IKEA Communications AB

What if you could inspire to make everyday life just a little bit better?

The answer is simple: You can. This is what motivates us at IKEA. We’re constantly searching to find new ways to be better. We use insights from real life at home all over the world, learning about the needs and dreams of people. We use our home furnishing knowledge to help inspire people with ideas and solutions that will help them live the life they want.

At IKEA Communications, we’re people-centric, have a passion for making great stuff, and we aim to be the best communication partner for the whole of IKEA. We work closely and together with our colleagues across IKEA, creating state-of-the-art communication at the lowest price. Located in Älmhult, Sweden, we’re a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Because in order to make things better for the many, we want to involve people from all parts of the world. Nonetheless, we never forget our Swedish heritage that forms the backbone of who we are today.

We’re on the lookout for passionate doers, idea makers, creative thinkers - people who want to find answers to everyday problems in people’s lives, for society and the planet.

Do you also believe in celebrating the everyday life? Do you want to be part of making it happen from idea to paper or pixel? Then keep on reading.

The Competence Areas Project Operations support projects at IKEA Communications with specialist format-independent competences leading, managing, facilitating and supporting tailor-made creative teams. We provide leadership in the different phases of ideation, creation, and development of communication. Our aim is to continuously improve and simplify the overall communication development process from end-to-end. With seamless handovers and excellence in planning and securing quality, time and cost with strong competence in project management, tools and frameworks.

We're now looking for Project Leaders with extensive experience within Marketing & Communication.

As Project Leader you will…

• Lead and manage projects in the scope and debrief development with Assignment Leader to secure that the brief includes the right information about the problem that the communication is supposed to solve.
• Lead multiple projects, overall responsible for the on-time, on-brief (quality), on-budget delivery of the project, while ensuring a smart and lean approach from creation to delivery.Clarify competence need and secure core team resources.
• Consider the assignment in the larger context, ensure the project’s relevance toward strategic directions, such as safeguard the Meeting the customer strategy and other relevant IKEA Strategies.
• Responsible for the facilitation of creative concept development, exploration and co-creation.
• Responsible to on board the Core Team, Production Leader and Producer and secure responsibility for briefed synergy opportunities and validate that the briefed team understands the communication brief. 
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting stakeholder relationships.
• Lead project performance/results assessment, identification of insights, document and share learnings that can be assimilated towards advancing further our competence expertise, market knowledge and end-results of future projects. 
• Create preconditions that enables inclusion of perspectives and competencies, co-worker engagement, team spirit and togetherness.
• Act as a role model in regards to IKEA Culture, Values and Code of conduct. 
• Be a change driver for developing the business & people agenda by identifying and sharing possible future competence or business needs. 

Our Project Leaders are people who approaches communication with a strategic and holistic view and have an ability to transform insights into actions through interpretation and facilitation skills. People who lead with strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills. People who cater for cross-business collaboration and engages their team to follow through on objectives, plans and processes. People that can spark an innovative and idea driven culture that enables co-workers to explore and share ideas and reinvent communication solutions. People with the ability to make our communication relevant to end-consumer, today and tomorrow.

You’ll need:

• Education and extensive work experience leading projects within communication, marketing or related fields.
• Business and financial understanding and experience in budgeting.
• Industry and market relevant knowledge within communication & marketing.
• Experience in facilitating the development of creative concept ,exploration and co-creation.
• Fundamental knowledge of process, resource management and project steering (PPS).
• Experience working with complex organizational structures that involve many stakeholders.
• Experience in risk analysis and scenario planning.
• Experience working with change management & change communication methods and tools.
• Experience in leading, managing and developing creative teams.
• Understanding of user experiences (UX).
• Experience working with a multichannel approach (foresee production of content for different channels)
• Passionate curiosity in our customers and everyday life at home,  the needs of consumers and how it all connects to IKEA Range and products.
• Passion for home furnishing, and about leading and developing people.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our building, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world. 

Are you ready to make the world a little better, together? We want to hear from you! Due to the summer vacation time, our recruitment process will be a little bit longer.

We look forward to receiving your application in English, the latest the 29th of October. Please note the process information below!

Process information
This is a fast process so please contribute by sending in your application soon!
We will Phone interview the 28th of October and the 5th of Nov. 

If you are one of the candidates we will get to know more you will be invited to an assessment centre the 12th of Nov. Please hold this day in you calendar since that is the only date you can be part and considered this time around. Travel may not be necessary, however full day attendance is. 

We do not accept applications by e-mail. If you are one of the candidates we think have the required experience we will contact you by email or phone to schedule a telephone interview. We appreciate your cooperation in all above!