Job Description

HR Business Partner – Middle Africa

Are you ready to drive change where it truly matters?

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t just build careers, we build impact. As our HR Business Partner for Middle Africa, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a high-performing, engaged, and future-ready organisation across a diverse and fast-growing region.

Reporting to the Head of P&O, Middle Africa, this role is for a strategic thinker, trusted advisor, and passionate people partner who thrives at the intersection of business, culture, and purpose. Read more and apply now!

Your new role

You will be a key sparring partner to senior leaders, helping translate business ambition into people strategies that drive performance, engagement, and sustainable growth. Your Main Accountabilities will be to:

• Act as a strategic sparring partner to senior leaders, translating business priorities into impactful people strategies.
• Partner with managers to design and implement tailored HR solutions that address business and people needs across Middle Africa.
• Provide expert coaching and guidance on complex HR topics, enabling confident and effective people leadership.
• Drive operational excellence, continuously improving HR processes, services, and execution.
• Lead and support change and transformation initiatives to enhance organisational effectiveness and performance.
• Oversee end-to-end talent and people processes in line with global HR strategy, from attraction to development and retention.
• Leverage data and insights to inform strategic decisions and strengthen HR impact.

Your new department

In our P&O department, you will be part of a team that enhances employee engagement and attracts top talent to ensure Novo Nordisk remains a premier choice for exceptional individuals. Together, we foster an inclusive workplace culture that empowers individuals to thrive and supports our mission to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Your skills & qualifications

As our next HRBP, you are a strategic thinker with the ability to set clear direction, this individual brings strong cross-functional collaboration skills and communicates with clarity, confidence, and impact. They combine deep HR subject matter expertise with an innovative, solution-oriented mindset, enabling them to address complex people and business challenges effectively. With a genuine passion for coaching and developing others, they demonstrate solid business acumen and consistently connect people strategies to broader organisational goals.

You will bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with exposure to sales, marketing, HR or F&O and a strong business partnering track record.
• Proven experience delivering results through collaboration, influence, and sound judgement.
• Fluency in English and French.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline

13 February of 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long‑term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.