Student Assistant for the Grant Management Area
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark
Job Description
We are looking for a Student Assistant to support our activities in the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Grant Management Area, which is responsible for managing grants awarded by the Foundation, including grants from Open Calls and from Stand-Alone initiatives.
As Student Assistant you will work with a group of dedicated, professional and highly skilled Grant Officers that are divided into three departments and a cross-functional team. You will have a diverse portfolio of tasks and mainly work with supporting the grant officers in their daily work across the three departments.
The Grant Management Area is at the core of the Foundation and plays an essential role in supporting the Foundation’s strategy and in developing, improving and supporting processes related to the Foundation’s grant-awarding activities.
The Job
As Student Assistant you will be a part of the cross-functional team and support the entire Grant Management Area. Your tasks will include:
- Assisting with travel booking and accommodation for our committee members
- Handling reimbursements to committee members and applicants
- Assisting with, and preparing committee meetings
- Updating the website with new calls, grant lists, committees etc.
- Fact finding and data collection/registration in our grant management system
- Ad hoc assistance during meetings
- Administrative ad hoc tasks, incl. preparing power point presentations, registering grants and rejections, filling out budgets, etc.
The working hours will be approximately 10-15 hours a week with flexibility in relation to your studies.
Requirements
We are looking for a Bachelor’s or Master’s level student who is interested in working on projects that benefit society, work with key actors within research, development and education in Denmark and abroad, and be part of an ambitious and international workplace that is passionate about creating value for society.
Furthermore, we expect the following from you:
- Familiar with budgets and presentations
- Excellent Excel skill
- Interest in data and systems
- Fluent in English spoken and written
As a person you are:
- Detail-oriented and structured
- Flexible, can work independently and has a collaborative mind-set
- Open-minded, positive and willing to take on many kinds of tasks
Application and Information
For more information, please contact Grant Manager Pål Fernvall on email: .
We encourage you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than 14 January 2024.
To apply, please send your CV, cover letter, and transcripts from university and upper secondary school by clicking on the Apply now button.