Director of Global Corporate Communications

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

We have a new role for a Director of Global Corporate Communicationson a full-time 8-month fixed term basis.

As a Director of Global Corporate Communications, you will be responsible for protecting and enhancing Haleon’s reputation following its recent launch as an independent company 100 per cent focused on consumer health, with a clear purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity. This will be done primarily by:

• Building and managing relationships with the media across national and global top tier publications
• Managing the company’s news flow, developing strategies to generate interest and land stories
• Creating compelling external narratives around a range of corporate themes, including financial performance, ESG and HR/Culture
• Liaising with multiple teams spanning investor relations, internal engagement, government engagement, marketing/brand and digital channels to build and execute integrated communications plans
• Monitoring and analyzing the broader corporate and business agenda, to identify opportunities and potential risks as they relate to our business
• Effectively planning for and responding to crises and issues before and as they arise, working in partnership with the issues management team

Key Responsibilities

• Developing strong relationships between Haleon and top-tier media to build further understanding of the company’s strategy, performance, and corporate purpose
• Inputting into broader group communications strategies, including the creation of integrated plans, messaging, and content development to build the company’s reputation
• Producing and delivering proactive strategies around Haleon’s key corporate themes and news flow, and maintaining interest in these announcements over time through “content campaigns” (eg, media features, social media assets, broadcast documentaries)
• Leveraging an established media network to land stories in line with the broader strategy
• Where applicable, contribute to media strategy and communication plans for key corporate events such as the financial calendar, broader business updates, and campaigns
• Being a senior, trusted counsellor for internal stakeholders including senior executives on a) the media, b) story generation and c) media handling. This would involve supporting in the delivery of briefing materials to company spokespeople ahead of media engagement, in partnership with the local market teams as appropriate
• Identify, secure, and support top tier speaking opportunities for members of the Executive Team and effectively prepare speaking notes and other briefing materials
• Working closely with Government Engagement teams to leverage media engagement to support the group’s public policy agenda and create awareness of self-care policy priorities
• Working closely with digital communications colleagues to maximise digital reach of announcements across Haleon owned social and digital channels, with the regular contribution of content (blogs, images, videos, infographics etc).
• Working closely with global teams across key markets such as EMEA and APAC to ensure consistency of messaging and alignment of local and global communications strategies

Other items to note:

• This role sits within the Global External Communications team within Haleon’s Corporate Affairs function.
• The role will be a key point of contact for the wider team and senior stakeholders both internally and externally, including interaction with roles up to and including CEO, CFO, and other members of the Executive Team. This means the role requires personal and professional authority to influence and gain trust.
• The role will frequently handle highly confidential and price sensitive announcements/issues relating to business strategy including working with senior leaders and Corporate Secretariat as needed.

Why you?

What are we looking for?

• University degree – or equivalent - in a relevant field (Media/PR/Marketing)
• Proven experience in communications in multi-stakeholder global companies or organisations, ideally with a specialism in Corporate PR/External Communications/Media Relations
• Proven experience of working in a fast-paced, global, and matrixed organization
• Track record of “global thinking” and delivering communications with measurable outcomes
• Exceptional judgement and calmness under pressure
• Strong, dynamic, highly articulate communicator with excellent writing skills, across a wide range of media (including digital)

Preferred experience:

If you possess the following in addition to the above, it would be a plus:

• Masters’ degree – or equivalent - in relevant field (Data Management)

Application Details:

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – 17th March 2023

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.