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Job description / Role
'We are a company that values our employees and puts focus on developing our people'
Background:
The External Affairs & Communications function at Unilever supports the business' ambition of growing our business whilst decoupling our environmental footprint from our growth, and increasing our positive social impact through the implementation of a single, global communications strategy and annual plan. The function's mission is to 'create a movement for sustainable growth'. It will achieve this by focusing on activities which encourage motivation and advocacy among its key audiences, and which protect the business's reputation.
The Team:
The NAME Communications function has a clear purpose: Make Unilever recognized as a top socially relevant business in the region.
Our key focus areas are:
• Working with markets and Divisions to deliver flawless Issues Management and outstanding thought leadership on strategic topics.
• Launch a new era for sustainability & digitization at Unilever
• Working with Divisions to build brand equity and penetration-led growth via brands purpose, partnerships and catalyzing packaging/sustainable innovation.
• Working with markets and divisions to deliver savings through external affairs and advocacy interventions.
• Working with HR to motivate employees to stay and thrive in times of sustained changes.
Why Do We Need You?
We are currently looking for a brilliant Digital Executive to work within our Communications team in NAME. Your expertise will help you manage small and large-scale digital projects, business partner the region Senior Leadership team and effectively engage and support the Corporate Communications Managers in NAME markets.
This role also involves working closely with key stakeholders across the broader Communications function and beyond - for example, with our regional and global digital teams, Media Relations, External Affairs and Sustainable Business.
Digital is one of the key growth enablers for Unilever and working as part of our team, you'll be part of a dynamic and exciting environment, working on high profile channels and projects.
What Will You Be Doing?
• As a Digital Engagement Executive your role will consist of driving internal engagement of employees and external engagement of influencers through best-in-class digital communications.
• In this role you will be working closely with the head of NAME Communications in devising, producing and implementing a strategy to drive engagement with audiences through MCOs corporate digital channels.
• Internally, you will be responsible of sourcing, developing and publishing content for internal digital channels and managing Senior Leadership digital communications with their audiences.
• You will also be responsible for managing the delivery of key projects and activities, including the activation of new tools and technology and global campaigns and content.
• Externally you will responsible for delivering campaigns on digital channels aiming at building thought leadership on strategic topics and issues .
• You will also be supporting the team on issues and crisis management providing guidance and supporting on the execution of proactive and reactive plans.
• And last, you will be responsible for driving the performance and analytics of all the channels.
Requirements
What Experience And Skills Will You Bring?
Essential:
• Corporate digital channels management
• Managing internal and/or external communications
• Excellent relationship-building and written communication skills in English and Arabic
Desirable:
• Managing large-scale networks of sites and monitoring site standards
• Working in a regional role
• Business Partnering senior leadership teams
Required Leadership Behaviours:
• Consumer and Customer Focus
• Accountability & Responsibility
• Bias for Action
• Building Talent & Teams
• Growth Mindset
About the Company
Unilever is one of the leading FMCG company with 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and foods products, no other company touches so many people's lives in so many different ways.
Our brand portfolio has made us leaders in every field in which we work. It ranges from much-loved world favourites including Lipton, Knorr, Dove and Omo, to trusted local brands such as Blue Band and Suave.
From comforting soups to warm a winter's day, to sensuous soaps that make you feel fabulous, our products help people get more out of life.
We're constantly enhancing our brands to deliver more intense, rewarding product experiences. We invest €1 billion every year in cutting edge research and development, and have five laboratories around the world that explore new thinking and techniques to help develop our products.