Communications Specialist

Fortum Oyj; Espoo; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortum Oyj in Espoo seeks a Communications Specialist, CCM, to promote Fortum’s reputation with corporate customers and support Nordic market interests. The role reports to the Corporate Relations Director, CCM, and requires travel.

You will create and publish CCM content, align communications across Fortum, represent the company at stakeholder events, and support internal communications with town halls and events, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in communications.
• Relevant college or university degree.
• Strong English and Finnish language skills; Swedish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and publish CCM content across presentations, social posts, videos, posters, and web pages.
• Support execution of Fortum's CCM advocacy and communications strategy.
• Coordinate CCM and Fortum communications with other departments.
• Represent Fortum at stakeholder events; coordinate local and national engagement; assist media work.
• Support internal communications with publishing, town halls and events.
• Allocate up to 20% of time to cross-business projects.

Skills

Communications

Public affairs

Education

Relevant college or university degree

Job description

About the role

As Communications Specialist, Corporate Customers and Markets (CCM), your role is to support the promotion of Fortum’s reputation as a preferred partner for corporate customers and assist in defending Fortum’s interests in the Nordic energy markets. You will report to Corporate Relations Director, CCM. The role is positioned at Fortum’s headquarters in Espoo and will require readiness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Creating, updating and publishing content on CCM topics (presentations, social media posts, videos, posters, website content etc.).
• Supporting the successful implementation of Fortum’s integrated advocacy and communications strategy for CCM.
• Aligning and coordinating communications within CCM and with other communications departments in Fortum.
• Representing Fortum at stakeholder events, coordinating stakeholder engagement locally and nationally, and supporting business and communications colleagues with media work.
• Supporting internal communications with e.g. publishing, organizing town halls and other events.
• Periodically dedicating up to 20% of time to projects in other businesses or Corporate.

About you

• A successful candidate will be creative, collaborative and have proactive mindset with good organizational skills, as well as curiosity to learn about the energy markets.
• A successful candidate will have minimum of two years' experience in communications and a relevant college or university degree with strong interest in communications. Experience from working with public affairs is an advantage.
• A successful candidate will have good language skills (spoken/written) in English and Finnish. Competence in Swedish is an advantage.
• The candidate should have willingness to travel and be able to interact with internal and external partners and stakeholders.

We offer you

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself.

• comprehensive benefits
• flexible working hours
• hybrid work model

We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com

• Minimum of two years' experience in communications
• Relevant college or university degree
• Strong interest in communications
• Good spoken and written language skills in English and Finnish
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to interact with internal and external partners and stakeholders