Student Assistant - People Experience

Bavarian Nordic; Hellerup; On-site; DKK 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Bavarian Nordic is seeking a Student Assistant to join the People Experience team in Denmark. The role focuses on supporting HR tasks across the employee lifecycle, with hands-on exposure to Workday and data handling.

You will work closely with the P&O Generalist and report to the Head of People Experience, contributing 15–20 hours per week while balancing studies. Ideal candidates are in the final phase of their bachelor’s degree, service minded, and proficient in English and Danish.

Qualifications

• Currently in the final phase of your bachelor’s degree.
• Strong written skills in English and Danish are essential.
• Able to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Service minded and able to manage requests from employees and managers.

Responsibilities

• Create new hires and consultants in HR system (Workday).
• Create Promotion Letters, Contract Addendums, Agreements.
• Answer HR questions from employees and managers in Denmark.
• Manual handling of data between Workday and MS Dynamics.
• Ensure high data quality in the HR system.
• Support visa, residence, and work permit applications.
• Generate data reports from Workday.
• Update SharePoint intranet pages related to HR matters.
• Provide input to process optimization of HR processes.

Skills

English proficiency

Danish proficiency

Attention to detail

Time management

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree (final year)

Tools

Workday

MS Dynamics

Job description

Are you a curious and ambitious student looking to gain valuable experience within People & Organisation (HR) in a dynamic and international environment? Are you eager to put your academic knowledge into practice, take on responsibility, and develop your skills alongside experienced P&O colleagues?

Then you might be the new Student Assistant for our People Experience team!

Boost our team

As our new Student Assistant, you will become part of the Global P&O team and report to the Head of People Experience, Nina Bornemann. Your focus area will be to support our organization with a broad range of P&O tasks. You will work closely with our P&O Generalist and get hands‑on experience across different parts of the employee lifecycle. The position is approximately 15‑20 hours per week, with flexibility to balance your working hours with your studies.

We are looking for someone who is motivated to work within P&O and would like to take on more responsibility than typically expected in a student position. This is a great opportunity if you are interested in developing towards a future role as a P&O Consultant or P&O Generalist.

Your tasks

• Create new hires and consultants in HR system (Workday)
• Create Promotion Letters, Contract Addendums, Agreements
• Serve as an advisor and handle various questions on HR matters from employees and managers in Denmark (employee absence, pension, insurances, company policies, phone, internet, other employee benefits)
• Manual handling of integration/data errors between HR system (Workday) and ERP system (MS Dynamics)
• Ensure high data quality in our HR system
• VISA, residence, and work permit applications
• Data reports from Workday
• Update SharePoint sites on our intranet related to HR matters and information to employees
• Provide input to process optimization of HR processes

Are you our next Student Assistant?

We imagine that you are in the final phase of your bachelor’s degree and still have a few years of study ahead of you. You are motivated to build your experience within P&O and are eager to learn, develop, and gradually take on more responsibility.

Furthermore, we imagine that you:

• Are service minded in handling employee and manager requests
• Have good written skills in English and Danish
• Work at a good pace and have a sharp eye for details
• Are structured, responsible, and comfortable taking ownership of your tasks
• Are curious and motivated to learn and take on new responsibilities
• Are able to handle confidential information and tasks
• Preferably have knowledge of and an interest in employee lifecycle processes

If you are ambitious about building a career within P&O and want a student role where you can develop beyond traditional student assistant responsibilities, we would like to hear from you.

Bavarian Nordic is a global vaccine company with a mission to improve health and save lives through innovative vaccines. We are a preferred supplier of mpox and smallpox vaccines to governments to enhance public health preparedness and have a leading portfolio of travel vaccines. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America.

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For more information, visit www.bavarian-nordic.com