Student Assistant (Fixed Term) Legal and Compliance, Internal Investigations

Do You Have the Drive and Ambition to Help Shape a Brighter Future? We are looking for a Student Assistant in the Compliance and Data Protection team.

This role offers a rare opportunity to make an impact in a highly international and ambitious company while gaining experience in the Internal Investigation area.

Hempel’s Compliance and Data Protection team is based at the corporate head office in Lyngby (The position requires a valid work permit for Denmark) , and supports the entire Hempel Group. We are currently a diverse team of eight colleagues focusing on different but overlapping areas of compliance.

Starting out, this is a fixed-term 6 month role

What Will Some Of Your Responsibilities Be?

You will be supporting compliance initiatives with high senior management attention --- working on a wide range of tasks, including:

• Assist in conducting preliminary fact-finding and internal investigations under supervision.
• Review and analyse documentation, emails, and other evidence related to cases.
• Take minutes during investigation meetings and ensure secure storage of records.
• Coordinate meetings, interviews, and follow-ups with relevant stakeholders.
• Help draft investigation summaries and reports
• Ensure accurate documentation and timely status updates.
• Maintain and update cases in the Whistleblowing system
• Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion and integrity
• Prepare statistics, dashboards and presentations for management reporting.
• Support the team with ad hoc tasks related to compliance and investigations.
• What else are we looking for?

To accomplish your assigned tasks, you will need to communicate effectively with colleagues from different cultural and professional backgrounds. In addition to responding to queries from colleagues around the world, you will often need to understand input from experts in various subject areas such as IT, HR, Communications, Finance, and Legal.

The working hours are at least 20 hours per week. Your work can be arranged flexibly according to your classes and exam schedule.

What Do You Need In Order To Succeed In This Role?

We are looking for a student at bachelor’s or (early) master’s level with the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Structured, detail-oriented, and reliable.
• Fluent in written and spoken English. (Other languages are not required but would be an advantage).
• Independent and willing to take individual responsibility for your tasks, while understanding the team’s goals, deadlines, and priorities.
• Microsoft Office professional user (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Good at keeping focus on projects with many stakeholders.
• Can efficiently handle complex tasks like data analysis, reporting, and presentation creation, while respecting deadlines and demonstrating high attention to details.

There is no single specific field of study required; many areas are relevant to compliance work including law, economics, finance, and international business. We would love to hear from if you meet the above criteria and have a demonstrated interest in compliance and corporate responsibility.

Does That Sound Like A Match?

To apply for this position, please submit your application letter and CV via our recruitment system by clicking the link ‘Apply’.

We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an on-going basis, so please send us your application.

Application Due

2025-09-25

Seniority Level

Job Functions

Industry

Chemicals

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other. 

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact. 

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents,  we can achieve great things, together.