Communications/Corporate Affairs Internship/Placement Year 2025 - 2026

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Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Hybrid
1 Years Experience
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We're a global snacking company empowering people to snack right.
The Role
Support the Corporate Affairs team in internal and external communications as well as community initiatives. Provide administration support to the UK&I CGA Team. 12-month internship program with real responsibilities from day one.
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
As an organization we are committed to developing the next generation of Makers and Bakers. Joining us at an early career stage in our fast paced and ever changing environment will enable you to do more, learn more and grow more. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone- you may even surprise yourself! We will ensure you are given the support you need to be at your best and enable you to be yourself and bring passion and personality. Here you can lean in and speak up and bring your own flavor.
Big enough to reach the top. Small enough to help you get off the ground.
Want a small taste of life at Mondelēz? Then sink your teeth into one of our huge internships. Our internships are 12 months long and we'll make you an integral part of our team and give you a real job - with real responsibilities - from day one. We hope to help you expand your horizons and encourage your personal and professional development.
We want to make sure you get the most from your time with us. That's why once you join we'll work out ambitious but achievable goals for you. Then through the support of a buddy and regular reviews with your manager, we'll help you achieve them.
The Role:
You will offer support to the whole Corporate Affairs team covering; Internal Communications, External Communications and our vibrant Community agenda.
Responsibilities:

  • Internal Communications: Providing internal communications support for UK & Ireland - you'll be a key contact in generating content to ensure we maintain a holistic voice across the area, and will collaborate with local teams (HR / brand / PA's) to identify great stories which celebrate success and help support recognition of colleagues. The role will support our digital channels (intranet, yammer) and support the editing of messages, creating communication materials for local leaders and communication champions across the region to ensure a vibrant communication programme.


  • External Communications: You will work with the team to tell the MDLZ story in creative, inspiring ways that resonate with journalists and the general public. This will involve supporting responses to queries from national and local media as part of a small but busy communications team which covers both Mondelez International and its brands. The role will see the opportunity to work cross-functionally to help support issues as they arise and shape the business' response. It will require monitoring political and parliamentary activity. When we organize events for media and political stakeholders, you will play a key role in bringing this to life.


  • Community: You'll play a key role in supporting our community/impact agenda for UK & Ireland and in achieving volunteer KPI's across the region. As part of this, you will collaborate with local community champions, Cadbury Foundation trustees and external partners to deliver key programmes. You'll also get the opportunity to support the creation and communication of community impact content and stories across the region to ensure a vibrant and engaging community programme.


  • Team Support: As part of this role, you will also provide some administration support to the UK&I CGA Team. Effective administration will include organising team affairs (e.g. meetings, calls etc), general team admin (files, archive), general day-to-day admin issues, as well as taking on specific projects to support the function in its delivery of company objectives - e.g. major event management such as internal management conferences or set piece external events.


What we look for:
There are a few things you'll need to join our tantalisingly innovative company. Along with the confidence to try new and challenging experiences, you must be enthusiastic about learning and eager to reach new heights in creating and sharing joy. We look for all sorts of qualities in our interns. Proactivity, Problem Solving, Agility and Communication skills.
Confidence to try new and challenging experiences, you must be enthusiastic about learning and eager to reach new heights in creating and sharing joy.
We like people who aren't afraid to stand alone, who deal with ambiguity instead of ignoring it and who know how to approach any problem, no matter how difficult.
If you have these qualities, and are committed to making the most of your talents, you'll fit right in here.
Candidate Requirements:

  • Studying towards degree in a Communications or Journalism or Marketing or Public Relations or Business Management related subject (2:2 predicted)


Starting salary: £23,000
Closing date for applications is midday Friday 8th November 2024.
We will be holding our final stage assessment center for this role virtually on Monday 16th December 2024. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.
For more details on our Early Careers schemes and advice on our application process, visit our careers site today - Early Careers - UK | Mondelēz International, Inc. (mondelezinternational.com)
Mondelēz is a diverse and inclusive employer with an objective to ensure a fair and equal hiring process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply or throughout our assessment process please contact [email protected] stating "NE Early Careers" as the subject.
Our candidate requirements are based on criteria to enable you to succeed in the role. If you have narrowly missed the above requirements and there are extenuating circumstances that you would like us to consider, you can let us know by contacting [email protected] stating "NE Early Careers" as the subject and attaching a letter from your school/university to confirm your extenuating circumstances
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 .
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
Intern (Fixed Term)
Interns
Early Careers

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
90,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90,000 individuals around the world.

Our Purpose
Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Our Brands
We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.

Our People
Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.

Our Strategies
We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands, and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities:

• Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth
• Execution: drive operational excellence
• Culture: build a winning growth culture

Why Work With Us

We offer passionate, energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun, fast-paced, global business. We operate in four regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.

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