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HR & EHS Communication and Change Lead (flexible location within Europe)
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Join the Employee Experience Team as the HR & EHS Communication and Change Lead!
As the HR and EHS Communication and Change Lead, you will drive the development of impactful communication strategies that align with our organisational goals. Your role will help shape how we connect with our employees and stakeholders, ensuring that our People agenda is engaging and making a difference.
You will report directly to the Head of Employee Experience and you can be based in any European Givaudan location including Argenteuil, France; Naarden, Netherlands; Milton Keynes, UK; Baierbrunn, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; Barcelona, Spain.
What you'll do:
Develop Strategic Communication Approach: You will create a comprehensive communications vision and plan for HR and EHS, ensuring alignment with our ambition to be a place where everyone loves to be and grow.
Create Engaging Content: You will develop and deliver communication materials tailored to diverse audiences, using the most effective channels
Engage Key Stakeholders: You will support key stakeholders to enhance their communication skills and strategies, so that our critical programmes are set up for success
Develop our internal ESG agenda: You will lead the way to communicate our HR related ESG goals and achievements to both internal and external audiences, contributing to our commitment to transparency and sustainability
Drive our Annual Strategic Planning: You will lead the visibility process for our annual HR project portfolio, ensuring we stay on track with our strategic goals
Team Management: you will lead and manage a small team of communication and change professionals, ensuring synergies and coherent change and communications practices across the HR and EHS portfolios
Who you are:
You have at least 8 years of experience in a global organisation.
You are experienced with leading communications at a global level and have experience and knowledge of people-related topics including rewards, performance, development, safety & wellbeing and inclusion.
Your communication skills are excellent, with an ability to translate complex messages into clear, engaging stories
You have strong digital know-how, with an excitement to use new tools to enhance employee engagement
Team Management skills - you can manage, inspire, lead and develop a team
You are able to switch between strategy development and getting things done
You are based in Europe with a willingness to travel
Why this role:
This is not just a job; it's an opportunity to affect our organisation and its people at the beginning of our 2030 strategy. You will lead a small team, work with diverse colleagues, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and help drive our HR and EHS strategies forward.
If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge and lead our communication efforts, we want to hear from you!
Attractive package with benefits
Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
A creative team environment that will inspire you
Other local benefits based on where you are based
Hybrid role (1 HO day/week)
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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.
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