Adviser — Vinnumálastofnun Service Office, Westfjords (Ísafjörður)
- Experience
- Mid level
- Location
- Ísafjörður, Iceland
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Department
- Service Office, Westfjords
- Category
- Social Services
- Industry
- Administration & Office Support
- Experience
- Mid level
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 5 Nov 2026
About the role
Vinnumálastofnun is looking for an adviser for its service office in the Westfjords, a 50% post based in Ísafjörður, with a start no later than 1 January 2027 desirable. The adviser serves jobseekers and employers with the aim of working against unemployment, using varied methods and building relations with different parties to advance the interests of jobseekers and working life. The role suits someone who can readily adopt Vinnumálastofnun's values: exemplary service, respect and reliability. Day to day, the adviser meets jobseekers and employers, runs job-search meetings and courses, handles registrations and phone duty, and keeps close contact with education providers, companies and other stakeholders across the Westfjords.
Responsibilities
- General counselling and job placement - Counselling for refugees - Counselling and job placement for people with reduced work capacity - Processing and phone duty - Registrations, information provision and communication with education providers - Presentations, job-search meetings and oversight of courses and activation measures - Building and maintaining relations with companies and other stakeholders - Other occasional tasks
Requirements
University degree useful in the job, such as in study and career counselling, social work, developmental therapy or other education in the social or health field; counselling experience is desirable; good knowledge of Icelandic society; initiative, independent working methods and good organisational skills; good communication skills, service-mindedness and ambition to do good work; good Icelandic and English skills, with other languages useful in the job an advantage; organised and independent working methods.
Benefits
Pay under the current collective agreement made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and the relevant trade union.
How to apply
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