Internal Communications Manager

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Johnson & Johnson Full time

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for an Internal Communications Manager (New Consumer Health Company). This position may be located in Zug, Switzerland; Turnhoutseweg, Belgium; or Zuchwil, Switzerland; High Wycombe, England; Neuss, Germany; Cape Town, South Africa; or Madrid Spain.

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people.

With $82.1 billion in 2020 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company, touching the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Our Family of Companies throughout the world compete in consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices & diagnostics markets and have the skills and resources to tackle the world's most pressing health issues.

**Position Description**:
Reporting to the EMEA Internal Communications Manager, this role is responsible for shaping and implementing internal communications and employee engagement strategies in the region, with particular focus on EMEA Supply Chain.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Drive employee engagement and advocacy through powerful organizational communication:

- Partner with business and site leaders, and develop internal communication plans, programs, and messages to inspire, engage, inform, and align employees in EMEA including the Supply Chain organization.
- Coach leaders to develop their ability to engage and inspire their organizations.
- Establish and evolve the internal communications channel strategy for Supply Chain EMEA.
- Partner with EMEA Internal Communications Senior Manager and internal stakeholders to shape, support and deploy change management communications.
- Roll out any global or regional employee engagement activities.
- Create and maintain a calendar of strategic internal communications for Supply Chain EMEA.

**Qualifications** Required Competencies**:

- Degree in Business or Communication with a minimum of 6 years of proven experience in communications, ideally in a corporate environment, public relations agency, or industry in-house role.
- Experience in internal communications in Supply Chain/Manufacturing required.
- Demonstrated ability to develop compelling stories and excellent written and verbal communications skills in fluent English. Additional languages are an advantage.
- Must demonstrate an international mindset, operating flexibly from a regional and local level.
- Ability to act with a sense of urgency, balance multiple priority assignments and deliver against tight time constraints. Calm under pressure.
- Ability to work in a compliant manner, respecting the local and regional regulations, and accustomed to dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Must possess high accountability for work quality and a solution-oriented mindset.

**Preferred Competencies**:

- Prior professional focus on communication within the consumer health, personal care, or pharmaceutical sector is preferred.
- Understanding of external environment that may influence business opportunities such as politics, regulation, business trends, and NGO activities is preferred.
- Business Mindset: Use business and market insights to support, advise on, and identify solutions.
- Trusted Business Partner: Builds and maintains trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders across functions and leverages influential communication to frame analytical insights and develop fact-based business strategies focused on value creation.
- Digital Champion/Technology Advocate: Embrace and practice a digital mindset through encouraging and role modelling the use of technology.
- Agility and Innovation: Leverages an agile and creative mindset to adapt to change and drive innovative value creation, continuous process improvement, and proactive learning through new technology, processes, and people.
- Strong writing skills.
- Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against o


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