interests abroad, enhance mutual understanding, and foster cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, Arctic affairs, Indigenous relations, climate and environment, education, energy, and tourism.
Further information about the Greenland Representation in Washington, D.C. can be found on https://naalakkersuisut.gl
The Representation works to:
- Advance Greenland’s visibility and strategic interests in the U.S. and Canada
- Facilitate high-level political dialogue, ministerial visits, and institutional cooperation
- Promote Greenlandic culture and values through events and outreach
- Support Greenland’s contributions to Arctic security, sustainability, and diplomacy
- Provide policy advice and reporting on developments relevant to Greenlandic priorities
We are a small but ambitious, fast-paced, and collaborative team. Our work environment is dynamic, with a wide variety of tasks that require flexibility, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility. As Greenland continues to expand its international engagement, particularly in North America and the Arctic, the Representation plays an increasingly important role in shaping dialogue and building long-term partnerships across borders.
Join us and be a part of shaping Greenland’s international presence.
We look forward to welcoming a new team member who is enthusiastic, dedicated, and ready to make a difference.
Washington D.C.-mi Kalaallit Nunaata sinniisoqarfia allaffimmi assistentimik piffissaq tamakkerlugu atorfeqartussamik suleqatigiinnut tassaanut diplomatit marluk, politikkikkut siunnersorti ataaseq aamma ilinniarnermut atatillugu suliffimmiittoq ataaseq, allaffimmi ulluinnarni suliassanik suliaqartussamik pissarsiorpoq.
Atorfik: Allaffimmi ikiorti
Atofiup sivisussusaa: USA-mi atorfeqarnermi atugassaritinneqartut malillugit ukiuni pingasuni piffissaq tamakkerlugu atorfeqarneq, sivitsuinissaq periarfissaavoq
Ulloq aallartiffik: 1. april 2026 sukkanerpaamilluunniit
Sumiiffik: Kalaallit Nunaata Sinniisoqarfia, 3200 Whitehaven St. N.W., Washington D.C. 20008, USA
Qinnuteqarnissamut piffissap killinga: 2. marts, 2026
Washington D.C.-mi Kalaallit Nunaata sinniisoqarfia allaffimmi assistentimik piffissaq tamakkerlugu atorfeqartussamik suleqatigiinnut tassaanut diplomatit marluk, politikkikkut siunnersorti ataaseq aamma ilinniarnermut atatillugu suliffimmiittoq ataaseq, allaffimmi ulluinnarni suliassanik suliaqartussamik pissarsiorpoq.
Kalaallit Nunaata Sinniisoqarfia septembari 2014-imi ammarpoq aammalu Danmarkip Washington D.C.-mi ambassadeani inissisimalluni. Siunertaq pingaarneq suliassallu tassaapput Kalaallit Nunaata USA-mi Canadamilu soqutigisaata siuarsarnissaat, immikkoortuni assigiinngitsuni atassuteqaatit annertusarnissaat Amerikap Avannaani niuerfinni niuernermi soqutigisat annertusarnissat aamma Kalaallit Nunaata Amerikap Avannaani ataatsimut isigalugu soqutigisaanik pitsaasumik takkulliunneq.
Suliassat pingaarnerit akisussaaffiillu
Suliassat pingaarnerit tassaapput allaffissornermi ulluinnarni suliassat, tassa allaffimmi naatsorsuutit, peqatigitillugulu ulluinnarni suliassanut, aaqqissuinernut, tikeraarnernut, ataatsimiinnernut suliassanullu allanut atatillugu suleqatigiinnut tapersiisarneq.
Piginnaasat
Ilimagaarput naatsorsuusiornermik allaffimmilu suliassanik misilittagaqartutit. Sullissiumasuuvutit suliassanullu assigiinngitsunut akisussaassuseqarneq pingaartikkit. Aaqqissuussamik sulisinnaavutit suliassannillu pilersaarusiorluarsinnaavutit tulleriiaarilluarsinnaallutillu. Malittarisassanik suleriaatsinillu paasinnilluarsinnaavutit tamakkulu malillugit iliuuseqarsinnaallutit. Inuppalaartuuvutit suleqateqarsinnaallutillu. Atorfimmi Danmarkip Ambassadeani nunallu allat aallartitaqarfianni sulisunik suleqateqartoqartarpoq. Tuluttut oqalussinnaaneq piumasaqaataavoq. Kalaallit oqaasiinik aamma/imaluunniit skandinaviamiut oqaasiinik ilisimasaqarneq iluaqutaassaaq piumasaqaataananili. Sulinermi nalinginnaasumik ammasarfik malinneqarpoq. Kisianni tamatigoortuuneq piffissani ulapaarfiusuni piumasaqaataavoq, piffissallu ammasarfiup avataani sulinissat pisariaqartinneqartassaaq, assersuutigalugu ministerimik tikeraartoqarnermi aaqqissuussinernilu allani.
Atorfeqarnermi atugassarititat
- Ukiuni pingasuni piffissaq tamakkerlugu atorfeqarnissannik neqeroorfigineqassaatit, sumiiffimmilu Ambassademi sulisut pillugit malittarisassat tunngavigalugu isumaqatigiissuteqarnikkut sivitsorneqarsinnaalluni.
- Sapaatip akunneranut nalinginnaasumik suliffik tassaavoq tiimit 37-t.
- Ukiumut ullut 25-t akissarsiaqarlutit sulinngiffeqarsinnaatitaassaatit
- Akissarsianni piginnaasatit, misilittakkatit atorfimmut attuumassuteqartut sulinermilu angusat uppernarsarneqarsinnaasut malinneqassapput.
- Sumiiffimmi peqqinnissamut sillimmasiissummik neqeroorutigineqassaatit, ilaatigut 20%-mik nammineq sillimmasiissummik akiliisoqarluni.
- Tapiissutit piumasaqaatillu allat Ambassadep sulisunik malittarisassai tunngavigalugit pissapput.
- Atorfimmut aammalu naligisaanik piginnaasaqartumut misilittagaqartumullu attuumassuteqartut – sulisumut USA-mi akileraaruteqartartumut – qaammammut akissarsiaq tunngaviusoq tassaavoq 4.236 USD. Akileraaruteqanngitsumik sulisumut (USA-mi visa-mik inissisimaneq innuttaassuseqarnerlu apeqqutaatillugit) qaammammut akissarsiaq netto-mik tassaassaaq 3.515 USD. Tunngaviusumik akissarsiaq allanngortinneqarsinnaavoq, qinnuteqartoq atorfimmut pisariaqartinneqartunik piginnaasaqanngippat. Qinnuteqartup piginnaasassai misilittagaalu apeqqutaatillugit ataasiakkaanut tapiissuteqartoqarsinnaavoq.
Qinnuteqarneq atorfinitsitsiniarnerlu
Qinnuigineqarputit qinnuteqaatit (qinnuteqaat, CV, innersuussinerit) tuluttut politikkikkut siunnersortimut Marie Jensen Suersaq uunga [email protected] nalunaaqutserlugu “Allaffimmi assistenti – Kalaallit Nunaat”, kingusinnerpaamik 2. marts 2026 nassiuteqqullugu.
Sinniisoqarfiup tamanut assigiimmik periarfissiinissaq pingaartippaa, taamaammallu inunnit piginnaasaqartunit tamanit qinnuteqaammik, race, suiaassuseq, upperisaq, ukiut innarluuteqarnerluunniit apeqqutaatinnagit tiguserusulluni.
Qinnuteqartut toqqarneqartut oqaloqatigiinnissamut aggersarneqassapput.
Qinnuteqartoq toqqarneqartoq pinerluuteqarsimannginnermik uppernarsaammik takutitsisinnaassaaq atorfininnginnermilu Danmarki oqartussanit isumannaallisaanermi akuerineqassalluni.
Apeqqutit
Atorfik pillugu apeqqutissaqaruit qinnuigineqarputit politikkikkut siunnersorti Marie Jensen Suersaq [email protected] attaveqarfigeqqullugu.
Najugaq
Atorfimmut atatillugu sulisunut inissiamik innersuussisoqarsinnaanngilaq.
Uagut pilluta
Kalaallit Nunaata USA-mi Canadamilu Aallartitaqarfia Kalaallit Nunaata nunani allani aallartitaqarfiisa pingaarnerit ilagaat, pisortatigoortumillu nunanut allanut attaveqaatitut atuulluni, Kalaallit Nunaat Amerikap Avannaani naalakkersuisunut sinniisuuffigalugu. Sinniisoqarfik Washington D.C.-mi qitiusumik allaffeqarpoq, Kalaallit Nunaata USA-mut Canadamullu politikkikkut, aningaasaqarnikkut, kulturikkut ilisimatusarnermilu atassuteqarnerata annertusarnissaanik akisussaasuulluni aqutsillunilu.
Suliassagut tassaapput Kalaallit Nunaata nunani allani soqutigisaanik siuarsaanissaq, paaseqatigiinnerup annertusarnissaa aamma immikkoortuni soorlu niuernermi aningaasaliinernilu, issittumi pissutsini, nunap inoqqaavinut atassuteqarnermi, silap pissusaani avatangiisinilu, ilinniartitaanermi, nukissiuuteqarnermi takornariaqarnermilu suleqatigiinnerup siuarsarnissaa.
Kalaallit Nunaata Washington D.C.-mi Aallartitaqarfia pillugu paasissutissat annertunerusut uani takuneqarsinnaapput https://naalakkersuisut.gl
Sinniisoqarfiup ukua suliniutigai:
- Kalaallit Nunaat USA-mi Canadamilu saqquninissaata periusissiornermilu soqutigisaata siuarsarnissaa.
- Politikkikkut qaffasissumik oqaloqatigiinnerit, ministerit tikeraarnerisa suliaqarfiillu suleqatigiinnerisa piuminarsarnissaat.
- Kalaallit Nunaata kulturikkut naleqatitagigullu aaqqissuussinikkut attaveqartarnikkullu takoqqusaarutiginissaa.
- Kalaallit Nunaata issittumi isumannaallisaanermi, imminut nappassinnaanermi naalakkersuinikkullu suleqateqarneranik tapersiineq.
- Ineriartornerit Kalaallit Nunaata pingaarnersiuineranut tunngasut pillugit politikkikkut siunnersuisarneq nalunaaruteqartarnerlu
Suleqatigiit ikitsuuvugut, kisianni anguniagaqartut, sukkasuumik sulisartut suleqatigiinnermillu pingaartitsisut. Sullivimmi avatangiisitsinni suliassat assigiinngitsuupput tamatigoortuunermik, suliniuteqartarnermik akisussaassuseqarluarnermillu pisariaqartitsiviusut. Sinniisoqarfik Kalaallit Nunaata nunat tamat akornanni, pingaartumik Amerikap Avannaani Issittumilu peqataanera annertusiartortillugu, oqaloqatigiinnerup isikkulersornerani killeqarfiillu akimorlugit piffissamut sivisuumut peqateqaleriartornerani pingaaruteqarneruleriartorpoq.
Kalaallit Nunaata nunat tamat akornanni peqataanerata annertusarnerani peqatigisisut peqataagillu
Suleqatigiinni suliniuteqarluartuni, tunniusimasuni allannguinissamullu piareersimasuni tikilluaqqunissat qilaanaaraarput.