Corporate Communications Manager for Oceania

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you? Be empowered to take charge of your career and future at Takeda. Join us in this exciting, newly-created role of Corporate Communications Manager for Oceania, based at our head office, overlooking the beautiful Sydney Harbour.

Takeda is a global, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical company. We have an unwavering dedication to put people first and we live our values of **Takeda-ism**—Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance. We are united by our 240-year legacy of research-based pharmaceuticals and our mission to strive toward **_Better Health for People and a Brighter Future for the World._**

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring and bold mission.

As a Corporate Communications Manager for Oceania, you will be empowered to create and execute our local market communications strategy. You will oversee all internal and external communications, play a key role in building, protecting and enhancing Takeda’s corporate reputation and drive both long and short term activities that align to our business objectives.

A typical day will include:

- Developing and implementing the communications strategy, aligned with global / regional plans and objectives, as well as that of the local market.
- Defining and driving integrated communication programs, relevant to internal and external stakeholders.
- Working with agencies to ensure that Takeda’s core messages, brand essence and value propositions are promoted both internally and externally to relevant audiences.
- Delivering high-quality executive speaker engagements and working with our senior leaders as spokespeople for the organisation. This collaboration will include executive visits, business-relevant industry communications, media profiling and strategy, social media strategy and media training.
- Having responsibility for the governance of Oceania’s social media policy.
- Working with commercial teams to ensure product marketing plans are aligned with the company’s communication strategy and supporting in the coordination of corporate-recognised portfolio awareness days.
- Collaborating with our HR and Compliance teams to develop, manage and implement our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.
- Pioneering the use of data, digital and technology-based approaches to elevate our strategies, drive engagement and communicate proactively.

**Education & Experience**
- Experience in corporate communications and communications management, specifically in the pharmaceutical or healthcare space, or other relevant industry.
- Experience working in-house, alongside exposure to PR / comms agencies.
- Experience in creating communication plans, change communications, strategic and long-term planning.
- Ideally, experience managing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy and programs.

**Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies**
- Good knowledge of all aspects of communications, including executive positioning, internal communication, media relations, product communication, change communication, investor relations, crisis communication and project management.
- The ability to work in a matrixed environment, and orchestrate across the organisation, regardless of direct reporting lines.
- The ability to rationalise message volume, and nuanced messages, for multiple audiences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, in both small and large group settings.
- Confident and strategic relationships with media and PR agencies.
- The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the agility to respond to new and changing requirements based on both market and company environments.
- The desire to put patients first and demonstrate our values of Takeda-ism.

**Our Benefits**

Here at Takeda, we are proud of a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do. We offer all employees a benefits program that includes:

- Top of the market paid parental leave
- Support of your continuing education through our Education Program
- Wellbeing activities
- Access to salary continuance and life insurance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Additional leave for you to recharge and relax
- Paid Volunteer Day
- Social events and celebrations

Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver **Better Health for People, Brighter Future for the World**.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are proud to have a culture and work environment that embraces the diverse talents of our people and champions inclusion. We look forward to meeting you

**Locations**:
Sydney, Australia

**Worker Type**:
Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**:
Regular

**Time Type**:
Full time