Senior Manager, President Europe Communications

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Level 5

 

Job Description Summary

We’re a team of dedicated and smart people united by a drive to achieve together.
Are you a passionate communicator ready to drive change and make a meaningful impact?

You will support the development and execution of end-to-end communications strategy for the President Europe and be responsible for working with Director of Policy Comms & Media Relations to deliver regional thought leadership, enhanced external stakeholder engagement and reputational impact.
You will drive the internal communications at the regional level for increased associate engagement and sense of belonging across Novartis Europe and advise senior management and collaborate with a range of teams both internally and externally to drive impactful execution of communications activities.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an integrated communications strategy for President Europe.
• Support and enable external positioning of the Europe President to build influence, reputation, and thought leadership. 
• Drive and execute internal communications strategies for Region Europe and President Europe to boost associate engagement and sense of belonging.
• Develop and coordinate content generation and briefings for President Europe’s formal communications e.g. speaking engagements, media opportunities, social media, organizational announcements.
• Manage multiple communications formats (verbal, audiovisual, and written) across internal and external channels.
• Work with external agencies to plan and execute internal and external programs designed to shape behaviours, reputation, and environments.
• Utilize a range of analytical and insight tools to inform practices and learnings, and set clear objectives, goals, strategies, and measures. 

Essential Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in related area.

• Extensive experience in both internal and external communications

• Executive stakeholder communication and management

• Data-driven and embraces measurable action

• Social media strategy and management

• Track record of thriving in a large matrix organization

• English (C2 / fluent written and verbal)

Desirable Criteria:

• Understanding of policy communication

• Media relations knowledge

• Pharma or Medical Device experience

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

 

Skills Desired

Collaboration, Communication Medium, Corporate Communication, Curiosity, Employee Engagement, Internal Communications (Ic), Marketing, Media Relations, Multimedia, Photography, Social Media, Strategic Communications, W3