Job Detail

Media Relations intern 12 months - (18030246) 

Description

 

Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Its 48,000 people across more than 100 countries strive to transform agriculture through break-through products and technologies that play a vital role in enabling the food chain to feed the world safely, sustainably and with respect for our planet. Swiss headquartered and Chinese-owned, the Group draws strength from its four business units – Syngenta Crop Protection headquartered in Switzerland, Syngenta Seeds headquartered in the United States, ADAMA headquartered in Israel, and Syngenta Group China – that provide industry-leading ways to serve customers everywhere.

Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

Role Purpose:

The Media relations intern is accountable for the day to day support of the Syngenta Group Global media relations team.

This includes:

• Support the Media Relations team on a daily basis with administrative tasks 


• Help the Media Relations team to get organized to work more efficiently

Accountabilities:

• Manage the media relations mailboxes on a daily basis and forward media requests as appropriate


• Update and maintain the global media database


• Coordinate media relations archive of files (media statements, media requests, press releases…) 


• Arrange meetings, media interviews and press conferences


• Manage expenses for the team


• Manage media subscriptions

 

Qualifications

 

Requirements:

• Degree in communication / media relations / admin


• Ideally experience in working for multinationals


• Ideally work experience with different stakeholder group and clients 


• Willingness to learn media relations and communication


• Knowledge of the agriculture / biotechnology markets desirable but not essential 


• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

What we offer:

We offer a variety of benefits including:

• We offer a position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment 


• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce 


• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees


• Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options

Learn more about our team, our mission and how we achieve our goals.

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Primary Location

: CHE-Basel-Basel 

Job

: Human Resources - General Management & Other