Communication Specialist

Company Description
Transform your energy and passion for people into great Co-worker experience!
As the People & Culture Experience function we want to truly contribute and add our value to the business development in a fast changing and challenging world. This we do by attracting, recruiting and developing people who love to fulfil our vision, by offering a foundation for a great candidate, co-worker and manager experience based on our culture and values.
We work closely with the day to day business within Inter IKEA Sweden and we are contributing to the growth of business through people. Our contribution is to secure the base operational HR processes.
We are combining the role as Communication specialist for the P&C Experience area with the role as P&C Specialist on- and off-boarding, both in a national and a local assignment, delivering for Community of Expertise and IKEA of Sweden AB.
Job Description
You will steer and lead the on- and off-boarding processes for IKEA of Sweden. We have recently implemented new HR systems that will serve as a platform that will enable a more aligned and proactive way of on-boarding our co-workers and managers in the future.
We see that the areas of on-boarding and communication are very interlinked. The base for a good introduction is often to get to know and to easily find the latest updated versions of different HR processes. Thus, your role is additionally to be responsible for communication within the People & Culture Experience field to the different main target groups co-workers, managers and P&C colleagues.
We also see a benefit and efficiency in combining the P&C Experience communication needs on different arenas, both on national level for all legal Inter IKEA units in Sweden and additionally for the biggest company IKEA of Sweden.
Part of your job will be to:
Be the leader for or member of the national Inter IKEA Group On- and off-boarding network. This work includes development and maintenance of articles, landing pages and services related to On- and off-boarding in My Support. Functionalities related to the topic in Workday are also part of the responsibility.
Support the Specialist community in IKEA of Sweden and the network community with communication expertise, for instance when writing HR articles, news, policies, processes, ways of working, forms etc. Our main target groups are co-workers, managers and our colleagues within the People & Culture community.
Summarize latest news within the P&C Experience field into a manager newsletter for all Inter IKEA entities in Sweden. This newsletter is later adapted in each legal company in Sweden to suit internal needs.
Develop and maintain relevant communication channels eg IKEA Home, Teams channels and shared folders for People & Culture Experience material for both national and local IoS arena.
Represent People experience communication needs in different communication forums and Inter IKEA networks. Have a continuous dialogue with national and global stakeholders, IKEA Älmhult AB, IoS Communication team and other communication departments.

Qualifications
We are looking for you who together with us want to bring people and business together and ensure that we are an excellent place for everybody to work and develop. You are able to work independently and are motivated in finding new assignments and setting your own agenda, as well as collaborating in a team environment with your peers and stakeholders throughout the organization.
As a communicator you have a holistic view with an eye for the details, always with simplicity in mind. You have a strong graphic eye and you are a confident writer with the ability to turn strategic messages into clear, simple and inspiring communication. You have a good understanding of co-worker engagement and see the potential in co-worker ambassadorship.
You demonstrate reliability, honesty and integrity in interpersonal relations and feel comfortable in constantly developing our ways of working. You have strong communication skills with a few years of experience within the communication or relevant field and you are fluent in both spoken and written English.
You share your knowledge as well as you are curious and eager to learn more. You are structured and organised with a hands-on approach - you make things happen.
The passion for people and business is obvious and you are used to working in a complex, constantly changing, international environment.
Additional information
Does this sound like your next challenge?
We look forward to receiving your application – CV and motivation letter – latest 8th Feb.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 about the role, please contact hiring manager People & Culture Experience manager Lena Thorwaldsson at lena.thorwaldsson1@inter.ikea.com. If you have questions regarding recruitment process, please contact Recruiter Katie Pettersson on +46 702 99 42 48.