Public Affairs Manager

**The opportunity:
As a Public Affairs Manager you will be a key part of our team developing and enhancing Bupa’s corporate reputation and engaging with government. You will also be supporting our Director of Public Affairs in building, maintaining, and effectively leveraging strategic relationships and partnerships across government, industry stakeholders, key influencers and other decision made in Australia

**This is a permanent full-time position, based in Melbourne or Sydney. (Bupa offers hybrid working arrangements and you can work from the office or from home).
**How will I help?**

**You will add value by**:

- Developing and managing Bupa’s relationships with a wide range of government and related stakeholders in order to enhance our reputation and promote understanding of our health insurance business and its unique place in the market.
- Supporting Bupa Health Insurance’s commercial objectives, reputation and key business projects through a well-defined advocacy and public policy agenda.
- Working closely with the Director Public Affairs, Head of Corporate Affairs - Health Insurance, and other relevant internal stakeholders to develop robust corporate positioning across a range of public policy issues.
- Working closely with the Director Public Affairs to develop policy positions and advocacy strategies to influence healthcare delivery, financing and policy change outcomes to support Bupa’s commercial strategies.
- Supporting the Director Public Affairs in developing and delivering an effective public affairs strategy for Bupa.
- Delivering high quality policy submissions on behalf of Bupa.
- Advising the business on government and policy changes that impact on Bupa.

**Why work at Bupa?**

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office.

We’re a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work.

We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance discounts) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

**What do I need?**

You are a master of articulate language, that will work with our stakeholders to create extraordinary public affairs outcomes. You have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, including experience in partnering with key stakeholders and writing for different audiences and scenarios.

Whether it’s the ability to negotiate difficult or sensitive social and political situations diplomatically or your strong research and communication skills - you put all your heart in it and have a wide range of knowledge and wisdom on government, policy and legislative process and working of political parties.

Ideally you have a degree level qualification in political science, public policy, communications, legal or business fields

**About Bupa Asia Pacific**:
Bupa is an international healthcare group which has been committed to a purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world for more than 70 years.

Bupa Asia Pacific operates in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, supporting about 6.5 million customers through a broad range of health and care services including health insurance, aged care, dental, medical, optical and hearing services. Employing more than 20,000 people in the region, we believe that we can make a real difference to the lives of customers through our values, purpose and the way that we deliver personalised care.

Since 2002, we have reinvested approximately $6 billion in the region, with the Bupa Foundation investing more than $34 million to support 130+ health and care projects.

Our people reflect the diversity of our community. At Bupa, your wellbeing, identity and own story is respected and valued.

**Applications close 7th December