We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.
Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. To meet these commitments, we have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming and work closely with partners throughout the whole food value chain to develop more climate-friendly crop nutrition solutions. In addition, we are committed to working towards sustainable mineral fertilizer production. We foster an open culture of diversity and inclusion that promotes the safety and integrity of our employees, contractors, business partners, and society at large. Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has a worldwide presence of about 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries.
Employee Engagement & Insights (40%)
• Lead the regional employee engagement strategy and end-to-end engagement lifecycle (annual survey, pulse, action planning, and follow-through)
• Own and govern Yara’s engagement platform (Perceptyx), driving adoption, data integrity, and effective use across the region
• Translate engagement data into clear, actionable insights and priorities for leadership teams
• Drive regional interventions that strengthen YAA’s desired culture and leadership expectations
• Advise and challenge senior leaders using data-driven insights to influence decisions and actions
• Drive accountability with country and functional leaders to improve engagement outcomes
• Enable HR and line managers to interpret insights and embed engagement actions into business routines
• Support employer branding efforts by strengthening employee advocacy and aligning internal experience with external positioning
Internal Communications (60%)
• Lead the regional internal communications strategy, ensuring strong alignment between business priorities, transformation agenda, and employee messaging
• Act as a strategic advisor to the YAA people organization and senior leadership team on communication approach, messaging, and employee impact
• Shape and own the regional narrative and campaigns, translating complex business strategies and changes into clear, compelling, and relevant communication for diverse employee audiences
• Proactively identify and “chase” internal stories across markets, functions, and teams—bringing to life meaningful narratives that reinforce culture, strategy, successes, and employee experience
• Write and develop high-quality content end-to-end, including intranet and social media articles, leadership messages, newsletters, scripts, talking points, FAQs, and multimedia content
• Drive communication planning for key business priorities, transformations, and organizational changes, ensuring clarity, consistency, and timeliness across markets
• Own and continuously evolve the regional communications operating model (channels, cadence, governance, and standards) to improve effectiveness and reach
• Lead key communication moments, including quarterly town halls, leadership forums, and major announcements, ensuring strong engagement and leadership visibility
• Strengthen leadership communication capability, coaching and enabling leaders to communicate with clarity, authenticity, and impact
• Serve as the primary point of contact for global internal communications, ensuring alignment with enterprise messaging while tailoring for regional relevance
• Collaborate with external affairs and communications counterparts across markets to ensure consistency between internal and external narratives
• Oversee and optimize internal communication channels (e.g., town halls, intranet, newsletters), using data and feedback to improve engagement and effectiveness
• Partner with global communications to align on enterprise messaging, while ensuring strong localization for regional relevance
• Define and track communication effectiveness metrics (e.g., reach, engagement, message clarity), using insights to continuously improve communication outcomes
This role shapes and drives the employee engagement and internal communications agenda across Africa & Asia (YAA), partnering closely with the People Director and senior leadership team.
It is responsible for internal communications in YAA, ensuring relevant, timely, and engaging messaging that connects employees to business priorities, transformation initiatives, and organizational direction.
Another key responsibility of this role is owning the annual employee engagement survey and translating employee insights into tangible business outcomes, strengthening leadership effectiveness, and building a high-performance, feedback-driven culture.
This position requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with a particular emphasis on storytelling, content creation, and delivery excellence.
The role reports directly to the People Director, YAA.
Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.
As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.
Yara's mission is to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. We pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth through reducing emissions from crop nutrition production and developing low-emission energy solutions. Yara’s ambition is focused on growing a nature-positive food future that creates value for our customers, shareholders and society at large and delivers a more sustainable food value chain.
To drive the green shift in fertilizer production, shipping, and other energy intensive industries, Yara will produce ammonia with significantly lower emissions. We provide digital tools for precision farming and work closely with partners at all levels of the food value chain to share knowledge and promote more efficient and sustainable solutions.
Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has established a unique position as the industry’s only global crop nutrition company. With 18,000 employees and operations in more than 60 countries, sustainability is an integral part of our business model. In 2024, Yara reported revenues of USD 13.9 billion.
