Graduate Programme Manager

Graduate Programme Manager in the Graduate Management team – maternity cover

Tomorrow won't wait! That’s why we’re building our talent pipeline by seeking out the best talents to take Novo Nordisk into the future – Does this motivate you? Then join us as a Graduate Programme Manager and get the opportunity to work with energised early talents, alongside experienced colleagues with diverse backgrounds.

This role covers a broad range of different disciplines within Human Resources like recruitment, people development, leadership … among others.

About the department

You will join the Graduate Management team, which is part of the wider Global Early Talent with in total 20 dedicated employees. We are anchored in Global Talent Acquisition (Global People & Organisation).

The Graduate Management team is passionate, ambitious, informal and, most importantly, great team-workers focused on succeeding together. You will be covering for one of our Programme Managers who is going on maternity leave. In the team there are other Programme Managers you will be able to spar with, as well as the rest of the team who is always ready to help.

In our team we look out for each other, we value the interpersonal relations within our team and our stakeholders, we embrace an environment where we feel comfortable being open and having a diverse opinion and we are respectful towards each other. So, if these values resonate with you, then this could be the right team for you to join.

The position

The purpose of Novo Nordisk’s Graduate Programme is to strengthen the pipeline of potential future leaders and specialists in Novo Nordisk by attracting, recruiting, and retaining the best talents who have the potential to grow into key positions in the future to reach our purpose to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases.

As Graduate Programme Manager you will have the operational and strategic responsibility for both the Manufacturing Technology and Global Digital Business graduate programme tracks. This includes:

• Running all the annual activities, as well as continuously improving and developing the programme tracks
• Being responsible for the full recruitment process for the tracks and hiring 7-10 graduates per year.
• Rotation management: ensuring effective and relevant rotations across the sponsoring areas. Rotations aim to fulfil current business needs and ensure a fast-track growth opportunity and learning journey for the graduate.
• Talent Management: being responsible for designing and executing graduate touch-base meetings, performance management, goal setting & evaluation, personal development activities including personal development workshop and support ex-boarding into a permanent position in Novo Nordisk after the 2-year programme.
• Talent Development: providing ongoing sparring and coaching of graduates to ensure a steep learning curve and job satisfaction.
• Corporate Partnerships & strong stakeholder relations with the sponsoring areas.

Additionally, you will also play an important part in aligning activities across the Graduate Programme and ensuring it continually stays relevant to contribute to the success of Novo Nordisk.

Qualifications

We are looking for a colleague with solid global experience, preferably within the areas of people management, talent attraction, recruitment and/or people development. Interest or experience in areas dealing within production is considered valuable.

The nature of the role requires a person with the following qualifications:

• Strong project management skills.
• Being structured.
• Good stakeholder management skills and relationship building with leaders, decision-makers, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritise in a busy workload.
• Being open minded and solution oriented.
• Sensitivity and ability to create results in an international environment.
• Serving as a role model within personal leadership for young talents.
• We work globally, so fluency in English is required.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact Mehreen Irfan [email protected] - Manufacturing Technology and Global Digital Business Graduate Programme Manager.

Deadline
9 June 2024. Applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified, so we encourage you apply as soon as possible.