Job Description

Do you want to be a part of fast growing and developing company, being engaged in helping people? Are you an experienced Human Resources leader who thrives being a proactive strategic partner to the business in a dynamic and complex environment? Join Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster as People & Organization Director and get a life-changing career!

The position

As People & Organization Director, you will act as a strategic and tactical business partner to the VP & General Manager and the leadership team to facilitate the achievement of the business goals through P&O activities. You will be driving the organisational development agenda aligned with business strategies and will lead the development and implementation of affiliate-wide P&O and internal communication strategy that aligns with Business Area and affiliate ambition, current and mid-term business objectives.

You will be leading other key Human Resources functions such as:

Talent Attraction and Onboarding Talent Management & Development Organizational Wellbeing, Sustainability and Culture Performance Management & Succession Planning HR Operations

Qualifications

You have a university degree in business administration, HR, psychology, or related areas. Master's Degree is a plus. You have several years of experience as a HR Leader or HR Business Partner and in-depth knowledge on the full Human Resources value chain, preferably from the pharmaceutical industry or a similar industry characterised by high complexity and change. You have proven experience with delivering outcomes to the business and managing and implementing transformation. Your ability to think strategically enables you to translate business into Human Resources activities, based on a strong business acumen and a through understanding of challenges and future outlook. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, can take initiative, work and lead a dynamic team and fluent in both written/spoken English.

About the department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 95 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 45,000 people in 80 countries, and markets its products in more than 169 countries.

Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster is one of the fastest growing affiliates covering Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Yemen including 80 employees spread over the region. Being a member of the leadership team, you will have a team of 2 direct reports and report into the VP & General Manager, Gulf Cluster. This role will be based in Kuwait.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We're inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things - from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we're all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline

Apply before 24th of October, 2022

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.