Partnership & Engagement Leader

Do you want to go to work and help create a better life at home?

With us, you can feel at home at work while sharing that feeling with millions of people around the world. We encourage you to stand up for yourself and others, creating an environment where everyone feels welcome. We invite you to open new doors, embrace mistakes, and grow from them. As our Partnership and Engagement Leader in sustainability, you’ll have many opportunities to try things you’ve never done before.

Our Partnership and Engagement team bridges global partners, scientific insights, and our sustainability agenda. It strengthens IKEA’s leadership by aligning content with expert advice and external perspectives, building partnerships, and supporting impact that develops the business, enhances the IKEA Brand and influence broader change in society.

As a Partnership and Engagement Leader you’ll play an important part in the team. You will be given the opportunity to work on topics ranging from climate to nature to human rights, and beyond, and to build relationships both across the IKEA business and with partners externally. The impact of our work will resonate across the business. On a typical working day, you will:

• Lead the external engagement for selected sustainability topics, building in depth knowledge over time.
• Contribute to the development of sustainability topics, participate in internal cross-functional working groups.
• Lead relationships with partners, including NGOs and business organisations. Responsibilities include coordinating IKEA standpointsgathering insightsand actively engaging in advocacy efforts
• Support planning for global events, including preparing messages and speaking points for IKEA spokespeople
• Support the development of the IKEA sustainability strategy, policies and our annual reporting.
• Support sustainability integration into communication plans

This role directly supports IKEA’s strategic sustainability goals by:

• Effective and credible external stakeholder engagement and partnerships that strengthen the IKEA Brand and meets mandatory requirements.
• High-quality, fact-based sustainability content aligned with external expectations and IKEA priorities, as supports formal reporting requirements (CSRD).
• Strengthening IKEA’s position as a leader in sustainable business practices.

The role as a Partnerships and Engagement Leader requires you to:

• Have solid knowledge and interest in at least one of the sustainability topic areas, and experience from interacting with stakeholders including NGOs, UN organisations, or policy makers, and familiarity with legal requirements such as reporting initiatives (ESG/CSRD)
• Have a passion for societal and sustainability topics, and keep up to date with emerging sustainability developments
• Have experience in how to plan and execute strategic sustainability projects such as engagement activities or sustainability reporting and enjoy 'rolling up your sleeves' and work closely with stakeholders to get the job done

Be yourself, a Partnership and Engagement Leader, and more!

Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. Every day, we strive to develop, produce, and sell products and services that are affordable and accessible to everyone. With us, you contribute to building a democratic brand and workplace that has a positive impact on both the planet and people's lives.

Your health, wellbeing, and development matter most to us, and our benefits are designed with you in mind. As a co-worker and a person, you are an essential part of our down to earth, playful, and inclusive culture, collaborating with others across roles, departments, and even across the globe. In this curious and optimistic environment, you’ll find endless opportunities to grow. Make us the home of your career.

Get ready to assemble something new! We look forward to receiving your application by 3rd November.

Any recruitment questions queries please contact [email protected] 

At IKEA, we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table. You’re welcome no matter where you come from, what you believe, or what you look like. We don’t even care how you have furnished your home. We’re interested in you simply because you’re you. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. We believe that people’s different perspectives, backgrounds, and personalities make us better at understanding our customers’ dreams and needs. At IKEA we’re all working on the same project.

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