Communication Leader – People & Culture Core Business Range

IKEA People & Culture 
Developing people and culture is powerful! It’s about putting co-workers in the center with a focus on engagement and purpose. It is about engaging in the constant development of our culture. It’s about enabling the shifts we want to do – to be more open and transparent and to focus more on assignment and competence and of course to embrace our differences.

As People & Culture function we want to be relevant and to truly contribute and add value to the business development in a fast changing and challenging world, by attracting, recruiting and developing people who love to fulfill our vision, by enabling a foundation for a great people experience and by enabling people to lead based on our culture and values.​​ 

We are now looking for a Communication leader that truly sees the people & culture perspective as a natural part of the business and have the capability to connect across the organisation to lead and enable the People & Culture network assignment

As part of the People & Culture Core Business Range management the Communication Leader has responsibility to secure purposeful communication, internally and externally, connected to the People & Culture assignment. In the role you lead the communication process of planning, creating, executing and following up communication to relevant stakeholders.

Furthermore you will:
Be responsible to lead, develop and execute the People & Culture Communication plan, to position and deliver the People & Culture assignment within IKEA Core Range and throughout the IKEA Network
Lead the internal communication calendar and manage the communication structure and flow within the People & Culture
Lead the tactical internal and corporate communication to support the business and people agenda
Plan, create and execute communication content from People & Culture designed to inform, inspire and engage
Develop the communication competence in the and enable others to lead with communication and represent IKEA
Contribute to strengthen and position the IKEA brand among co-workers and other relevant stakeholders.

Does this sound like you? Yes? Then, why not apply?

Thank you for reading this far. We believe that your value is greater and more important than just your CV. So if you like the idea of working at IKEA, please feel free to write to us and let's meet. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English latest by 12th September 2021.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Business Development Manager Mei Hong Svensson, mei.hong.svensson@inter.ikea.com. For questions regarding the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact People & Culture Recruiter - Aivita Grockyte at Aivita.grockyte@inter.ikea.com

Welcome with your application!

This position is at IKEA Components. IKEA Components holds a unique position within the IKEA value chain. We develop and supply IKEA with customer friendly component solutions for better products – and better homes. This includes a responsibility for selected components and raw-material, which means develop, purchase and supply to IKEA suppliers. IKEA Components also have the assignment to provide After Sales service of components to the end customers. Our business is global and today employs 1400 people based mainly in Sweden, Slovakia and China. 
Does this sound like your next challenge?

We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 2nd of September  2021. 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 about the position, you are welcome to contact People & Culture Manager Christina Stenberg at christina.stenberg@inter.ikea.com. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 768545309