Internal Communications - Amsterdam, Nederland - Picnic

Beschrijving

At Picnic, we're revolutionising the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat. If you're passionate about internal communication and employee engagement, we're offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam HQ and make a real difference in our scale-up environment.

In a nutshell

As Lead of the Communications & Engagement team, you contribute to an engaging and inspiring work environment in which our growing team of 10,000+ employees and 500+ team leads in the Netherlands, Germany and France can get the best out of themselves. You organise events and celebrations, drive communication for strategic change projects and expand our internal communication and engagement calendar around Picnic's mission and values. Together with your colleagues from the International Communications & Engagement team, you will work to realise our mission: to be the best place to work for our employees

What you'll do

Lead our communication and engagement initiatives for all operational and central employees:

• Maintain our communication and engagement calendar, build engagement programs around Picnic's mission and values
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to ensure initiatives meet business needs
• Guide teammates (copywriting, design, events management) and support their development within the team

Ensure employees know how to contribute to company goals and feel sufficiently informed:

• Create communication material for strategic communication, from storytelling around Picnic's values to personal communication (e.g. wage updates)
• Create awareness campaigns to support business goals (e.g. increase safety awareness in our operational workspace, value the importance and contribution of local leadership)
• Improve the effectiveness of our communication channels towards employees (Slack, newsletters, print, work app) and maintain a clear tone-of-voice across our communication

Build further on Picnic as a place where people feel connected to our mission​, connected to co-workers​ and feel valued for contributions:

• Create and organise team and company-wide events like periodic business updates and parties (summer, Christmas, Picnic's anniversary)
• Manage employee delight programs and celebrate successes​ (e.g.: Christmas gifts, merchandise, milestone celebrations)

About you

• BSc. or MSc. degree in Communication, Communications Sciences, Journalism, Hospitality, Event Management or similar
• 5+ years of professional experience in the field of internal corporate communications, events and/or project management
• Fluent in English and Dutch (basic knowledge of French and/or German would be a plus)
• Conceptual thinking and creativity: you have the ability to develop new scalable engagement concepts that match employee and business needs
• Excellent project management skills: you can manage large international projects, and get many things done with teams and external vendors
• Creative & communication: you generate new ideas that delight our employees, have a strong feeling for communication and can support the creative team

Picnic perksEvery expert was once a beginner

• You'll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow, including the Picnic Tech Academy, Lunch & Learn sessions, and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

Make a difference

• You'll work in an awesome scale-up environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact. Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you'll also be contributing to making the world a better place

Teamwork makes the dream work

• With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you'll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more

You are what you eat

• You'll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options). Coffee snob? Don't worry, our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

Stay healthy

• Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials. There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga to climbing

Attractive package

• We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self.

Work-life balance

• Where possible, we like to enable people to work in ways that suit their working styles. In general our teams work in the office 4 days per week.

Commitment to equal opportunitiesPicnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.

At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.

With a data-driven approach, an app-only store and a fleet of electric vehicles, Picnic has become Europe's fastest growing online supermarket.