Assistant Vice President - Group Corporate Communications & CSR

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life insurance firm in Singapore is looking for a Communications Lead to manage and enhance its corporate brand. This role involves crafting effective communication strategies, managing media relations, and overseeing CSR initiatives. Candidates should possess a degree in Communications and at least 8 years of relevant experience. Strong verbal and written skills, along with digital savviness, are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Exposure in BFSI environments will be an advantage.
• High level of integrity and good attitude over teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support External & Internal Communication efforts.
• Engage and manage relations with media and stakeholders.
• Manage CSR programs and activities aligned with Group strategy.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Digitally savvy

Ability to build partnerships

Initiative to improve processes

Education

Degree in Communications or equivalent

Job description

Overview

This role will independently lead and support External & Internal Communication efforts, CSR initiatives and content development to build corporate brand reputation and value.

External Communications

• Develop and execute corporate PR campaigns to enhance visibility and positive perception of our brand across multiple lines of business and channels
• Work with stakeholders to develop opportunities to proactively raise our media profile, industry thought leadership position and executive profiling of our senior leadership team
• Engage and manage relations with media, industry, and other relevant stakeholders to promote our corporate and business profile
• Deliver counsel and communications support to issues management and execute appropriate response plans to manage reputational risks
• Manage executive profiling and corporate LinkedIn profile
• Develop suite of corporate content such as Corporate Annual Report, corporate profiles, branded collaterals and social content

Internal Communications

• Craft articles and content pieces to keep financial representatives and employees updated on the group-wide initiatives across markets
• Develop executive communications, including but not limited to speeches and thought leadership features, tailored to specific audiences
• Support change management with communication toolkits

CSR

• Manage CSR programs and activities to build positive reputation aligned with the Group Sustainability strategy
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company

Qualifications

• Degree in Communications or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• Digitally savvy in leveraging new mediums and formats to drive PR results and ability to produce engaging materials
• Possess strong verbal and excellent written communication skills
• Ability to build strong partnerships across all areas of the organization and with colleagues at all levels
• Exposure in BFSI environments will be an advantage
• High level of integrity, take accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Take initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes