Job Description
At Arethia, we fuse our long-standing reputation with a continual push for progress. A rapidly expanding player in the flavour industry, Arethia specialises in delivering innovative taste solutions and co-creating products that consumers love. For more than 70 years, Arethia has been known for its close collaboration with customers and the highest quality standards. With over 250 employees spread across Germany, Switzerland, Dubai, and Indonesia, we aim to shape the future of flavours with a culture that values agility, transparency, and talent.
Role description
We are looking for an agile, digitally-driven Knowledge, Collaboration & Communication Specialist to drive our digital transformation in the workplace and foster effective teamwork and seamless communication across departments, teams, and geographic locations. In this role, you ensure that employees are equipped with the tools, processes, and strategies needed to collaborate effectively. Further, you are responsible for enhancing our organization's ability to share, manage, and utilize knowledge effectively while promoting a culture of transparency and engagement. You will also develop and implement internal communication strategies that align with organizational goals, ensuring employees are informed, inspired, and connected across all levels of the organization.
Communication Specialist (m/f/d)
Festanstellung, Vollzeit · Reinbek
Knowledge Management:
- Develop and implement strategies and concepts for capturing, organizing, and sharing knowledge across the organization.
- Identify and address gaps in knowledge-sharing practices to promote continuous learning and improvement.
Collaboration Initiatives:
- Foster a culture of collaboration by implementing tools, practices, and initiatives that support effective teamwork.
- Recognize and address barriers to effective collaboration within and across teams.
Technology and Tools Management:
- Take tool-owernship of our collaboration platforms, in particular Confluence (Atlassian) and Microsoft Teams.
- Be the first point-of-contact, train employees on the effective use, and encourage tool adoption across the organization.
Internal Communication:
- Design and execute internal communication strategies that align with the organization's vision and values.
- Own our communication initiatives and ensure timely and transparent communication across all levels of the organization.
Performance Monitoring and Improvement:
- Continuously evaluate and optimize processes, systems, and strategies through analytics and feedback.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, business informatics, communication, or a related field.
- Proven experience (3+ years) in knowledge management, collaboration tools, or internal communications.
- Expertise in knowledge management techniques and systems.
- Proficiency with the collaboration tools Confluence and Microsoft Teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Strong agile project management and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Native-level fluency in German and business-level communication skills in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in Atlassian tools (especially Confluence) as an administrator and trainer.
- Experience implementing large-scale collaboration initiatives.
- Ability to transform strategies into clear, impactful communication that engage, align, and inspire colleagues across the organization.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and address barriers to effective teamwork.
- Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
- Flexible working hours and home office options
- 4 weeks remote work from other EU countries
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Salary bands for a fair corporate culture
- Monthly allowance of €50 for your BAV
- Annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path
- Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
- Regular company events such as summer party, Christmas party
- Paid team dinners or activities for each team twice a year
- Free parking right outside the door
- Perks and benefits: JobRad, subsidized lunch, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses and discounted memberships at several gyms and for the Wellpass
- Fresh fruit, free drinks and snacks in the office