Arla is a global farmer-owned organisation that is behind many well-known and loved brands, including Arla Apetina®, Castello®, Lurpak® and many, many more.

As a Junior TA specialist, you become a part of our Global Shared Services in Gdansk. Here you won’t find factory machines or farmers. Instead, you will join almost 500 colleagues dedicated to supporting all of Arla with IT, HR, financial, procurement operations and many more. Joining us, you will take part in our mission to make a real difference for colleagues near and far.

With over 10 years of existence in Gdansk, we offer you a lot of knowledge and the opportunity to partake in challenging and exciting innovation projects. As a part of the Arla organisation, you will also enjoy a Scandinavian, collaborative work culture. We are all on first name terms with each other, and we truly appreciate diversity and individuality.

About the job

Each of us has a role to play and the freedom to think differently and think big. Joining our team is a chance to plan and act, introducing truly valuable projects and ideas into life. We are aware that what we create and implement is also a part of Arla brand as an employer of choice. Being on the first line and building candidate experience is now important more than ever.

Your primary responsibility will be to source, recruit and select the best possible candidates for Arla – expanding the database of potential candidates, supporting colleagues in a team and generally – TA function. Other areas you may help with would be Finance, HR Services, Speakers roles sourcing.

Your tasks would also include:

• Pro-active search of candidates via various methods (LinkedIn Recruiter license available)
• Cooperation with career offices, job portals
• Daily cooperation with internal departments
• Brand visibility: actively participating in job fairs and events like webinars
• Support to other colleagues in a team
• Handling internal and external communication via digital and social media tools

Although your primary focus will be on recruitment, you can also expect to be involved in HR projects and activities as for instance employer branding. This could mean participating in job fairs, online events and webinars as one of many ways to proactively build a pipeline of relevant candidates to the business. Last, but not least, you will be involved in other HR activities, like conducting onboarding workshops for new joiners or exit interviews with leavers.

You will be part of a talented and enthusiastic team of colleagues placed in Poland, Denmark, Germany, UK and Sweden. You can look forward to gaining thorough insight into a global organisation with a strong growth agenda.

Who are you?

• Most importantly, a people enthusiast who has a strong interest in building a career in HR, curious, open minded, willing to learn and become part of the team.
• Have good communication skills
• Daily interactions with stakeholders in Arla would demand excellent English skills, written as well as spoken.
• As you will be handling a lot of recruitments, you need to be able to keep cool and stay on top of your tasks.
• Experience in recruitment/sourcing would definitely be an asset but it is not mandatory
• Educational background in areas such as psychology, management, linguistics
• At the same time – being a true team member, supporting colleagues and caring about work atmosphere in a team.

What do we offer?

• Scandinavian working style & no dress code
• International operating environment
• Training sessions with experts & professional induction in a new position
• Additional holiday depending on length of employment (up to 4 days)
• Flexible working time (start your day of work between 7-9) and home office work possibility
• Medical care & life insurance
• Additional benefits like gym card, vouchers, travel points or cinema tickets, etc.
• Financial support of your education
• Relocation package
• Referral program for employees
• Employee Assistance Program (legal, psychological, health, financial consulting, etc. )
• Support for your healthy lifestyle (fruit day, facility for sportsmen, sport challenges and activities, Arla active teams / sport groups)

… while in the office you can also use some of below:

• Modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture (i.e. adjustable desks)
• Spacious canteen, delicious coffee and tea available on every floor in special designed spots
• Chill-out rooms with X-box, pool table, board games, football table and swing