People Advisor

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organisation reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

We have a vision larger than the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chain. We count on our people to make it happen.  

We’ve taken a big step on this journey by building one global People organization. Carrying out a vital mission: support our employees, so they can best support our customers.

The opportunity

Our People Function works across brands, geographies, and cultures to support one global Maersk. As People Advisor, you’ll play a vital part in our success, supporting our employees with their HR queries so that they can focus on their own jobs. Taking care of their issues, whether big or small, and making sure they get a great employee experience in every interaction with HR.

We want to be a team that makes the lives of our employees and leaders better and easier in the moments that matter. A People Advisor is responsible for acting as first point of contact for employees and take ownership of managing each HR related query to conclusion to deliver a positive employee experience.

We are looking to hire a new colleague in our People Advisor Team in Halden, Norway.  

We Offer

We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Your role as People Advisor will be to solve the HR-related queries of our employees and leaders and make sure their interaction with HR results in a great experience. For this you will:

• Own people’s inquiries about HR policies and procedures, understand their needs, investigate options, seek solutions, and partner with other HR colleagues to resolve the inquiries
• Actively work in Workday and local HR systems
• Guide and train employees and managers in the new HR systems and service delivery model
• Perform administrative tasks related to onboarding, absence, job moves, termination, etc.
• Preparing all the documents related to employee HR cycle such as contracts, addendums, certificates of employment

What we are looking for

Saying that you should be service-minded is an understatement: we need you to be passionate about delivering great employee experience! You have a lot of patience, empathy, and drive to take care of every employee’s query.

As for the skillset and experience, we are looking for: 

• Experience in HR and knowledge of local labor law/HR practices in Norway
• Great collaboration and communication skills
• Agility and ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment 
• Fluency in written and verbal English
• Experience in Workday would be an asset

If you could see yourself in this role and are keen to be part of the journey to deliver a world-class People Advisory services at Maersk, we look forward to hearing from you!

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and will close for applications as soon as we have found the right candidate for this role.