Public Affairs Leader – IKEA Careers

Job Description:

Provide passionate advocacy and leadership on the topic of strategically relevant positive societal  impact across all IKEA/INGKA departments in the market, engaging not only external, but also internal stakeholders. Monitor relevant regulatory and non-regulatory developments in the market, feeding back learnings into the strategy development process.

Job Responsibilities:

• Secure effective alignment of Public Affairs objectives to formulated business goals and stakeholder objectives for the market.
• Responsible for leading the development and delivery of the market Public Affairs strategy and agenda, aligning with global Ingka Public Affairs plan;
• Apply effective stakeholder management to develop a deep understanding of stakeholder drivers in order to manage Public Affairs effectively in the market. Feed insights into strategy development process.
• Lead and contribute to the overall positioning movement in the market, integrating into communications department and contributing to relevant 360-degree campaigns.
• Lead and develop specific strategies for influencing market policy and regulation, impacting the IKEA market agenda. Help to create a positive policy and regulatory environment for a transforming and growing, people and planet positive IKEA business.

Job Requirements:

• Be a coach and sparring partner to Managers and leaders including the Country Manager and other members of the Country/ Region Management Team.
• Secure sufficient communications and business resources and expertise to drive Public Affairs in the market.
• Act as a strategic business partner for relevant internal stakeholders, such as Digital, People & Culture, Property & Expansion.
• Represent country/ region in appropriate external and internal forums, conferences and meetings so that people know what we stand for.

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience working with government and policy makers.
• Minimum 5 years public affairs experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience with external representation.

Job Details:

Company: IKEA

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Greater Philadelphia Area

Application Deadline: N/A

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