Alfa Laval Energy Division is looking for a Public Affairs Manager - Energy Efficiency Movement

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Background
Did you know that heat exchangers are an important piece of the puzzle in the energy transition? As the world leading heat exchanger manufacturer, Alfa Laval’s technologies can save energy here and now in almost every industries as they are up to 50% more efficient than traditional technology and they enable to scale, deploy and commercialize clean technologies needed to reach net zero. Every year, Alfa Laval support our customers to reduce their energy capacity needs by 100GW and carbon emissions equivalent of Sweden.

Partnerships are essential accelerating the path to net zero. Alfa Laval is therefore extra proud to be the founder of Energy Efficiency Movement together with ABB. The Energy Efficiency Movement today organize over 550 companies around the globe. By uniting industry leaders to share their collective knowledge and resources, we strive to advance energy efficiency across all industrial sectors. Our purpose is to empower energy efficiency adoption within industry, accelerating the world towards net-zero. The Energy Efficiency Movement is a non-profit association amplifying the voice of the industry, bringing knowledge to the table to policy makers, governments and important stakeholders driving change. We collaborate with IEA and other NGOs around the globe.

About The Job
The Energy division is looking for a Public affairs manager to support Energy Efficiency Movement and Alfa Laval to accelerate the industrial transition to towards net zero. You are responsible for Energy Efficiency Movements external relations strategy and execution in close collaboration with the Alfa Laval Public Affairs- and the Energy Efficiency movement team. You are a core Member of the Energy Movement management team. To establish the Energy Efficiency Movement and Alfa Laval as change agents and thought leaders in the energy transformation, you understand the value of being strategic, proactive, communicative, and do some hard work when needed.

Your Main Responsibilities Include

•  Building and maintaining strong, effective, and long-term relations with key stakeholders, regulators and high-level government officials.

•  Act as main point of contact for politicians, industry associations and business forums. Monitor and analyze policy developments.

•  External representation of Energy Efficiency Movement (and Alfa Laval), including panel discussions and public speaking opportunities

• Initiate, coordinate and execute Energy Efficiency Movement’s presence during events and meetings, such as COP, IEA conferences, Climate Week New York etc.

• Working closely with the Managing director of Energy Efficiency Movement and Communications to build and continuously update the main message for our positioning.

• Drive and work with selective countries to develop a strategy and execute the plan to ensure right positioning and engagement in local markets.

• Prepare meetings with decisions makers and external stakeholders

Preferably you are based in Alfa Laval headquarters in Lund (Sweden), possibility to be based in Soborg (Copenhagen ) or Tumba ( Stockholm ).

The work model for this role open to hybrid with frequent commuting to Lund.

You will report to Head of Public Affairs, Alfa Laval and operationally also to the Managing Director of the Energy Efficiency Movement

Who you are
To thrive in the role, you are passionate about energy efficiency and to make a difference through technology to accelerate the transformation to net zero. As a person you are positive, customer driven with a target-oriented mindset with high business acumen. Further, you are organized and structured, keeping several tasks in parallel and successfully follow through without losing track.

Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including shown ability to comfortably interact at all corporate and political levels; deliver factual, relevant and easily understandable talking points and other messaging; and persuasively deliver messaging to relevant audiences.

What you know
You are an experienced Public affairs manager from the energy industry, with proven experience of working internationally for industrial companies.

To Succeed In This Position, You Have

•  BSc or MSc or equivalent preferably in a relevant field (e.g., Law, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Technology, Science, Engineering).

•  3- 5 years’ experience from public affairs in a global context, in an international industrial company, an NGO or from an PA agency

•  Experience from public affairs work in the energy transformation and energy system.

•  Experience from working closely in collaboration with Executive management teams.

•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

•  Validated ability to empower and align matrixed teams aiming towards goals.

What’s in it for you
We offer an inspiring and challenging position in an open, friendly, and international environment where we work together to accelerate the implementation rate of energy efficiency for the world to reach net zero. Your work will have a true impact for Energy Efficiency Movement and for Alfa Laval’s future success.

Assessment practicalities

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

For More Information:

Tanja Sukaj, Talent Acquisition Partner, tanja.sukaj@alfalaval.com¨

Union information

Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, +46 46 2891664

Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367364

Bror Garcia Lantz, Unionen, +46 709 366985

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon so send your application without delay, and no later than 12th of January 2025. Please note, applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice.