Global Project Lead (Maternity cover)

Are you passionate about health equity and what can be done to shape healthier environments for children to prevent chronic disease? Are you an excellent project manager who thrives in partnerships with internal and external stakeholders?

If so, we invite you to apply for this exciting 12-month position as Global Partnership Lead for our collaboration with UNICEF.

The position

As Global Project Lead, you will be responsible for managing and developing the global partnership between Novo Nordisk and UNICEF in close collaboration with UNICEF’s partnership focal point based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Your key tasks will be to:

• Develop the key project scope and priorities, manage day-to-day relationship serving as Novo Nordisk’s key point of contact for UNICEF  
• Secure internal coordination and alignment on partnership strategy and activities across Novo Nordisk HQ, Novo Nordisk International Operations, regions, and affiliates
• Monitor partnership progress, prepare leadership briefings and drive partnership evaluation to continuously optimise partnership opportunities and value creation
• Develop internal and external partnership communication in close collaboration with UNICEF and communication colleagues across Novo Nordisk
• Manage partnership budget, contract, and risks    

You will do this in a cross-functional fashion with other team members, external partners, other departments in Novo Nordisk, and affiliates around the world.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social sciences, project management, public health, global health, or related disciplines.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience setting up and managing complex cross-sector partnerships
• Stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Experience in driving communications, knowledge-sharing, and campaigning, internally and externally
• Knowledge about the public health field: literature, academic research institutions, key opinion leaders, and global public health policies  

On a personal level, you are structured and process oriented. You are comfortable working, both as part of a team and independently with responsibility for your own tasks, demonstrating flexibility when issues arise. You have excellent interpersonal skills, and a professional mindset and show personal impact that is reflected in your desire to take initiative. Effective communication and presentation skills are required as well as an excellent command of written and spoken English with the ability to communicate complex matters in a simple and compelling way.

About the Department

Global Public Affairs & Sustainability (GPAS) department is a dynamic global team focusing on Global Health Equity, Corporate Environmental Strategy, Global Public Affairs and Patient Relations, and ESG Strategy & Intelligence.

The Global Health Equity team is dedicated to Novo Nordisk’s social responsibility strategy, aiming to improve access and affordability for vulnerable patients with diabetes or other serious chronic diseases such as obesity. We collaborate with patient organisations, NGOs, and other partners to tackle health equity challenges in low-resource settings worldwide. The department comprises a Global Diabetes Health Equity team, a Global Obesity Health team, and an Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships team.

Contact

For further information, please contact Camilla Crone Dünweber, at CCRJ@novonordisk.com

Deadline

Please apply before 2nd April.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

Please note that only applications in English will be considered.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world.

We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further.Together, we're life changing.

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.