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Job Title: Ice Cream North America Associate Director Communications & Corporate Affairs and ESG

Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Magnum, Talenti, Popsicle, Good Humor, Klondike, and Yasso. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us. 

JOB PURPOSE:

The Ice Cream Communications and Corporate Affairs team works to create value for Ice Cream as well as build and protect Ice Cream’s reputation through earned media coverage by illustrating progress against the company’s strategy. We partner with our business units to grow preference, relevance and value for our leading brands and much-loved (and exciting new) products.

This is an exciting role for someone who is passionate about working for a large ‘start-up’ business that is set up for a strong financial performance, a leader in its product category, and eager to uncover and tell impactful stories. The ideal candidate will have a blend of creativity, agility, content development, strong stakeholder management skills, a growth-mindset and attention to detail. You will have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrable track-record in media relations, including handling issues and crisis situations with sensitivity and judgement.

You will be a natural networker, able to build support with a variety of stakeholders at all levels across the business and be a confident trusted advisor and business partner to leaders.  With a passion for and understanding of the impact of great communications, you understand the corporate landscape as well as the marketing, consumer, customer, and digital landscapes.

The role reports to the Director External Communications and you will be working alongside the North America business team. Together, you will build a pipeline of standout stories with which to engage our many stakeholders, externally and internally. You will have existing relationships with journalists, as well as experience advising and working with senior executives. You should be able to exercise a sound judgement, thrive in a collaborative environment, be able to prioritize competing deadlines and have a genuine passion for the news - particularly across business, current and consumer affairs.   

This position offers access to senior leaders, rewards a global perspective, and provides the opportunity to work in the biggest ‘start-up’ of the moment, for some of the world’s best known ice cream and frozen snacking brands.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with internal teams and external agencies to deliver multiple overlapping activities in a fast-paced environment.
• Work with Director External Communications, the global press office and agencies to help consistently communicate and elevate the Ice Cream equity story, supporting key strategic corporate communications moments (financial results announcements, executive team media engagement, etc)
• Partner with brand teams to deliver outstanding storytelling for Ice Cream and our brands. You will help maintain a drumbeat of stories amplifying the brands’ vision and strategy, brand campaigns and innovations with exte