Johnson& Johnson (Thailand)

Communication & Public Affairs Lead for Thailand, Vietnam, and LCM - Consumer Health

Overall Responsibility

This position entails working with the Leadership and Cross-functional Teams to drive the Consumer Health mission of helping people live healthier, happier lives every day, from their very first day.

The role is primarily responsible for the cooperative development of the key reputation public relations and public affairs strategies for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health ("JJCH") in Thailand, Vietnam, and LCM clusters within Metropolitan Asia.

The candidate will ensure a consistent JJCH narrative in the market and be responsible for the development, implementation, and management of communications strategies and programs to inform, educate, and inspire key audiences internally and important stakeholders externally. Key audiences include (but not restricted to) consumers/customers, healthcare professionals, employees, online/social KOLs, regulators and health authorities, government agencies, media and the community we operate in. He/she will also be expected to work alongside the Metropolitan Asia and Asia Pacific Communication Leaders to identify and drive simplification and scale across the Thailand, Vietnam, and LCM clusters within Metropolitan Asia.

To be successful in this role, the candidate is required to have a deep experience in corporate communications, crisis management, employee engagement and internal comms, and brand public relations. He/she should have the capabilities of leveraging and crunching data to build effective communication strategies that support the organizational, brand, and business objectives. He/she should be well versed in the external environment, latest industry trends, and media landscape to uncover and tell meaningful stories of JJCH to external audiences. He/she should possess strong writing and presentation skills for both external and internal communications support. Lastly, the candidate should be resourceful, collaborative, agile, and passionate about consumer brands to thrive in this fast-paced and dynamic environment that we are operating in.

Principal Responsibilities

External Communications

• Responsible for developing key presentations materials including talking points, speeches, and slides to support the external engagement opportunities of the designated JJCH spokesperson in the market, such as media interviews and speaking engagements.
• Support in developing and leading brand PR programs for our iconic brands, working alongside the Commercial, Cross-functional, and regional teams to advance our business and brand priorities.
• Partner with various internal stakeholders to communicate our commitment in and progress of our Healthy Lives Mission, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, and Community Impact work through meaningful storytelling.
• Cultivate solid media relationships with key editors and influential outlets to drive positive news outcomes.
• Supervise writing, editing, and marketing of stories by agencies, staff/freelancers, development of print, electronic, and other materials related to external activities.
• Support Country Leadership and Regional Communications Team in issues and crisis management. This includes but not restricted to localizing statements, addressing media enquiries, holding a pivotal role as company spokesperson, and implementing crisis mitigation plans.
• Oversee the maintenance of distribution lists and databases, timely distribution of news releases, and news monitoring and escalation.
• Coordinate external engagement and copy approvals.

Internal Communications

• Develop and maintain an internal communications program to keep employees informed, engaged, and energized about the accomplishments of the organization as well as the exciting, future opportunities of JJCH. Vehicles may include, but will not be limited to, the employee intranet and portal, email updates and newsletters, video addresses, townhalls etc.

Qualifications

Qualifications

This section pertains to minimum education, experience, and other special skills and knowledge required by the job to effectively perform the assigned responsibilities.

Education: University/Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Professional experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in Communications

Knowledge & Skills:

• Extensive and holistic experience in brand public relations, corporate communications, employee engagement, issues, and crisis management.
• Exceptional writing ability and proven expertise in executive communication, including press releases, speechwriting, and presentation development.
• Expert in media relations strategy development and has strong, existing relationships with key editors of the media.
• Proven track record in developing effective brand PR, media relations, and corporate communications programs. Experience in developing digital-first/integrated/omni-channel PR programs is a strong plus.
• Proven track record in navigating in a highly decentralized, collaborative work environment, to influence, align and deliver on strategic and tactical topics, at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to select and efficiently manage agencies/consultants is required.
• Prior experience in multi-market work is required.
• A self-starter who is always curious and willing to learn; can operate both as an outstanding individual and excellent team contributor.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Journalism or other related area is required.
• Fluency in both English and Thai, oral and written.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Consumer Health business to create a new publicly traded company. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 24 months, and it will be subject to legal requirements and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of a new entity within New Consumer Health

Primary Location

Thailand-Bangkok-Bangkok-

Organization

Johnson & Johnson (Thailand) Ltd. (8585)

Job Function

Public Affairs

Requisition ID

2206068042W