Join the Sustainability Team as a Student Assistant at VIKING

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JOIN VIKING - and help build a safer world

Are you looking forward to working in a company with a clear purpose of saving lives and having ambitious goals for the foreseeable future?
Are you motivated by working close to management and being a part of a team, that has the world as its playground?

If you can say yes to the above then it might be you we are looking for as our Student Assistant in our QLA department. As student assistant in Quality, Legal & Academy (QLA), you will become a part of the sustainability team consisting of 2 employees, where we work closely together with the rest of VIKING on a global scale to meet VIKING goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. Our team is located in Esbjerg.

At VIKING, we live by saving lives. We are proud to be a world leading supplier of safety products, solutions, and services to the global maritime industry. Our equipment contribute to safety on everything from large cruise- and container ships to offshore platforms, ferries, fishing vessels, and superyachts.

Safety is the core in everything we do and our mission to protect and save human lives.

Do you want to join?
Student assistants are an important part of the VIKING organization. Many of our students also complete their internships with us and write their thesis about real life projects and challenges in VIKING.
When you start your career in VIKING, you will become part of our strong Young VIKING Network where more than 55 ambitious trainees, graduates and student assistants get together to boost personal and professional development – and participate in social events. Read more about our Young VIKING Network here.

Your primary responsibilities and tasks include:

Gathering data from VIKING sites to build our carbon footprint.
Support the organization with any sustainability material needed for i.e customers.
Assist in the implementation of new processes.
Assist in the creation of VIKING’s Sustainability report.
Calculation of LCA of our product range.
Provide ad-hoc practical and administrative support to your colleagues

You will work approximately 15-20 hours a week (2-3 full days) – with flexibility around exam periods.

Your profile
The ideal candidate is currently studying a bachelor’s or master’s in Environmental science, Renewable energy, or Sustainability.

Moreover, candidates with other bachelor’s, master’s and/or relevant courses in LCA, CSR, circular economy, or similar are welcome to apply for the position.

You should have at least 1,5 years left of your studies.

You are driven and looking for exactly that company which can offer you a student job and later maybe a permanent position in our Sustainability department.
You’re meticulous, organized and responsible: you can take ownership of tasks and projects while seeing them through from briefing to implementation.
You are detail-oriented and a positive can-do attitude.
You are good interpretating databases.
You enjoy working in a team that has an outgoing approach towards others and to contribute to the collaboration of our colleagues.
You have good Microsoft 365 skills, mostly in Excel.
You are comfortable working with complexity, adaptation and global tasks.

Since our corporate language is English, you have great English skills – both written and orally.

VIKING offers
We offer an attractive position where you get the opportunity to develop yourself in an interplay with colleagues, who value humor, job satisfaction, and a great work environment.

VIKING is a global workplace where the majority of our activities address the whole world. We have a strong culture and give space to the individual – we know everybody contribute with something special. Therefore, we invest in our employees and offer unique career opportunities in an international organization.

We also offer:

A strong commitment to well-being and work-life balance
Good health insurance coverage
Special discounts in local shops
An active employee association that arranges various social events

... and did we mention that we have Esbjerg’s best cafeteria? Access to our company fitness center and free massage and physical therapy are also part of the package at VIKING !

Do you want to be a part of VIKING?
All applications are received online by “Send application” in the job add. We conduct interviews continuously and therefore recommend you send your application and resume as soon as possible. All applications are naturally handled with confidentiality.

Start date is as soon as possible, however we don’t mind waiting for the right candidate.

If you have questions concerning the position or VIKING, you are welcome to reach out to HR Manager, DK Søren Langelund on phone +45 2542 8240 or by e-mail SL@viking-life.com.