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Are you experienced within payroll, HR administration, and employment law, and do you enjoy being the go-to person for day-to-day HR operations? We are looking for a structured and service-minded P&O Specialist to join our team in a 12-month temporary position, with the possibility of extension.  As some of our colleagues in the P&O team will be heavily involved in implementing a new HR system, we need an experienced colleague who can help ensure that our daily HR operations continue to run smoothly.  You will join our P&O Operations team and work closely with your colleagues on a broad range of administrative HR tasks. The team currently consists of six employees incl a student, and you will report directly to the P&O Director for Operations, Rewards & Legal.  The role  Together with a colleague, you will be the go-to person for our daily and annual deliverables within HR administration, payroll processes, onboarding/offboarding, and general employee support.  Your tasks will include:  Driving our payroll processes, including preparing and submitting payroll data to our external payroll provider  Handling general HR administration related to current employees and new hires  Preparing and administering employment contracts, addendums, and other employment-related documents  Supporting onboarding and offboarding processes  Managing absence registration, including handling matters related to holiday, parental leave, and other leave types  Maintaining and updating employee data in our HR IT systems  Acting as liaison with external providers, including payroll and pension partners  Responding to day-to-day questions from employees and managers  Supporting the team with ad hoc administrative tasks and helping ensure high quality in our HR processes  In addition, you will collaborate with the P&O Operations team on optimising current processes where relevant.  Your profile  We are looking for a colleague with solid experience within HR administration who can quickly become a trusted support in our daily operations.  We imagine that you have:  At least five years of experience from a role such as HR Coordinator, HR Administrator, HR Consultant, Payroll Specialist, or a similar position within HR operations  Hands-on experience with payroll-related tasks  Strong experience with general HR administration  Good knowledge of employment law, particularly within areas such as parental leave, holiday, and employment contracts  A relevant educational background within Human Resources, Business Administration, or similar  Experience working in a professional, international, and diverse environment  A good understanding of HR IT systems  Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with many different stakeholders across organisational levels  Fluency in Danish and English, both written and spoken  Who you are  As a person, you are:  Service-minded and outgoing  Structured and detail-oriented  Proud of delivering high-quality work  Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with many stakeholders  Able to take ownership of your tasks and create overview in a busy workday  Application and information The position is based on 37 hours per week, but we are open to some flexibility if you are looking for reduced working hours.  We would prefer our new colleague to start no later than 1 October, and ideally earlier.  Please apply as soon as possible and no later than 3 August 2026, as we review applications on an ongoing basis.  About the Novo Nordisk Foundation Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with phila