Communicate with impact at Nordic Capital
We are now looking for a Communication Associate to join our communication team focusing on creating and delivering high impact PR and communications in Nordic Capital and support to its portfolio companies.

The Role
The role as Communication Associate is broad and will span planning and advice, creating and executing on PR, communication, marketing and brand activities, as well as support and guidance for the portfolio companies. The Communication team is a catalyst for strengthening brand awareness and working with visual design, content production, financial communication and PR activities across all channels. The team is flexible, helpful and partner with different internal teams and external stakeholders to reach common goals using insights and analytics to move forward.


Specific tasks are likely to include:

• Contribute to building trust, attraction and engagement among internal as well as external audiences with communication
• Support in communication for transactional activities, financial communication, sustainability initiatives and coordinate with advisors across Europe
• Apply a comprehensive approach to communication plans and activities, including internal, external, digital and social communication
• Coordinate, plan, create and distribute content to strengthen the Nordic Capital brand
• Coordinate and manage web and media analytics and different web and media distribution systems
• Coordinate and plan social posting and content for Nordic Capital

The role will be based in Nordic Capital Advisory’s Stockholm office, but can require some travel to different Nordic Capitals offices. The role will report to the Head of Communication and Sustainability and be a member of that team.

The Profile
In order to successfully embrace the broad scope, the increasing demand and change within the brand and communication areas, the ideal candidate is a profile who brings some experience in Public Relations and has worked around 2-3 years as a consultant to support companies in corporate communication activities as well as digital and social content production. The candidate has had exposure to a broad range of topics in communication and ideally to several industries.

The most important personal qualities are the following:

• Good understanding of the financial and M&A markets as well the media landscape covering business activities
• Strong analytical capabilities with an intellectual ability to move between the high level, holistic view of the overall business priorities in a longer-term perspective and the details of everyday issues
• Experience in executing and supporting in comprehensive and complex communications projects or initiatives involving many different stakeholders in a variety of businesses and across different digital and social channels
• Relationship oriented, with proven ability to build strong working relationships with different stakeholders
• Integrity and the personal maturity required to handle the role of being both an advisor and representative of the owner
• High results-orientation wanting to make a difference and ability to work independently and, in a team, with a low level of prestige
• Creative and solutions-oriented personality with solid written and oral communication skills and ability to facilitate processes.

Basic Qualifications
• Academic background in relevant area of business administration, marketing or communication
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in a consultancy role advising in financial and corporate communications, PR and brand activities
• Excellent understanding and experience of working with stakeholders in different businesses and media organisations
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken and appreciated with additional language skills in German and/or Swedish

www.nordiccapital.com

For further information about the position please contact LYL People, Lotta Köhler at lotta.kohler@lylpeople.se or Louise Junghahn at louise.junghahn@lylpeople.se