The Estee Lauder Companies | Corporate Affairs Assistant & PA

Job Description

The ELC UK&I Corporate Affairs team is a multi-disciplinary function which is responsible for protecting and enhancing the reputation of the company in the UK and Ireland, and for supporting the business to meet its strategic objectives. Our work spans internal and external leadership communications, internal and external corporate channels management, content creation, media relations, issues and crisis management, vetting support to brands and communications support to functions. Our team also oversees Public Affairs and works closely with the Citizenship & Sustainability team on key social impact programmes such as The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, and also support various employee engagement initiatives.
We are looking for a Corporate Affairs Assistant and PA to the VP to join our team! In this role, you will provide support to our small but mighty team across internal and external communications to ensure key priorities are met, and play a key role in organising internal and external corporate events. You will also serve as a personal assistant to the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications. We are looking for a versatile, hands-on, dynamic and detail-orientated person, with good writing and excellent organisational skills, and an ability to build relationships.

Team Administrator and Events Coordinator
• Organising corporate events, both internal and external, including booking venues, liaising with vendors and stakeholders, following up on logistics, ensuring smooth rollout of event, and post event follow-up
• Monitoring the Corporate Affairs inbox, flagging relevant enquiries and coordinating responses in a timely way
• Raising POs and tracking payments
• Supporting VIP visits, including internal and external guests
• Preparing decks and wrap reports, capturing channel metrics and insights
• Personal Assistant to the VP of Corporate Affairs and Communications
• Managing the team diary and taking action notes

Internal communications support
• Support writing and posting articles on our Intranet platforms for corporate and point of sale employees
• Sending corporate emails to employees
External communications support
• Provide support to manage our corporate website in the UK, including liaising with the website management vendor, and gathering content
• Help manage issue tracker

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to follow through, prioritise and ensure deadlines are met
• Good writing and proofreading skills
• Digitally savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel; knowledge of Teams/SharePoint and SAP would be a plus
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders
• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Previous experience in a similar role would be appreciated

Compensation and Benefits
• Hybrid Working (2 days WFH, 3 days office based)
• 25 Days Annual Leave (exc. Bank Holidays)
• 1 day Annual Leave to celebrate your birthday
• Holiday Purchase opportunity
• Bonus Opportunity
• Ability to work Remotely/Abroad up to two weeks per calendar year
• Summer Fridays
• Generous Staff Discount
• Mental Health Wellbeing Initiatives
• Benefits platform with exclusive discounts and offers
• Employee resource groups
• LinkedIn learning

Job: Communications / Public Relations
Primary Location: GB-ENG-London
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 2317646
Estee Lauder Companies is an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.