Communications Specialist & Project Manager to H&M

Communications Specialist & Project Manager to the global Change Communications team at H&M
Company Description
Do you have a passion for communication and enjoy working with planning, executing and following up on communications activities? Do you love writing and have experience from working with both internal and external communications in a fast-paced environment? Would you describe yourself as a strategic team player that loves to create results and have fun while doing it? We are looking for an experienced communications professional to join the global Change communications team. Are you the one we are looking for?
With over 171,000 colleagues from different backgrounds across the world, H&M group is dedicated to creating the best experience for our people as well as our customers. We share a value-driven way of working, based on a fundamental respect for the individual. Our shared values help create an open, dynamic and down-to-earth company culture where anything is possible and you can truly belong, being truly yourself.
Job Description
H&M’s Marketing & Communications department is located in Stockholm and supports 75 countries around the world. We have the strategic and operational responsibility to build the H&M brand, both internally and externally, and are set up in cross-functional teams. Our transformation journey continues at a fast pace throughout the H&M Group. The newly established Change Communications team enable and support business and organisational transformation moving forward, and secure the most impact from a communications perspective.
In this role, you have the strategic and operational responsibility to initiate, lead, execute and follow-up on various change communications projects and activities, mostly internally but also externally towards media. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with your lovely colleagues in the Change Communications team, Change Leads in different parts of the business, HR teams, Communications teams at H&M and H&M Group as well as with the central functions at the head office, the regions and country sales markets. We aim to communicate to target groups in a transparent way through our communications channels, and by doing so contribute to raise awareness, understanding and trust throughout transformation processes.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Lead and drive assigned change communication projects with great motivation. Set project plans and strategies - execute and implement them.
Production of various communications material; strategy, project plans, presentations and speaker notes, guidelines, mails, messages and statements, articles, images, films etc.
Fuel positive energy and create engagement through internal employer branding communication.
Raise external awareness of ​why H&M is transforming, our exciting direction forward and what we want to achieve through proactive media relations/external communication.
Provide and support leaders with updated and relevant information about changes within H&M, to give them the best prerequisites to communicate with their teams and deliver messages.
Stakeholder management - collaborate with internal stakeholders in order to achieve successful change communications projects, for example Change Leads in different parts of the business, HR teams, Communications teams at H&M and H&M Group as well as with the central functions at the head office, the regions and country sales markets.

Qualifications
We believe that you have strong social and collaboration skills and enjoy engaging with multiple stakeholders within large organizations. You have the capacity to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously. You also have the mindset to constantly drive change in the fast speed environment we operate in. As a person, you are a real team player, flexible, result-driven and able to inspire and drive change with tight deadlines, and like to have fun with your colleagues while doing it. Successful candidates will have a great experience of both internal and external communication, project management as well as a global mindset. Competence from working with communications in one of our country sales markets or regions will be meritorious.
We also believe that you:
5+ years of work experience within the area
Have a higher education within communications, journalism and/or marketing
Have extended experience from similar roles in internal and external communications
Have proven project management skills and strong attention to detail
Have great collaboration and communication skills, being able to describe complex information in a concise way to a broad audience.
Have excellent writing skills and are fluent in English, both spoken and written
Have leadership qualities

Additional information
We know that diversity is what makes us strong. Our teams should consist of great mix of people that share and combine their knowledge, experiences, and ideas. It leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world.
This is a permanent full-time position starting as soon as possible, and will be located at the H&M Head Office in Stockholm. You will report to the Global Head of Change Communications.
Does this sound like you? Please email your application and CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than Monday 13st November.
We look forward to receiving your application!
H&M Group is committed to recruiting great people, and we believe a diverse workforce plays an important role in our success. We welcome applications from all parts of the world and will offer relocation support if you are relocating from another country.
Working at an H&M in another country right now? Read more about what relocation support applies for you in our Global Mobility handbook on Inside. If you have any questions reach out to your closest HR.