Group Internal Communications Intern

The L’OCCITANE Group is a leading international manufacturer and retailer of premium and sustainable beauty and wellness products. The Group operates in 90 countries worldwide and has 3,000 retail outlets, including over 1,300 of its own stores. Within its portfolio of premium beauty brands that champion organic and natural ingredients are: L’OCCITANE en Provence, Melvita, Erborian, L’OCCITANE au Brésil, LimeLife by Alcone, ELEMIS, Sol de Janeiro and Dr. Vranjes Firenze.
 

With its nature-positive vision and entrepreneurial ethos, L’OCCITANE Group is committed to investing in communities, biodiversity, reducing waste and to finding sustainable solutions to create a better and healthier planet. The mission statement of the Group is: With empowerment we positively impact people and regenerate nature.

L’OCCITANE is also committed to sustainability for business, people & the planet, as well as respect of human rights, ethics principles and labour protection. All employees at L’OCCITANE must therefore implement the company’s mission and integrate the social, environmental, economic and legal effects of their actions in their day-to-day job. In practice, this means that any employee at L’OCCITANE shall contribute to growing sales, regenerating nature, caring for our consumers & partners and supporting our employees. The L'OCCITANE Group is a certified B CorporationTM.

CONTEXT:

The mission of the DE&I and Internal Communications Team is to contribute to a workplace where everyone feels heard and valued, as well as to attract and integrate future talents for all brands and entities of the Group, in an inclusive & fair way. We create the conditions for employee engagement through daily actions.

Our objectives are to :

• Offer a common professional, attractive integration experience
• Contribute to offer a dynamic career to each employee & ensure a balance between their aspirations and the needs of the company
• Develop an inclusive & fair working environment, embed DE&I practices in all managerial & HR rituals

Reporting directly to Group Internal Communications Manager, responsible for informing, inspiring and engaging the L’OCCITANE Group employees worldwide, the Group Internal Communications Intern will support the team in creating content to enhance awareness and engagement among internal audience – curating content for stories, news or campaigns to support business needs, enhance brand pride among employees, aligned to the internal communications strategy. The Group Internal Communications Intern will manage our global main channel Sociabble and support to harmonise and optimise internal communications tools / HR processes globally (dashboard, analytics, presentations…). The Group Internal Communications Intern will also manage our Race for Equity global employee engagement event.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

•    Support in creating internal communication content and optimising internal communication tools.

• Creating engaging communication content for our global internal communications channel Sociabble: curating content, highlight Group / HR news
• Editorial support for local stories, liaising with local teams cross-functionally
• Set up and editorial calendar with regular news - keeping the editorial calendar fully up-to-date; assisting with editorial planning, creating reports and PowerPoint Presentations as required
• Reporting / REX – create slides and consolidation on a regular basis, ad-hoc reports consolidation as needful
• Organising internal events: emails, invitations, information…
• Support on Town Hall logistics (booking resources/room, handling invitations) and any events that could be organise

•    Manage our Race for Equity global employee engagement event

•    Support the team on day-to-day activities

HOW YOU CAN FIT:

• Bachelor or Master student, with an internship agreement provided by your current school (mandatory)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Attention to detail
• Fluent in English, French is a plus (not mandatory but useful in Geneva)
• Communication skills and team player
• Positive attitude and mindset
• Desire to learn / Growth mindset
• Ask for help / speak up when it is not clear
• Time management skills: well organised, with ability to handle several projects & tasks simultaneously
• A helper with great sense of autonomy and responsibility
• Ability to use our global internal communications platform, Sociabble and Sharepoint
• Proficiency in Microsoft (PowerPoint, Word & Excel, Teams)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator/Photoshop/Firefly) 
• Video production and editing skills (Premiere Pro, ClipChamp)

STARTING DATE: January 2025 for 6 months (full-time position)

LOCATION: Geneva (Plan-les-Ouates), Switzerland

If you are selected, we will have the pleasure to meet you during an online recruitment day

L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values - entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity – and our commitment to sustainability.

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