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Job Function:

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Dublin, Ireland, Limerick, Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Job Description:

Senior Communications Manager, J&J Campus Ireland

Location: Ireland – Cork, Dublin or Limerick.

Contract:  Full Time – Hybrid 

Overall, Purpose of the role:

• Responsible for leading the planning and implementation of all external communications activities for Johnson & Johnson Campus Ireland providing strategic counsel and partnership to Site Leads.
• Responsible for developing and implementing a corporate communications strategy that grows Johnson & Johnson’s reputation in Ireland, leveraging corporate initiatives, assets and stakeholder partnerships where appropriate.
• Identifies and harnesses opportunities to position Johnson & Johnson as a thought leader in areas aligned to the Campus Ireland Strategy. 
• Ensuring close alignment with Campus Ireland Strategy team, Campus Ireland Leadership team, EMEA and Global Communication teams to ensure communication strategies fully align with business needs. 
• Responsible for Crisis and Issues Management communications for the Campus Ireland
• Acting as first point of contact with media for enquiries relating to Johnson & Johnson Campus Ireland communications and working closely with the PR agency.
• Ensure that oversight and communications expertise are provided during external events e.g. speaking opportunities for J&J leaders in Ireland, stakeholder outreach engagements e.g. trade associations, government officials etc.
• Build a strong understanding of J&J operations, capabilities and key strategic focus areas in Ireland to anticipate and respond to external events and to identify communications opportunities.
• Build excellent relationships with external partners involved in supporting Campus Ireland external communications.
• Provide regular status updates to Director of Strategy, J&J Campus Ireland.
• Benchmark activity with appropriate metrics, KPIs and evaluate success as appropriate.
• Management of the Campus Ireland communications budget.

Internal Communications

• Provide communications planning and delivery to support internal programmes; corporate initiatives, HR, D&I, CSR and wider cross-Campus communications.
• Chair Campus Ireland Internal Communications Forum.
• Strategic support and counsel to Site Communication teams. Communications support on key projects.
• Establish and foster good working relationships with the UK, EMEA, global and J&J cross-sector communications network.
• Benchmark activity with appropriate metrics and evaluate success.

Essential technical knowledge, skills, and experience:

• At least 8 years’ experience working in communications – agency; for a large corporate or public sector, preferably in healthcare.  
• Degree level or equivalent qualification in communications or a related discipline.
• Strong technical competencies relevant to communications including devising strategies, accompanied by strong writing and verbal communications skills. 
• Management of PR agencies and other external vendors.  
• Experience of project management and managing budgets effectively.
• Ability to translate complex scientific data into communications materials.
• Issues management:  Ability to identify and mitigate reputational risk in relation to communications activity.
• Experience of planning and delivering internal and external events.
• Knowledge of new models of internal communication, including digital and strategic engagement.
• Experience of social media channels, digital landscape and strategic external social media engagement.
• Experience in benchmarking results and setting appropriate evaluation metrics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels in the business. 
• Demonstrate sensitivity and tact when dealing with confidential/sensitive information
• Familiarity or experience working in large, complex corporate environments.
• Experience of working in the pharmaceutical/med tech/healthcare sector though not essential, is highly desirable.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is [85,000 EUR gross annual] to [146,050 EUR gross annual] .

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Branding, Brand Reputation Management, Business Communications, Communications Measurement, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Cultural Communications, Developing Others, Employer Branding, Expectation Management, Inclusive Leadership, Influencer Knowledge, Integrated Marketing Communications, Leadership, Relationship Building, Risk Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement, Team Management