Uk & Ireland Public Affairs Leader

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom IKEA Full time

Who you are

You See Things A Little Differently. So Do We.

As a Communication Team, we strongly position IKEA UK and Ireland as a truly meaningful and 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 the business by ensuring we lead with communication. We do this by taking a strategic approach to proactive and reactive communication, and advocacy.

As Public Affairs Leader, you will contribute to IKEA’s growing public and regulatory affairs offering in the UK and Ireland; with a particular focus on ensuring the business is able to identify, respond, and adapt to a rapidly changing policy landscape.

You will support the Public Affairs Manager, and work closely with the wider Communication team and key business leaders to help deliver our public affairs agenda, helping to shape and implement our strategy for working with policy and regulation - in line with IKEA’s values, priorities, and business goals.

You should have a passion for policy and public affairs, be able to distil complex information and create engagement and trust with colleagues and stakeholders.

Essential Requirement:

- 3 years’ experience in working with policy and public affairs
- Training in public affairs, policy, or regulatory affairs
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Experience supporting strategic business planning and working through crises and issues
- Experience in external representation, and building trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders

And just as important, you are someone who would share and naturally reflect and promote the IKEA Values in your everyday work. You constantly seek better ways to inspire and clarify a vision and you get energized by the diversity in a fast-paced changing retail environment.

What you'll be doing day to day
- Support the Public Affairs Manager in the development and delivery o IKEA UK and Ireland’s Public Affairs strategy and agenda, aligning with national and global plans
- Help secure effective alignment of Public Affairs objectives to formulated business goals and stakeholder objectives for the market.
- Monitor relevant regulatory and non-regulatory developments in the market, feeding back learnings into key business functions.
- Lead and develop specific strategies for influencing relevant policy and regulation, impacting the IKEA agenda. Help to create a positive policy and regulatory environment for a transforming and growing, people and planet positive IKEA business
- Provide stakeholder engagement and passionate advocacy on strategically relevant topics, engaging not only externally, but also with key internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to Communications Team objectives and to relevant 360-degree projects and campaigns.
- Act as a public and regulatory affairs business partner for relevant internal stakeholders, such as Risk and Compliance, Digital, Sustainability, People & Culture, Property & Expansion
- Represent IKEA UK and Ireland where required, in appropriate external and internal forums, conferences, and meetings.
- Take lead in driving an open and sharing climate, being a role model of the IKEA values

About this work area

Our team is the voice of IKEA. We use words, pictures and videos to tell the story about IKEA, to build our brand and inspire people with our offer. We bounce ideas back and forth, we challenge each other and we are crazy passionate about communication. Of course we’re also the ones who make sure to keep all our fellow co-workers informed, engaged and connected in a constantly changing business environment.

What you need to know

This position is full time, you will work 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The Service Office principal location is Hybrid working a minimum of 8 days per calendar month in the office and the remainder flexibly working remotely at home.

To enable us to get to know you in the best way, we ask that you please include an up-to-date version of your CV with a cover letter.

Advertising Closing Date: 22nd February 2023

If you have any questions regarding the role or around the recruitment experience, please contact Cheryl Craig.

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