Novartis Nigeria has been awarded top honours as a top employer by the Top Employer Institute (TEI), for a third consecutive year.
The ceremony, which took place on Thursday, 28 January, 2021 celebrated top employers across the globe for their commitment to creating a better world of work. The TEI program has certified and recognized more than 1600 Top Employers in 119 countries across regions, on nine key areas ranging from People Strategy, Work Force Planning, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Well-being, Diversity & Inclusion and more. The Top Employer certification is an independent audit that benchmarks each organization’s performance against other global employers.
“Novartis is honoured to have won this recognition,” said Stephen Chiazor, Head of Human Resources for Novartis English West Africa. “This award is evidence of Novartis’s commitment to reimagine our workplace. Cultural transformation, is, for us, a key business objective and we are committed to ensure our people can fully apply their talent and energy. The award inspires us to continually add value not only to the lives of patients with our medicines, but to ensure that we are inspiring our associates to achieve their potential.”
Adeyele Adenika, Cluster Head for Novartis English West Africa further commented, “I am proud that this is a testament to our journey of building an Inspired, Curious, and Unbossed culture, resulting in an empowering work environment. It is also important to note that the 2021 Top Employer recognition was on the back of an extremely challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected how we work and how we engage internally and externally. Despite this, our employees demonstrated remarkable resilience and agility, underpinned by our commitment to putting people first” he said.
Novartis is a global healthcare company that provides solutions to address the evolving needs of patients worldwide. The company uses innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. Powered by its culture of Curious, Inspired and Unbossed, Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend the lives of people in Africa.
