As the Regional Public Affairs & Sustainability Manager you hold the regional public affairs and sustainability agenda together by monitoring, prioritizing, initiating, and executing appropriate public affairs and sustainability strategies aligned with regional business goals and global Public Affairs approach.
Your Core Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Stay updated on external policy, sustainability agendas, and internal goals within your region.
- Analyze and assess the impact of upcoming policies and legislations with regional and global teams.
- Ongoing assessment of risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to align strategies and ensure a holistic approach.
- Integrate public affairs and sustainability perspectives into internal strategies to align with goals.
- Develop and communicate company positions and responses on relevant issues.
- Map, engage, and manage external stakeholders.
- Be a spokesperson for H&M Group.
- Monitor and report on KPIs to measure the impact of actions.
- Update the Tracker with strategies and outcomes.
- Ensure alignment between regional and global PA & Sustainability strategies.
- Contribute to the development of tools, materials, and processes to enhance PA & Sustainability work across the organization.
To succeed in this role, you should be self-motivated with a curious mindset and able to build trust and foster relationships with various stakeholders.
What you need to succeed:
- 6+ years of experience in Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, or Stakeholder Engagement.
- Educational background in Politics, Law, Sustainability, Communications, Business, or a related field.
- Beneficial experience in working with think tanks, NGOs, or within the textile industry.
- Proven experience managing large, complex, cross-functional projects with an international scope.
- Strong communication and public speaking skills.
- Strategic and analytical thinking abilities.
- Proficiency in sustainability concepts and practices.
- Effective stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
- Fluent English.
We are offering a full-time position based in Warsaw, Poland, with a local Polish contract. The Regional Public Affairs & Sustainability Manager is part of regional team and report directly to the Regional Manager.
Sounds interesting? Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than the 22nd of December.
Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
Additionally, what’s in it for you:
- Stable employment contract in an international company with a unique culture
- Hybrid work model (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)
- 25% staff discount for you and your family member
- Access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
- Sharing the cost of Sports Activities
- Sharing the cost of Private health insurance
- Referral Program for external colleagues joining
- Regular feedback from your manager and colleagues, so you can grow
- Extensive internal trainings and onboarding program
- Possibility of growing within the company (over 70% of our recruitment processes are internal)
…& more
In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries.
Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.
Company Description
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.
