Job Description
Job Summary
We are looking for a Communications Integration Manager who will act as the strategic bridge between central Communications teams and our global markets. This is a full fledged communications generalist position which is ideal for a versatile, hands-on communications manager capable of supporting a wide variety of workstreams.
This role will play a critical part in enabling markets, supporting business priorities, steering cross regional coordination, and ensuring operational excellence through effective resource planning, reporting, and consultant management.
Travel can take up 5% of the time
This position can be based in Lund, Budaors, Arganda del Rey, Istanbul, Athens, Johannesburg, Cairo, Nairobi, Lahore or Casablanca.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Market Enablement
- Serve as a communications manager supporting markets during peak workload periods.
- Provide hands-on support across all communication disciplines, including:
- Editorial and content creation
- Internal communications
- PR and media relations
- Brand and campaign adaptation
- Tradeshows and events
- Program deployment and local implementation
- Address other specific market needs and priority projects as they arise.
2. Bridge Between Central Sustainability Communications team & Markets
- Coordinate Sustainability Communications initiatives between the central team and markets.
- Manage activities such as:
- Localization and rollout of the Sustainability Report
- Deployment and governance of the collection & recycling toolkit
- Coordination of sustainability claims and related materials
- Ensure alignment, timely delivery, consistent messaging and successful implementation in the markets.
3. Bridge Between Central Corporate Communications & Operations (CCO) Team & Markets
- Coordinate Corporate Communications initiatives between the CCO team and markets to ensure seamless execution and alignment.
- Act as the central point-of-contact for markets when rolling out global Corporate Communications programs.
4. Support Corporate Communications Project Needs
- Provide additional capacity to the CCO team during peak workload periods.
- Contribute to a wide range of communications projects, ensuring quality, speed, and alignment with global standards.
5. Manage Coordination & Reporting of Market Support via Shared Services and Flex Resources
- Operate the intake process (Service Hub) for all market requests related to consultants or overflow work.
- Scope, prioritize, resource, and schedule requests, maintaining transparency and clear SLAs.
- Communicate timelines, updates, and project status regularly to stakeholders.
- Produce quarterly & annual service performance reports
- Present insights and improvement recommendations to leadership.
- Coordinate with external vendors and consultants managing: Briefings, SLAs and quality assurance, Budget adherence
- Design and administer the annual market satisfaction and needs survey. Analyze results, identify themes, and develop clear improvement plans with designated owners.
Educational Qualifications, Experience, & Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Affairs, Journalism, or related disciplines.
- 13–15 years of progressive experience in Corporate Communications, Executive Communications, or Strategic Communications roles.
- Proven experience advising and supporting CEOs, senior executives, or high profile leaders.
- Strong background in issues/crisis communications and enterprise-level reputation management.
- Experience working across global, matrixed organizations with complex stakeholder networks.
- Experience overseeing high-stakes governance and enterprise-wide communications frameworks.
- Exceptional writing, storytelling, and messaging abilities tailored for executive audiences.
- Polished executive presence with strong influencing and advisory skills.
- Expertise in strategic planning, editorial management, and thought leadership development.
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive, confidential information.
- Crisis and issues management capability with calm, strategic decision-making.
- Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to connect enterprise-level narratives with market realities.
- High level of professionalism, maturity, and accountability.
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