Country Communications & Corporate Affairs Lead - Poland and Baltics

Country Communications Lead  (C&CAL) will be responsible forCommunications And Corporate Affairs in Country. 

In external communication area  C&CAL will be:

• Developing positive Unilevercorporatestoriesand turningthemintoopportunitieswiththemedia and strategicstakeholders

• Handle mediainquiries, activelyengagewithmediawiththeobjectivetoleverageUnilever’s global narrative and turn journalistintoactiveadvocates.

• Drivingcorporatereputationthroughstrategicadvocacyworkwithkey NGO and Governmentalstakeholders. 

• Drive policy outcomes that protect Unilever’s license to operate, support commercialisation of the strategies,  deliver Unilever’s sustainability agenda

• Managing localreputationalissues in closecooperationwithRegional and Global C&CA Teams

• The separate focusareaofhe/she/theywill becoordinatinginternal communicationstoembedOrganisation strategy, culture and values, and grow employee advocacy. 

• Daily management of Media Relations, External Affairs, and Internal communications agenda

• Daily management of core company internal comms channels

• Preparation of tailored high quality briefing papers, speeches and other background materials for internal and external purposes 

• Independently developing positive Unilever/category stories and turning them into opportunities with the media.

• Leading issue management, with help of the CEE Comms Director & Global issue management teams 

• Drafting of position papers, Q&As and Social Media messaging on issues.

• Conducting of stakeholder mapping and stakeholder strategies for business critical issues.

• Supporting relationship building with key external stakeholders such as NGOs, academics, trade association members, customers, etc.

• Working with categories to develop broader communications strategies in the area of issue management and business/category advocacy.

• Supporting the business with the launch of product innovations that require acceptance of external stakeholders and/or regulatory approval.

Key Skills & Experiences

• 6-8 years of experience in communication area

• Excellent communications skills 

• Experience in managing few complex projectsat  thesame time

• Strong strategic thinking, analytical skills and good business sense

• Structured and organized way of working

• Internal and external stakeholder management and knowledge, issues management experience

• Ability to work in multi-functional teams

• Problem-solving skills

• Very good English skills 

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

Required Mindset 

• High sense of ownership & high adaptability 

• Stress resistant in a dynamic environment 

• Passionate about turning issues into opportunities 

• Perfect candidate will have a strong intellect and proven capability to manage sensitive issues 

• A passion for Media Relations and Public Affairs. 

• Confident and capable of advising and building trust with senior leaders and stakeholders.