(Sr.) Manager R&D Communication & Change Mgmt. & Education (m/w/d)

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As part of our Research and Development (R&D) activities, we are looking for our KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA for a (Sr.) Manager R&D Communication & Change Mgmt. & Education (m/f/d) based inEinbeck, Germany. This position is open-ended and full-time and will start as soon as possible.Working at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA means to work for a family-owned, independent and international company - a company with values of closeness, reliability, foresight and independence - and a sustainable product that successfully tackles the challenge to feed the world’s population.The business unit R&D is our largest business unit. Here we are researching and developing state-of-the-art seeds. We use the appropriate means of communication to make the KWS R&D’s efforts and successes in various plant breeding and research topics transparent. Our long-term goal is to create a continuously learning R&D organization. Areas such as employee recruitment and development are as important to us as the promotion of a working culture that enables our employees to act independently and innovatively.To join our team, we are looking for a (Sr.) Manager R&D Communication & Change Mgmt. & Education. Your main task is to create stories and assets on R&D topics which will be shared via the company’s internal and external channels and formats – working closely together with R&D colleagues and various stakeholder. Moreover, you will support the organization and execution of meetings and R&D events. Your own project responsibility in the areas of communication and employee recruitment and development will also be important tasks.Your new challenges:

• Drive and create relevant stories based on the R&D strategic communication and align with key stakeholders
• Working with international colleagues to discover additional input sources and make contributions accessible worldwide
• Publishing of stories in relevant external and internal media supported from our experts in central corporate communications
• Collaborating with external service providers to develop relevant content - such as texts, posts, images, graphics and videos - to support the respective topic and KWS’ positioning
• Support R&D management in presenting plant science related topics to stakeholders inside and outside of the KWS organization
• Organization and moderation of teams and events
• Own project work in the areas of communication and employee recruitment and development

Contribute your strengths:

• Academic degree or professional experience in Plant Sciences (or equivalent) to understand and translate complex R&D topics
• Excellent ability to comprehend a wide range of scientific topics and non-scientific activities
• Ability to express complex issues in a simple and understandable manner
• Openness to modern communication channels
• "Open manner" - Enthusiasm for communication and for exchanging ideas with colleagues from a wide range of departments at KWS
• Excellent writing style
• IT literacy (MS Office)
• Interest in organizing and managing various teams and events
• Basic Project Management skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of German an advantage

Our offer to you:

• An exceptionally interesting and varied job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute and implement innovative ideas
• Direct link to research and development
• Working in an international, highly motivated and dynamic team and in a rapidly developing work environment
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working
• A family-run company, that lives by the values of team spirit, closeness and trust, independence and vision - a culture that is also lived out in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
• Individual professional and personal development. Freely following the motto: “Make yourself grow!"
• And appropriate framework conditions for you: capital-forming benefits, Christmas and holiday pay, childcare allowance, job wheel.

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