Do you have a passion for people and change communication? Do you enjoy constant change and thrive in an agile, collaborative environment with many stakeholders? Are you an expert in creating visual and written communication?

Here it is - Your chance to take on the challenge as Communication specialist an join our exiting transformation journey IKEA Food.

At Business Area Food (BA Food) we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people.

No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry. The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do -developing food that is good for people and the planet.  We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

We are now looking for a creative and highly motivated Communication Specialists for Business Area Food with good business understanding and strong visually and verbally communication skills, interested in making business priorities come to life. You are easy going, open, structured, engaged and love to connect with people. This is a temporary maternity leave assignment within the M&C function, working closely with Food Transformation Office.

As a Communication Specialist you will be supporting our transformation journey, working closely with the management team and key stakeholders cross the IKEA network. This will require someone with high speed, curiosity in solving business topics, change management skills and knowledge of the IKEA landscape.

We are looking for a Communication specialists that will take lead in continuing setting up a communication structure for how we can build understanding, engagement and ambassadorship of the food transformation journey, bring clarity where we are heading and why, amongst co-workers, partners, and other stakeholders across the IKEA network. You will be a strong contributor in moving the transformation agenda for food forward by developing communication assets and being proactive and creative in setting the communication plans.

You are a structured and creative communicator with a strong can do attitude who enjoys being both hands on and working on a strategical level. You will be part of a communication network set up where you can bounce ideas and get creative input but you are responsible for making the communication come to life by developing and utilizing an efficient mix of communication assets, channels and activities to strengthen engagement and trust in our journey forward.

In this position you will:

• Lead, develop and support the transformation communication initiatives and projects with creating communication plans and developing communication assets.
• Plan and produce content for a variety of internal communication channels (e.g. articles for IKEA home and toolbox, PPT for presentations and strategical meetings, booklets, movies).
• Develop and maintain a toolbox hub connected to transformation
• Build and influence the long-term trust in IKEA as a brand, company and employer.
• Secure the IKEA tone of voice and provide relevant support, guidelines, tools and templates.
• Be an ambassador and act as a role model of the IKEA brand, culture and values.
• Participate and contribute to relevant networks and cross-functional assignments. 

• To succeed in this role, you need to have a passion for creating communication materials, both visual and text focused production, as well as feeling confident in working with internal digital channels and tools.
• You are passionate about communication as a business enabler and tactical tool to lead business and people and to drive engagement. You have experience of change communication.
• As a person you are curious, proactive and hands on oriented and thrive in having different assignments on various topics while keeping the bigger picture in mind. You find it easy to adapt to new situations and to co-create to fulfill communication needs with a variety of stakeholders.
• You are organised and know how to turn communication needs into communication with a clear focus on delivering communication at the right time and in a way that meets both business objectives as well as the receiver needs.
• You have experience from collaborating with stakeholders to build trust and partnership, strong relationships and networks. Knowledge of how to segment audiences, creating and strengthen key messages to support needs and situations of different target groups.
• You are motivated to live and share our IKEA culture and values.
• You have strong written, visual, and spoken communication skills and the ability to communicate in an inspirational way with IKEA tone of voice.

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 4th of March 2022. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

Please note that this is a temporary assignment until August 2023.

The position will be based in Malmö Centralen until September 2023 when we move to Älmhult

If you have any questions regarding the positions, please contact Sandra Lindh Marketing & Communication Manager, BA Food at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Marie Sandman on +46 768545309.