Corporate Communication Manager - Customer Sustainability Programme - Aarhus or Stockholm

Would you like to join one of the world’s largest dairy cooperatives – and take responsibility for the overall communications strategy for Arla’s Customer Sustainability programme?

About the job

As a Sustainability Communication Manager in the global communication team, you will have a unique opportunity to develop and deliver communication that maximises the reputational and commercial partnership benefits of Arla’s sustainability programme. Last year, Arla launched a sustainability programme designed to help our customers reach their climate targets while supporting the continued reduction of emissions on our farms. The programme was an industry first and this role will play a key part in its future development.

In this varied role you will work closely with colleagues in the sustainability, agriculture, sales and marketing teams. You will also collaborate closely with colleagues in the global communications team to deliver a common communication strategy and plan that sets the direction of our Customer Sustainability Programme to all stakeholders, including customers, farmer owners, media, political, industry and colleagues. 

Specific areas of responsibility:

• Develop and lead a common communication strategy and plan in close collaboration with key internal stakeholders
• Develop relevant and timely content for both internal and external owned channels, including reports for customers, and messages for media and farmer owners
• Specify the communication requirements of a new IT solution for the customer programme
• Work with commercial colleagues to develop communication packs for customers, including Q&As, key messages and proof points
• Coordinate communication across markets to ensure a level of consistency in our communication while allowing specific market conditions to be addressed

• As this is a new role, you will have the opportunity to develop the role further in line with the evolution of the programme and the communication needs

Who are you?

Our ideal candidate is a talented communication professional that matches the following:

• Education at Master’s level within communication, marketing, media, business or journalism

• At least three years’ work experience in a communications, sales or marketing role
• Proven experience of developing engaging content and copy for traditional media and digital channels, including websites.
• Strong collaborator both within own team and with other stakeholders  
• Ability to manage complex projects with tight deadlines and multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter and people person with a drive to reach out, build relations and the ability to act as a trusted advisor  
• Ambitious and eager to continuously develop own skills  
• Fluent written and verbal skills in English

In addition to being a highly skilled communicator, you can grasp nuances in the business and turn them into engaging communication for Arla. You have sound judgement and are used to navigating at all levels in a large, complex organization.

What do we offer?

A fantastic opportunity for a communication professional who is keen to dive into the world of sustainability communications and be one of the front runners on how businesses can develop commercial partnerships that deliver action and value. You will be part of a global communication team of passionate colleagues, dedicated to bringing our communication to the next level.

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And with this role, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of how to work in the interface between business and sustainability science while developing your communication skills in the context of one of the biggest issues facing business today.

Would you like to join us?

We process applications on a continuous basis and close the job opening once the right candidate has been found. For additional information, please call George Morrison, Director of Global Public Affairs in the global communications team, on +4591316020.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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