Job Description

Job Title: Associate Director P&O

Department: People & Organisation

Location: Algeria

Your impact begins here

As Associate Director, People & Organisation (P&O), you will lead the people and organisation agenda for Novo in Algeria and act as a trusted adviser to the General Manager and Leadership Team. You will turn business priorities into clear plans for organisation, talent, leadership and culture, so the affiliate has the people and capabilities it needs to deliver its ambition. Your work will shape how colleagues grow and perform, and how the affiliate makes progress for people living with serious chronic diseases.

What you’ll bring

You bring senior people and organisation experience, sound judgement and the confidence to advise leaders.

• A university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organisational Psychology or a related field.
• Substantial, progressive P&O experience, including senior HR business partnering, leading a P&O team and advising senior leaders in a multinational environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Algerian employment legislation, employee relations practices and local HR requirements, turned into compliant policies and sound people decisions.
• Experience translating business strategy into an integrated people agenda, including organisation design, workforce planning, talent and succession, leadership development and change management.
• Broad expertise across the employee life cycle: recruitment, performance management, reward, engagement, and oversight of payroll, benefits and P&O operations.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills, with experience using people data to set priorities, inform decisions and measure the impact of P&O initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams, influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across local, Business Area, Regional and Global teams in a matrix organisation.
• Professional proficiency in French and English, with the ability to communicate effectively in the local operating environment.
• High professional integrity, discretion with confidential information and sound judgement in balancing business priorities, employee needs and compliance.

Useful, but not essential:

• A postgraduate qualification or professional HR certification.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or another regulated industry.
• Arabic language capability.

What you’ll do

You will own a P&O agenda that helps Novo in Algeria perform today and prepare for what comes next.

• Lead the Algeria people and organisation agenda in line with affiliate priorities and Global, Regional and Business Area P&O strategy, advising the General Manager and Leadership Team on organisational effectiveness and people decisions.
• Lead organisational reviews, organisation design and workforce planning, so the affiliate has the structure, capacity and capabilities to deliver today's priorities and future ambition.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding, and lead talent and succession planning to build a sustainable pipeline for critical roles.
• Identify capability gaps and turn them into targeted development programmes for the Leadership Team, the Extended Leadership Team and the frontline organisation.
• Embed a high-performance, high-engagement culture grounded in The Novo Way through performance management, recognition, leadership accountability and focused engagement actions.
• Lead the people side of change, working with colleagues across functions on clear communication, organisational readiness and lasting adoption.
• Oversee employee relations and make sure people decisions comply with Algerian employment legislation and company requirements, working with legal and compliance partners.
• Make sure payroll, reward, benefits and insurance administration run well, use people data to guide priorities, and support office operations and workplace health, safety and security.
• Lead and develop the Algeria P&O team, setting clear priorities and accountabilities and building functional capability and succession readiness.

Who you’ll work with

You will join the Algeria affiliate in International Operations, where colleagues work across markets to serve people around the world and help improve health at scale. As head of the Algeria P&O function, you will lead the local P&O team. Your line manager is the General Manager of the Affiliate.

Your closest partners will be the General Manager and the Algeria Leadership and Extended Leadership Teams. You will also work with legal and compliance stakeholders, and with colleagues across functions on change, workplace support and everyday people topics.

You will collaborate with Business Area, Regional and Global P&O teams in a matrix organisation. You will bring these perspectives together, create clarity on priorities and keep decisions moving.

What you can expect here

You will work in an international environment where your expertise is valued and your voice shapes decisions. You will broaden your leadership scope by working with Business Area, Regional and Global P&O colleagues, and keep growing through practical experience and relevant learning offerings. You will be trusted to take ownership, with clear performance expectations and colleagues who raise the bar with you every day.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to turn business priorities into a people agenda that makes a difference in Algeria, apply for the Associate Director, P&O, Algeria role by 23 November 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.