Description:
Vestas Graduate Programme 2024
Our Graduate Programme is a two-year international programme where you will have the opportunity to experience working in two different areas and locations of our organisation. During the two years, you will gain a thorough understanding of our purpose, values, and culture and embark on an exciting global career with a clear focus on both your personal and professional development. You will receive tasks with a progressive increase in complexity and responsibility.
Area of interest: Business, Commercial & Strategy (Work location: AU, Melbourne)
Embark on the area of interest: Business, Commercial & Strategy, where you will delve into those crucial insights shaping our Vestas' strategic evolution. This dynamic area is tailored to meet the strategic needs across our global and regional functions. With exposure to diverse business areas, your competencies will expand rapidly in varied contexts and cultures. We delve into market dynamics, commercial strategies, and strategic development to ensure the sustainable growth of our organisation. This graduate experience transcends a chance to actively contribute to the strategic fabric of our organization. Whether immersed in a commercial or business focus, your impact goes above and beyond. Join us in this graduate journey, where your contributions become integral to the strategic growth and development of our company and solutions.
How you will Power the Solution
As Graduate, you should be committed to our purpose of creating a more sustainable future as well as our culture of collaboration - we win and lose together. To do well in a graduate role, you should also possess the courage to speak up and the ability to include, motivate, and influence your colleagues.
What you need to make a difference
To qualify for the Graduate Programme, you need to:
- Hold or will complete by September 2024 a relevant master's or bachelor's degree from university - combined with limited full-time work experience after graduation. We are open to various educational backgrounds
- Have a solid grasp of business concepts
- Have an international mindset and preferably lived or studied abroad
- Possess a valid visa/work permit in the country you are applying for
- Be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing
We also expect that you:
- Have good methodological and communication skills
- Demonstrate fast-track learning ability and the openness to learn from others
- Are professional and handle ambiguity well
- Seek to improve and simplify our work and our solutions for the benefit of our customers
- Have an inclusive and global mindset
How we empower you We provide the tools you need to power your career. As Graduate, you will hold a full-time position where you will be equipped with the tools, support, and knowledge you need to succeed. To continuously ensure progress in your skills, you will benefit from:
- A comprehensive introduction programme
- A buddy assigned to you in your first period
- Ongoing meetings with your manager
- An inspiring mentor programme
- An annual Graduate Camp
- Continuous Performance Dialogues
- Monthly team meetings with your graduate team
By joining the Vestas Graduate Programme, you will become part of a company that always seeks to deliver best-in-class sustainable energy solutions and set the pace in the industry to the benefit of the customers and our planet. In addition, you will also become part of a global organisation where we truly believe that it takes all kinds of people to change the world and where diversity and inclusion is a core part of everyday life and how we collaborate. You will get the chance to lead yourself and the sustainable agenda into the future by joining Vestas Graduate Program.
Our Benefits
- Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
- Excellent Career Development opportunities both Nationally and Globally
- A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
- Flexible workplace arrangements
- 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
Vestas is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
BEWARE - RECRUITMENT FRAUD
It has come to our attention that there are a number of fraudulent emails from people pretending to work for Vestas. Read more via this link, https://www.vestas.com/en/careers/our-recruitment-process
DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.
About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.