Do you want to work with competence development, strategic projects, or organize events while also studying? And do you want to be a valued part of the critical infrastructure that serves communities across Europe and beyond?  

If so, then you could be the newest addition to our team as Student Assistant in our Competence Area.

We are currently looking for a student to join our Competence area in Technology & Innovation as soon as possible in a part-time position of 15-20 hours per week on average. The Competence area is responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing tech talents.

 

About the role   

Be part of the movement - and play your part.    

As a student assistant in the competence area, you will work alongside experienced managers and colleagues on projects related to building, maintaining, and developing competencies or initiatives related to attracting or retaining employees. You will be reporting to the Competence Lead in Technology & Innovation.

So what kind of exciting challenges can you expect to meet in this role?  

Your primary task will be to help attract and retain tech talents, and can include tasks like:

• Identify and organize training or competence development
• Help implement our new career development model
• Help organize internal events or conferences
• Strategic analysis and suggestions on how to attract, retain or develops tech talents

To get a better feeling of the job we have asked the previous student in the Competence area to say a few words about how it is to work here:

“DFDS is a great place to work as a student. I could never have imagined that as a student I would be given so much responsibility and autonomy. DFDS has been supportive both in my academic and professional career”

- Pernille Jonasson, now full time Strategy Execution Consultant and former student in the Competence area at DFDS.

About you  

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we think that you are ambitious, caring, a people person, highly capable of taking responsibility and have a strong personal drive.
You strive to be part of creating the best possible workplace and feel comfortable presenting and owning content.

English is a prerequisite as we are an international company.

Furthermore, we imagine that you have around 1-2 years left of your education.

Working at DFDS   

Join the movement and grow with us.   

While you’re with us, we want you to develop and move yourself. We’ll encourage you to challenge yourself to acquire new skills and perspectives and we will help you get there.   

Practicalities:

Our student position is open for occupation as soon as possible. The application deadline is end of January, and we expect you to start as soon as possible.

You will be based in DFDS’ brand new headquarter in Nordhavn, Copenhagen and can expect a working week of 15-20 hours on average with flexibility around your schedule.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.    

If you think your personality, skills, experience and ambition match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Send us your resume as soon as possible as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.    

Is there something you need to know, we haven’t covered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stefan Strandbygaard at ststr@dfds.com

 

We look forward to hearing from you.