Merge branch 'cherry-pick-3077-core_r0.12.0' into 'core_r0.12.0'

Cherry pick `ci: Add missing needs statement (3077)` into `core_r0.12.0`

See merge request ADLR/megatron-lm!3089

Author: ko3n1g

.gitlab/stages/04.functional-tests.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include:
 functional:configure:
   needs:
     - test:build_image
+    - test:build_nemo_image
     - job: test:unit_tests_pyt(DEV)_mcore(latest)
       optional: true
     - job: test:unit_tests_pyt(LTS)_mcore(latest)