As part of our Research and Development (R&D) activities, we are looking for our KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA for a Manager R&D Communication & Change Mgmt. & Education (m/f/d) based in Einbeck, Germany. This position is limited for 2 years and part-time and will start as soon as possible.
Working at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA means to work for a family-owned, independent and international company - a company with values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence - and a sustainable product that successfully tackles the challenge to feed the world's population.
The business unit R&D is our largest business unit. Here we are researching and developing state-of-the-art seeds. We use the appropriate means of communication to make the KWS R&D's efforts and successes in various plant breeding and research topics transparent. Our long-term goal is to create a continuously learning R&D organization. Areas such as employee recruitment and development are as important to us as the promotion of a working culture that enables our employees to act independently and innovatively.
To join our team, we are looking for a Manager R&D Communication & Change Mgmt. & Education. Your main task is to create stories and assets on R&D topics which will be shared via the company’s internal and external channels and formats – working closely together with R&D colleagues and various stakeholder. Moreover, you will support the organization and execution of meetings and R&D events. Your own project responsibility in the areas of communication and employee recruitment and development will also be important tasks.
Your new challenges:
* Drive and create relevant stories based on the R&D strategic communication and align with key stakeholders
* Working with international colleagues to discover additional input sources and make contributions accessible worldwide
* Publishing of stories in relevant external and internal media supported from our experts in central corporate communications
* Collaborating with external service providers to develop relevant content - such as texts, posts, images, graphics and videos - to support the respective topic and KWS' positioning
* Support R&D management in presenting plant science related topics to stakeholders inside and outside of the KWS organization
* Organization and moderation of teams and events
* Own project work in the areas of communication and employee recruitment and development
Contribute your strengths:
* Academic degree or professional experience in Plant Sciences (or equivalent) to understand and translate complex R&D topics
* Excellent ability to comprehend a wide range of scientific topics and non-scientific activities
* Ability to express complex issues in a simple and understandable manner
* Openness to modern communication channels
* "Open manner" - Enthusiasm for communication and for exchanging ideas with colleagues from a wide range of departments at KWS
* Excellent writing style
* IT literacy (MS Office)
* Interest in organizing and managing various teams and events
* Basic Project Management skills
* Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of German an advantage
Our offer to you:
* An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute and implement innovative ideas
* Direct link to research and development
* Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team and in a rapidly developing work environment
* As a family-run company we are guided by the values of team spirit, proximity and trust, independence, and vision; this culture is lived in practice creating thus an open and friendly working atmosphere.
* True to our motto Make yourself grow, we support employees’ professional and personal development.
* We offer excellent work equipment, a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces at the office.
* We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and a job bike.
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