Communication Strategist - Sustainability

For our client in the Automotive industry we are looking for a Communication Strategist with a focus on Sustainability. This is a temporary full-time assignment for 10 months, based in their office in Gothenburg.

Do you want to be part of accelerating the purpose?

Our client aims to be the pioneers in the protection of people and planet. As a truly purpose-driven company, they already have a positive impact in many areas. For example, they are an industry leader in climate action and automotive safety, and the social impact work is being noticed around the world. They have set the standards high when it comes to being a responsible business. And this is where you come in.

About the role:

You will be part of a small, high performing, team which aims at accelerating the purpose agenda, internally and externally. This global team manages areas such as action-orientated purpose campaigns, Employer Branding, sustainability communication, increasing the voice of the company in relevant cultural days and events, and nurturing meaningful collaborations.

As a Communication Strategist, Sustainability, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Launch social impact fund across all channels and with all key audiences in Spring ’24

- Deliver impactful cultural day campaigns.

- Collaborate with Stakeholder Engagement team on advocacy initiatives, on topics incl. ocean health.

- Driving the development and implementation of compelling evidence-based narratives, global campaigns, stories, and messages, that create engagement around sustainability journey and industry leadership, across all global channels, and drive progress.

- Strengthening employee engagement and build the brand to the key external audiences (future and current customer, talent, and stakeholder) through media, influencers and other third parties.

- Working collaboratively both internally and externally, building strong relationships with stakeholders and supporting them with high level sustainability communication guidance and actions.

- Working with business priorities and planning, as well as proactively identifying newsworthy communication opportunities, and develop engaging, meaningful, and creative sustainability communication strategies.

- Working with internal communications on strategies to foster employee engagement, alignment with business objectives, and a strong sense of belonging.

Who are you?

You are a devoted and creative communications or marketing professional with 8-10 years’ experience from a global organization, including experience of sustainability-related communications. You have a natural passion for news, communication, and engaging sustainability communication. You have extensive experience in PR, social media, and/or journalism and a demonstrable ability to utilize different channels and mobilization to deliver the desired business outcome.

In addition to this, you have:

- A strategic, analytical, and creative approach to communication planning, is self-led and has the ability to manage a wide range of projects and agencies, balancing quality, and speed.

- A strong understanding of current and emerging global sustainability issues and challenges and the ability to relate them to business action.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English), with the ability to craft clear, concise, and engaging messages for diverse audiences.

- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to involve and balance stakeholders and agencies and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- A natural collaborator with a strong ability to build good working relationships with stakeholders and internal colleagues.

- The ability to bring clarity to complex situations and interpret in-depth business and technology messaging in a receiver-friendly way.

This position is based at the international HQ in Gothenburg, Sweden and you will report to the Head of Purpose Communications & Employer Branding. Welcome with your application!

About the assignment

For this assignment you will be hired as a full-time consultant by Digitalenta. We offer our consultants a generous package including healthcare allowance, insurance policy, paid vacation days and pension savings. In addition, you'll also have a dedicated consultant manager available throughout your employment with us, in addition to optional networking activities with our network of consultants.

The assignment is full-time and for a period of 10 months, with possible extension.