Senior Public Affairs Manager Health and Nutrition

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Senior Public Affairs Manager Health and Nutrition

Position Snapshot

Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Company: Nestlé SA
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Permanent contract

What we offer at Nestlé

Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. Learn more here.
A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.

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Position Summary

As a Senior Public Affairs Manager in Health and Nutrition, you will be the lead on Nutrition and Health topics in the Public Affairs function, responsible for protecting and promoting the reputation of Nestlé on these important subjects. You will bring stakeholder perspectives to the shaping of Nestlé’s strategy on Health and Nutrition, and engage externally to strengthen stakeholder relationships to boost understanding of our contribution.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Public Affairs Manager in Health and Nutrition

• Lead the development and implementation of the Public Affairs strategy on Nutrition and Health, shaping priorities within Nestlé's broader strategic direction.
• Develop and execute a stakeholder engagement program, focusing on key global health and nutrition organizations, with an emphasis on multilateral agencies and organizations.
• Coordinate and oversee nutrition and health public affairs activities, ensuring alignment among Public Affairs specialists across the organization.
• Provide information, advice, and support to Nestlé's senior management on nutrition and health policy and issues.
• Proactively identify and manage emerging nutrition and health issues, working alongside the Issues and Crisis team to assess potential impact and opportunities for Nestlé's business.
• Work with the Corporate Communication team and the broader business to ensure effective crisis management of nutrition and health-related matters.
• Support the delivery of Nestlé's nutrition and health commitments and active programs in collaboration with other functions and businesses.
• Contribute to the successful development and implementation of the global Public Affairs integrated strategy.

What will make you successful

• Extensive expertise in public affairs roles, ideally in an international setting.
• In-depth knowledge of nutrition and health policy.
• Successful track record in delivering major public affairs programs and initiatives.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities to address emerging issues.
• Adaptability in an international environment.
• Fluent in English, any other language is an asset.

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.