Corporate Communications Lead

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and using our Novartis ANZ narrative through earned and owned channels, collaborating with global corporate affairs to ensure alignment with our global brand.
• Collaborating with the Country President and leadership team to create and implement thought leadership content and engagements.
• Cultivating positive relationships with industry partners and groups, such as research institutes, policy organizations, and the media.
• Ensuring consistent and aligned industry reputation messaging through collaboration with trade associations, potentially involving participation in relevant industry working groups and committees.
• Managing communications related to policies and issues, including strategic planning and key message development.
• Partnering with the People and Organization to understand and promote our employee value proposition to attract and retain talent.
• Developing and implementing an internal communications strategy, including engaging employees through events like Town Halls, to enhance advocacy.
• Measuring the impact of our communications, generating data and insights to find opportunities and inform future strategy.
• Overseeing the corporate communications budget and managing external agencies, when necessary.
• Building organizational capabilities and promoting understanding in the fields of storytelling, issues and crisis management, and thought leadership.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Qualified candidates for this role should have a background in Communications and/or Corporate Affairs. Your expertise will be demonstrated by your successful implementation of corporate communication strategies that enhance corporate reputation and drive advocacy. Additional requirements include:

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience working in-house and/or in agency

• Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Preferred, but not required, experience in the healthcare industry.
• Proven ability to navigate policy and manage issues effectively, including interactions with the media.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create compelling content tailored to various audiences.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to leverage and measure digital channels to engage stakeholders and demonstrate impact.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to measure the impact and effectiveness of communication and advocacy initiatives.
• A curious and proactive mindset, able to navigate complex situations and respond to a changing environment.
   

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Why Novartis?

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

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