Head of Communications GCC

Typical Job Accountabilities:

Internal communications:

• Leads the planning and delivery of the Internal Communications Plan to inform, educate, align and engage employees to deliver business strategy and priorities to drive business success
• Manages internal communications initiatives that increase employee engagement and alignment with local and broader AstraZeneca business strategy
• Manages internal communications channels and services, in line with AstraZeneca Global requirements and standards
• Responsible for Internal Communications within own area of responsibility and from that area of responsibility to other relevant parts of AstraZeneca
• Manage internal communication initiatives to help support and embed new processes and technologies
• Incorporates new and innovative communications channels and approaches, especially Digital & Social Media, into the internal communication strategy
• Works with GCC leadership team to develop comprehensive, integrated communications plans for relevant business priorities
• Cooperates with SLT to provides counsel, coaching as well as deep knowledge of internal communications offerings and opportunities for integration across the business, advises on sequencing for communication cascades, counsels on message, approach and style for planned communications
• Ensures all internal communications share a unified, on-brand look and feel that reflect the company’s business priorities and strategy, and are continuous, consistent and distributed through appropriate channels
• Encourages cross-functional collaboration and information exchange across GCC organization community
• Develops a values-based high-performance culture by providing engagement platforms to employees for continuous communications and excellence in day to day job in alignment with HR.

External communications:

• Leads the development and delivery of a robust external communications strategy across GCC consistent with business priorities, long term aspirations and global guidelines, or aids the development of these strategies through expert technical support
• Oversees all external communications for GCC geographic areas
• Provides senior public relations counsel on an ad hoc basis to all brand teams within brand portfolio and other teams as required
• Incorporates new and innovative communications channels and approaches into communication strategy
• Supports and aligns with Government affairs teams for engagement with Government officials, stakeholders and partnership related Media activities
• Establishes a framework for external engagements through creation of country facts sheets and top stakeholders’ biographies, mapping the media landscape and creating an external engagement plan in an aim to build presence and position the organization as a leader in the healthcare industry. Ensures that key Corporate Responsibility activities are communicated for publication in annual reporting and communicated broadly throughout AstraZeneca and externally to major stakeholders

Corporate responsibility:

• Maintains highest ethical standards and work in a spirit of AstraZeneca Code of Ethics, following rules & norms set by corporate policies
• Ensures that all conducted activities are done in accordance with local legislation and corporate standards.
• Timely reports (as per respective procedures): health/environment/wellbeing related accidents; adverse events that you became aware about; change in status of your Conflict of Interest.