Operational Support Specialist

Operational Support Specialist

Are you a service-minded professional that is willing to take part in creating a better future for our children? 

We are looking for a Operational Support Specialist, Innovation to join our PMO and Operational support team in Porvoo. 

We have a small team of dedicated professionals working in PMO (Portfolio Management Office) and Operational support team, which belongs to the Innovation Excellence Unit. Our team is responsible for developing the portfolio, project and resourcing process and project management capability in Innovation, as well as providing operational support to the Innovation organisation. We also hold ownership for IT systems used in portfolio management and play a key role in managing personnel and project data. 

Your main responsibilities in creating a sustainable future are

• planning and organising internal and external meetings and events, including training 

• managing Innovation internal communication in cooperation with the communications team

• supporting line managers in onboarding new employees and in employee engagement activities

• supporting daily procurement activities 

• managing common Google Drives, including updating access rights and content structure.

You will work closely with line managers and project managers of Core R&D, Discovery and Collaboration and Innovation Excellence Units to support them in their important roles. You will report to the Innovation Portfolio Manager. Your main stakeholders are primarily located in Porvoo, but also in Espoo. Work can be done partly in the remote mode.

The best combination to success in this role

• applicable education, e.g. BBA 

• 2+ years of experience in similar roles, preferably in an international environment 

• solid organisational, interpersonal and communication skills

• fluent oral and written English and Finnish

• flexibility and can-do attitude as well as willingness to develop operations

We also value

• skills in using Google tools

Please submit your application by December 19, 2022.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Innovation Portfolio Manager Svetlana Takkunen, mobile +358 400 630443 on December 7, at 11:30-12:30 or on December 15, at 15:00-16:00. 

The recruitment process will include interviews and aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place on week 1/2023.

The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with their consent.

Join us in creating a healthier planet for our children.

Our success is based on our people who are the driving force behind Neste’s transformation to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. We are also committed to carbon neutral production by 2035. The passion that we have for creating a healthier planet for our children is what makes us unique.

We have set high standards for biodiversity, human rights and supply chain. We have consistently been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies. 

To carry out our strategy and business growth, our values guide our work. We support, develop and take care of the wellbeing of our people to enable them to grow, innovate and build our future. 

We care. We have courage. We cooperate. 

At Neste we want our people to feel good and do good. We provide clear and transparent targets, development opportunities, empowering leadership as well as rewards based on role and responsibilities. 

The world is going through changes. At Neste our strategy reflects the understanding and mindset that we can be in charge of these changes to serve our purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children.

In the end, it is the people who make the company. We are Neste.

For more information, please visit neste.com.