HR Advisor

Summary Of The Role

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on employees’ well-being and ensuring smooth transitions for international arrivals?

We are looking for a dedicated and proactive HR Advisor to join our HR team in Sandefjord. In this role, you will work closely with the HR Manager Relations to manage and prevent sick leave through effective training and support. Additionally, you will play a role in assisting with the practical aspects of International Jotun employees relocating to Norway (Mobility).

As an HR Advisor, you will be at the forefront of fostering a healthy work environment and ensuring our employees feel supported and valued. This includes meeting employees and managers with an open mind, a humble approach and a clear understanding of your role.

Your ability to analyse data, provide insightful reports, and collaborate with various stakeholders will be key to your success. If you are empathic, solution-oriented, and service-minded, this may be the right position for you!

Sick Leave

Your main focus in this role will be sick leave. In close collaboration with the HR Manager Relations, you will work to prevent sick leave through training of employees and managers. You will also work closely with Nav, monitor sick leave in the company and take active action where needed. In other words, both proactive and reactive measures.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Monitor sick leave, contact the relevant manager and the sick employee with information in the event of 14 days of sick leave
• Initiate early meetings with Nav, the manager and the sick employee when the sick leave seems to last more than a month
• Manage training of employees and managers, ensuring basic knowledge of what is expected and from whom, when sick leave occurs
• Keep in contact with managers in need of support and sparring
• Have close contact and collaboration with Nav Arbeidslivssenter
• Extract statistics, identify sick leave drivers and analyse them
• Collect data for monthly and quarterly reports

Mobility

To aid our HR Advisor responsible for Mobility, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute with practical tasks related to mobility in and out of Norway
• Meet with international employees upon arrival in Sandefjord
• Ensure access to housing, including being present at take-over along with landlord
• Guide the international employee in practical things related to their new everyday life in Norway when needed
• Be solution-oriented, energetic and service-minded

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

You are independent and self-confident. You enjoy helping others navigate challenging situations and are curious to understand the full picture when resolving issues. You are humble in your meetings with others and their challenges, and you communicate in a respectful and professional manner.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in HR, Psychology, Child Welfare or similar
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in relation-oriented professions such as healthcare, customer service, or management
• Leadership experience in these areas will also be highly valued
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, both written and oral

Personal Qualities:

You:

• Express yourself clearly, accurately and logically, speak confidently and persuasively, and present well
• Act independently, create results and take responsibility for the results
• Are organised and plan well, set clear goals and use available resources effectively
• Work well with others, exchange knowledge, experience and information, and support in achieving team goals
• Follow the policies and processes of the company, execute plans with dedication and determination, and deliver high quality results
• Can quickly grasp and examine complex issues and problems, and make reasonable and logical decisions

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores.
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self.

Position Information

Company:

Jotun A/S

Contract Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Closing Date (Dd.Mm.Yyyy):

24.10.2025

Who We Are

Jotun has protected property for almost a century – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. ​As one of the world's leading paints and coatings manufacturers, we combine high quality with creativity and innovations.

Jotun's global headquarters is located in Sandefjord, Norway. Here, Jotun Norway has 1000 employees working in state-of-the-art facilities covering services from local factory operations at Vindal to global product development in our new research and development centre at Sandefjord, one of Northern Europe's largest privately owned R&D centres. The administration centre for Europe and Central Asia is located in Sandefjord, together with our local Norwegian operations.

We provide various career opportunities in finance and administration, IT, sales and marketing, supply chain, engineering, technical, and research and development.

Jotun is committed to an ambitious growth strategy. We believe that the real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about life at Jotun.

Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and a diversity of professions, genders, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures, etc. We are committed to representing the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

If you are applying for a position and require additional support in the interview process, please let us know how we can accommodate this.  

If you think this role is what you could do next, apply now!