JOIN VIKING - and help save lives for a living

Are you looking for that perfect place to unleash your potential and put the theoretical knowledge of your studies into practice?

Can you see yourself building a rock-solid foundation for your future HR career in a truly global company that is the market leader and innovation driver in its field?

And would it be great if that company happened to save lives for a living?

If you can say yes to the above then it might be you we are looking for as our Student Assistant in People & Organization.

At VIKING, we live by saving lives. We are proud to be a world leading supplier of safety products, solutions and services to the global maritime industry. Our equipment contribute to safety on everything from large cruise- and container ships to offshore platforms, ferries, fishing vessels, and superyachts.

Safety is the core in everything we do and our mission to protect and save human lives.

Do you want to join?
As student assistant you will join our dedicated People & Organization team based at our headquarter in Esbjerg, Denmark. Your primary role will be to support the Global HR Project Manager with a wide range of tasks within project administration and project management.

Student assistants are an important part of the VIKING organization. Many of our students also complete their internships with us and write their thesis about real life projects and challenges in VIKING.
When you start your career in VIKING, you will become part of our strong Young VIKING Network where more than 45 ambitious trainees, graduates and student assistants get together to boost personal and professional development – and participate in social events. Read more about our Young VIKING Network here.

Your primary responsibilities and tasks include supporting in project management and following up on global project and processes covering the employee lifecycle, such as:

• Supporting our digitalization agenda e.g. prepare and present HR master data reporting and analysis for projects and people initiatives
• Creating presentations and manuals
• Coordination and administration of project meetings
• Colloborating with global stakeholders across the organization to support implementation of projects and processes
• Ad hoc tasks within the project and change management field

You will work approximately 15 hours a week (2 full days) – with flexibility around exam periods.

Your profile
The ideal candidate:

• Is currently studying a bachelor's or master’s degree within the fields of Human Resources, Business administration, Social sciences or Communication and have at least 2 years left of your studies
• Is structured, detail-oriented and responsible - taking ownership of tasks and projects while seeing them through from start to finish
• Possess great organizational skills and an analytical mindset
• Master Excel and is interested in data analytics

Since our corporate language is English, you have great English skills – both written and orally.

VIKING offers
We offer an attractive position where you get the opportunity to develop yourself in an interplay with colleagues, who value humor, job satisfaction, and a great work environment.

VIKING is a global workplace where the majority of our activities address the whole world. We have a strong culture and give space to the individual – we know everybody contribute with something special. Therefore, we invest in our employees and offer unique career opportunities in an international organization.

We also offer:

• A strong commitment to well-being and work-life balance
• Good health insurance coverage
• Special discounts in local shops
• An active employee association that arranges various social events

... and did we mention that we have Esbjerg’s best cafeteria? Access to our company fitness center and free massage and physical therapy are also part of the package at VIKING !

Do you want to be a part of VIKING?
All applications are received online by “Send application” in the job add. We conduct interviews continuously and therefore recommend you send your application and resume as soon as possible. All applications are naturally handled with confidentiality.

Start date is as soon as possible, however we don’t mind waiting for the right candidate.

Contact Young VIKING Network Manager Søren Langelund on +45 2542 8240 or [email protected], if you’d like to know more about the position and about working at VIKING.

For further information, please visit our website www.VIKING-life.com to learn more about our company, our products and our core values.

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