Schools & Universities Partner, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
Sweden, Älmhult

Category:
Human Resources

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Job Description:

As a Schools & Universities Partner your job is to enable activities, projects and collaborations with schools and universities that add value for the Inter IKEA business, either from a talent acquisition, competence flow or employer branding perspective. In the coming years, we need to widen the perception of IKEA as an employer, meet new talent in new ways to stay relevant and deepen our collaboration with academia to foster competence exchange and innovation.

Job Responsibility:

Oversee a portfolio of projects and initiatives, project lead, coach, and follow up on progress
Be the entry point and subject matter expert for business and student questions around our agenda connected to schools and universities
Meet with various internal stakeholder groups to advocate for, support and follow up on their student and schools engagements, ensuring visibility and integration in the business agenda
Together with key stakeholders, continuously develop communication materials to ensure it’s up-to-date, relevant and reflecting the IKEA Brand for these target groups
Project lead, run and follow up on events and workshops, from administration to logistics
Meet with new partners and stakeholders to explore, evaluate and define new projects and ideas based on current and future business and competence needs

Requirements:

Enjoy working on behalf of many different stakeholders, navigating priorities and expectations in a natural and efficient manner
Have great communication and collaboration skills, with a knack for building trustful relationships
Have excellent project management skills
Thrive with both strategizing and getting things done
Are motivated to work in and support developing a multi-cultural and diverse environment
Are an independent self-starter who loves working with others to reach common goals
Have knowledge about IKEA culture and values, and share our passion to recruit on competence, values and potential
Have passion for promoting IKEA and what we stand for, and has knowledge of our structure and business model
Experience working with communication, marketing or similar work connected to brand positioning
Are fluent in English and Swedish

Nice to have:

Have knowledge about IKEA culture and values, and share our passion to recruit on competence, values and potential
Have passion for promoting IKEA and what we stand for, and has knowledge of our structure and business model
Experience working with communication, marketing or similar work connected to brand positioning
Are fluent in English and Swedish

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Job Posted:
May 24, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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