Industrial Placement (IP) - Communications & Corporate Affairs

Responsibilities

• Proactive storytelling and thought leadership, driven through a consistent narrative
• Effective management of threats to Unilever’s reputation
• Managing the roll out of a global campaign to our employees
• Strategic policy interventions and commercialising the GAP (Growth Action Plan)
• From planning, delivering and communicating corporate strategy through to managing reputational issues and advocating for systemic change, everything we do drives towards strengthening trust in our brands, our company and our people.
• You’ll gain skills in campaigning, media relations, advocacy, partnerships, innovation, digital communications, research, content, writing and strategic issues management in a changeable, external facing environment, with a unique insight into agendas that cut across the whole business.

Requirements

• Ability to work well in a team and build good working relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Thrives in a changeable environment and operates with flexibility
• Team player who is willing to pitch in and help wherever necessary
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Taking initiative and being proactive in identifying and solving problems
• Microsoft office skills (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred

• No specific subject degree is required but studying for a degree in Journalism, Broadcasting, Digital Media, Public Relations or Corporate and Crisis Communications would be beneficial.
• Skills which would be good to have at the beginning however you will develop them over the course of the 12 months.

Benefits

• A competitive Salary of £26,107.25
• End of Placement Bonus
• Discounted Staff Shop
• Opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in an adaptable and hybrid working environment.
• 28 days (pro rata) of holiday inclusive of bank holidays. Once you have completed 12 worked weeks, under the Agency Workers Regulation your holiday entitlement will increase to 33 days inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata for the term of this placement.