Communication Leader, IKEA Marketing & Communication AB

We are looking for YOU who loves to work with communication, and who gets inspired and energized by experiencing how your communication influences people and business. We hope you want to team up with us, realise our ambitions and take the next step into the future!  

What you will do:  

As Communication Leader you lead and create effective and impactful communication to our managers and co-workers. You are responsible for defining, planning, executing, and following up communication working close with your business partners, stakeholders, and communication specialists. You drive an open and inclusive climate, being a role model of the IKEA values, ensuring our co-workers are informed, engaged, and empowered.  
You: 
Lead, plan and deliver internal communication plan, the communication calendar and manage the internal communication structure and flow  
Create and execute development and production of communication  
Create clear and actionable communication plans and communication briefs to enable efficient and effective creation, production, and follow-up.  
Set and agree briefs with stakeholders to deliver business impact 
Work with internal and/or external resources to deliver to the defined communication  
Contribute to implementation of strategies, priorities & processes through communication 
Create and execute a planned process for change management and communication together with People & Culture and Line Managers 
Contribute and deliver to cross-functional assignments in the matrix/common action plan 
Who we are and what we do: 

The Internal Communication team is an enthusiastic and professional team at IKEA Marketing & Communication AB, that enables the business by ensuring that we always lead with the right communication at the right time and contribute to great co-worker experience driven by engagement and inspiration. We have two exciting areas of responsibility: IKEA Core business Range and IKEA Marketing & Communication AB, where we have the responsibility to:  
Enable better business through internal communication and change management for key business priorities. 
Provide expertise and tools on internal communication so managers and co-workers can lead with communication and to ensure that the right communication reaches the right internal stakeholders at the right time. 
Lead the network of Communication Community across Core business Range. Facilitate the common internal communication needs in order to create clarity and smartness in ways of working and provide areas of expertise. 


Does this sound interesting? 

We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 29 April 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. 

If you have any questions, you are warm welcome to contact recruiting manager Elin Sandborg, Internal Communication Manager on +46 766190027. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Specialist, Marie Sandman on +46 768545309 

Company Description 

Can you really reach out to the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the middle of the woods in the south of Sweden? In Älmhult you can. IKEA Marketing & Communication AB (IMC) is a 360 marketing and communication centre of excellence .Our assignment starts and ends with people. At IKEA, we want to reach many more of the many people with our communication and personalised experiences. To reach and connect with them, we define, plan, procure, develop, supply and sell common marketing communication, solutions and services that meets people where they are. What happens in Älmhult definitely does not stay in Älmhult. It reaches practically every corner of the globe.