Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

What makes working at Mondelez International so special? Many things. The iconic brands and global nature of our business. The continuous innovation and endless opportunities to grow. We’re the world’s leading maker of Chocolate & Biscuits, with global and local brands like Côte d’Or, Milka, Oreo, LU, TUC and Philadelphia , and we now have an exciting opportunity to join our team.

Are you passionate about Communication and have an internal or external communication background?

Acting as Communication Specialist for Mondelēz Benelux will give you the opportunity to follow your own development path supporting the Benelux business managing relationships with different levels of the organization.

Purpose of Position:

Implement the yearly internal communication plan according to the business priorities and the global/EU initiatives and support the Benelux Corporate Affairs Senior Manager in the day to day mgt of the external reputation program.

Internal Communications

This role will be responsible and accountable for the day to day delivery of the internal communications agenda for Belgium and The Netherlands, working alongside the CGA Senior Manager Benelux. They will be responsible for generating and writing content from Belgium and the Netherlands and leveraging this at a European level. The role will collaborate with local teams to identify great stories which celebrate success and help support recognition of colleagues in Benelux and Europe. The role will be responsible for organizing internal communications events such as quarterly town halls, annual plenary company meetings, monthly newsletters…, and will execute community engagement activities across both markets. The role will also support the digital channels (intranet, Vivaengage) and act as communication support for our production facilities in Belgium.

External Communications

Provide external communications support to the Benelux Corporate Affairs Senior Manager in building an external reputation program for Benelux, as well as press office activities, social media channel content, crisis communication and public affairs activities. In addition, the role will own, maintain and further develop the media monitoring and the Benelux Mynewsdesk pages, to accommodate the needs of the Benelux media environment. The role will collaborate closely with our Marketing teams and agencies for brand PR purposes.

Team Support

This role will support the North Western & wider Europe CGA team, getting involved in the joint activities and projects shared as region.

Main Responsibilities:

Internal Communications

• Content / story creation for Benelux for use locally and in publication on Benelux intranet

• Plasma info screens & newsletter mgt in Benelux

• Manage local leadership communications in Benelux & organize + create content for local Townhalls

• Coordinating MEU/Local town halls & webcasts

• Support growth of community agenda by coordination of community events and community engagement activities such as volunteering initiatives and food donations.

• Implement locally MEU/Global/Local Recognition Initiatives.

External Communications

• Help the Benelux Corporate Affairs Senior Manager co-deliver a reputation building program (public affairs and external communications) for the Benelux business, working in partnership with the Managing Director and the leadership team where required.

• Track & record media coverage using Media Inquiry Tracking and managing the Benelux media monitoring services.

• Support the Benelux Corporate Affairs Senior Manager & the Benelux business with local reputation issues – providing counsel and advice.

• Maintain and further develop the Benelux MyNewsDesk pages

• Support in press office activities, managing local media enquiries

• Collaborate closely with our Marketing teams and agencies for brand PR purposes

Administration

• Contribute to monthly reports on CGA activities for MEU.

• Communication administration tasks such as budget building and tracking, liaising with Procurement for vendor management and reporting of community contributions.

• Support and create corporate presentation materials

More about this role

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Communication/Marketing

• Native or equivalent level in Dutch and French language (written and spoken) is mandatory

• At least 2 years’ experience in Communication roles for international companies and/or PR and Communication Agencies

• Full professional proficiency in English

• External Communication experience is highly preferred

• Confident with Social Media management

• Excellent content writing and oral communication skills

• Photo, design, video creation or infographic design capabilities will be a plus

• The desire to build a career in any or all of the CGA sub-disciplines

• Ability to work and build relationships within a remote team

• Achieving results, attention to details and working under pressure with a collaborative approach

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Communications and Public & Government Affairs

Corporate & Government Affairs

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.