Senior Lead, Core Partnerships

We are looking for a Senior Lead to strengthen our core partnership function and help ensure that our most strategic collaborations are prioritised, structured and managed consistently across the Foundation. If you thrive in a cross-functional role, have strong stakeholder management skills, and are an experienced people leader, this might be the right role for you.

The Core Partnerships team consists of 8 dedicated professionals and is anchored in our Global Partnerships & Events department, which includes 22 colleagues across Denmark, Kenya, India, and the US. Our department is integrated and collaborative, bringing together colleagues from diverse backgrounds who work together to achieve shared goals.

You will join a group that values inclusivity, teamwork, and the exchange of ideas. The department is responsible for strategy implementation through integrating strategic events and supporting key partnerships. Within the context of increasing pressure through climate change, global food shortages and public health crises, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is aiming to increase its global reach and impact.

There is a growing need to forge strategic partnerships with international actors, to achieve the Foundation’s ambitions of its Strategy 20301 …