IKEA Hiring for Communication Specialist at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Job Description

WHO YOU ARE

As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people.
For this role we believe you have strong communication skills in English (spoken and written). Proven advanced training in strategic communications or equivalent 2-5 years’ experience of both external and internal communication Experience with leading in change.

You have knowledge in the following areas:

• Up-to-date knowledge of the complete media landscape (including the latest trends in social media), activation and measurements.
• Strong knowledge of using insights to formulate communication, PA or PR strategies, plans and activities to meet IKEA business and receiver needs
• Up to date knowledge of how to lead communication by defining, planning, executing and follow-up communication to relevant stakeholders to keep our co-workers well informed, engaged and empowered
• Deep understanding of the process for delivering efficient communication and stakeholder plans, tools and the IKEA communication channels
• Ability to take a leading role in communication with the business goal, co-workers and public trust in focus
• Proactive attitude in problem solving and hands-on approach when necessary
• Passionate about communication as a business enabler
• Passionate about Life at Home, our contribution to society, communication & modern digital retailing trends and turning them into practice
• Affinity with creating engaging communication and working with media relations and stakeholder management
• Energized by working both independently and interdependently with communication network and cross functions.
• Motivated to work agile and being open to the change

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Based on the strategic market communication plan, drive the implementation and operational communication project support to the market, via Business Partners securing high-quality project support and impactful deliverables.

To partner cross-functionally (PR, PA and Co-worker communication) to build communications strategies and tactics that support the implementation of the country growth plan and the execution of the Ingka Retail direction.

To drive an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values

YOU WILL

• Responsible to develop different internal and external communication or Public Affairs assignments
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the market communication projects & Media Relations agenda
• Contribute to reactive, proactive and activist communication externally
• Implement and execute media/stakeholder engagement strategies for reactive, proactive and activist communication
• Secure the process for country on-duty phone and media product loans
• Drive project management of internal and external communication projects, taking the stakeholder perspective
• Work with stakeholder analysis and stakeholder management
• Enable effective internal communication and assist in the creation of prerequisites for our leaders and co-workers to be our best ambassadors
• Define, plan, create/execute and follow up on internal and external communications Develop alongside other communicators and tap into wider resources, i.e. social/digital, PR, stakeholder engagement, campaigns etc.
• Actively push for improvement of content creation and co-worker engagement, based on trends in communication and the latest developments within the communication field.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

We strongly position IKEA as a truly meaningful & trusted brand in people’s hearts & minds, with a focus on us as a retailer and our positive societal impact.
At the same time, we contribute to the growth and transformation of Ingka by ensuring we lead with communication. We do this by taking a strategic approach to reactive, proactive and activist communication.