Corporate Affairs Lead

Sanofi; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Australia & New Zealand seeks a Corporate Affairs Lead to guide government relations, policy development and stakeholder engagement from our Barangaroo office in Sydney. The senior leader will provide counsel to executives, shape holistic corporate affairs strategy, and lead cross-functional initiatives across communications, policy and patient group engagement.

This role reports to the Head of Corporate Affairs, ANZ.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in senior Corporate Communications, Public Affairs or Corporate Affairs roles in large organisations.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships to deliver outstanding results.
• Experience providing Corporate Affairs counsel to senior leaders on complex matters of potential public interest.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, politics or similar.

Responsibilities

• Oversee government, policy, media, social, and GM communication activities for specified Business Units and/or therapeutic areas.
• Ensure strategies and activities for each Corporate Affairs discipline have clear objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure product market readiness and launch campaigns are delivered to a high standard with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Lead policy development and advocacy activities specific to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas. Contribute to One Sanofi policy positions.
• Lead and oversee all government, industry, patient group / HCO and community relationships related to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas.
• Protect reputation –support leaders to exercise good judgement in business decisions and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage relevant issues and lead crisis management support
• Manage external agency partners as their work applies to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas corporate affairs activities.
• Responsible for developing and reporting key impact measures

Skills

Stakeholder management

Public affairs

Executive counsel

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, politics or similar

Job description

Job title: Corporate Affairs Lead

Location: Barangaroo, AUS

Position Type: Full time, Permanent

About the Job:

• A senior member of Sanofi Australia & New Zealand’s Corporate Affairs team, the Corporate Affairs Lead oversees all disciples including government relations, policy development, stakeholder management, patient group engagement, media relations, market readiness / launch campaigning, issues management and leadership voice for the ANZ organisation.
• This is a senior role requiring the ability to provide well rounded counsel to executive leaders and the ability to craft holistic Corporate Affairs strategy to meet the broad needs of the business.
• Reporting directly to the Head of Corporate Affairs, Sanofi Australia & New Zealand, this role will also provide cross functional counsel across the broader Corporate Affairs team. It will contribute to corporate policy, insights programs and more as required.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overarching delivery of all government, policy, media, social, and GM communication activities for specified Business Units and/or therapeutic areas.
• Ensure strategies and activities, for each Corporate Affairs discipline, are crafted with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure product market readiness and launch campaigns are delivered to a high standard with clear objectives and KPIs.
• Lead policy development and advocacy activities specific to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas. Contribute to One Sanofi policy positions.
• Lead and oversee all government, industry, patient group / HCO and community relationships related to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas. Ensure all Sanofi policies and procedures are followed while managing those relationships.
• Protect reputation –support leaders to exercise good judgement in business decisions and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage relevant issues and lead crisis management support
• Manage external agency partners as their work applies to those Business Units and/or therapeutic areas corporate affairs activities.
• Responsible for developing and reporting key impact measures

About you:

Essential Qualifications

• 10+ years, in senior Corporate Communications, Public Affairs or Corporate Affairs roles in large organisations.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships to deliver outstanding results.
• Experience providing Corporate Affairs counsel to senior leaders on complex matters of potential public interest.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, politics or similar.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Corporate Affairs experience in the healthcare industry.
• Issues Management of complex corporate issues.

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