Senior Manager, Communication & Public Affairs

trusted advisor to the country C&PA teams and regional cross-functional teams in Asia Pacific on multiple businesses and brands

• Contribute to the development of strategic communication plans and implement elements as assigned, aligning with and advancing both business and C&PA goals and strategic priorities.

• Help build relationships with and act as liaison to key third-party influencers and external constituencies

• Identify and apply key metrics to communication practices, and provide insights that drive confidence, integration and alignment.

• Encourage best practice sharing between markets

• Manage projects, including timelines, agencies and budgets as assigned.

Maintaining external stakeholder trust through effective management of issues where you

• Proactively monitor and identify potential enterprise-/brand-related issues and develop issues-management strategies

• Lead the management of product issues and other situations that may impact stakeholder trust and company reputation

• Partner closely with global Janssen communication, Media Relations, Strategy & Insights and other CoEs to ensure Enterprise alignment and help execute issue response strategies

• Create messages that engage, inform and align stakeholders and serve as spokesperson for media inquiries

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in journalism, communications, public affairs, business, marketing, science or business.
• At least 8 years of experience in communication or related field, preferably in a company, NGO, government agency or public relations agency
• Demonstrated ability to develop compelling stories, with superior written, oral and visual communication skills
• Experience of working effectively across a matrix organization, influencing and partnering with leadership teams and cross-functional business teams at a local, regional and/or global level
• Experience dealing with national and local lay, professional/trade and social media
• Ability to write and present clearly and persuasively in English
• Understanding of digital and social platforms
• Ability to maintain perspective and bring positive attitude and courage to partnership discussions