Director, Business Partnering Communications

6 months ago

Mississauga, Canada AstraZeneca Full time

Summary

Do you have a passion for people, and the skills and capabilities to design, develop and implement communications strategies and programmes that will help us to inspire different audiences as AstraZeneca enters an exciting phase in its growth journey?

As a key member of the Global Internal & Business Partnering Communications team in Global Corporate Affairs (GCA), you’ll have the opportunity to do just that. You’ll provide high-quality strategic communications advice, challenge and support to the business areas you work with. By creating strong and trusted partnerships, and by building influential networks, you’ll act as the critical link between GCA and the business - ensuring communications is at the heart of planning and decision-making.

With a broad communication experience and skill set, you’ll develop and deliver integrated communications plans and strategies, drawing on the various disciplines from across GCA, and ensuring effective collaboration and co-ordination from the outset. In addition, you’ll enable long-term communication planning and horizon scanning. By building specialist knowledge within the areas you support, you’ll help GCA to proactively manage risks and opportunities, and influence decision-making at all levels.

As the Director of Business Partnering Communications, you will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive communication strategies that directly support the objectives and priorities of Global IT. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of stakeholder engagement, and the ability to drive impactful communication initiatives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. It also requires an individual who can work in real time with the Chief Information & Digital Officer to create strong visually compelling presentations that elevate the role of Technology, Digital and AI, while aligning with AstraZeneca’s corporate brand.

In doing so, you must be proactive, willing to identify and develop innovative and appropriate solutions to meet the needs of the business and audiences across all parts of Global IT and at all levels of seniority. You must also be able to gain the trust and respect of internal stakeholders who rely on your advice and guidance on communications matters. Excellent writing, project management, planning and multi-channel communications experience (particularly digital communications and analytics) is essential, with a sound Pharma background and a working knowledge of IT and digital desirable recognising you will lead and provide counsel on messaging.

The often sensitive material content involved, means that you will be required to demonstrate exemplary personal judgment, initiative, agility and collaborative skills while working as part of a close-knit, high-performing and flexible team.

Key responsibilities
- Lead execution of prioritised global communications activities in line with the Global IT Communications Strategy and Annual Plan, including senior leader conferences, all employee webcasts, CEO/Global IT awards.
- Develop and create strong visually compelling presentations in support of the CIO/CDO to elevate the role of Technology, Digital and AI, while aligning with AstraZeneca’s corporate brand.
- Lead the development and delivery of integrated communications plans to advance organisational transformation.
- Advise, coach and counsel internal stakeholders, including senior management, on events/issues that need to be communicated internally (including copy writing and speech writing for high-profile internal communications platforms).
- Leverage the IT communications network to maximise the impact of priority campaigns, activities and initiatives at the functional and enterprise-wide level.
- Fully realise the engagement potential of AZ’s digital channels and strive to build their effectiveness, including delivery of improvements, rationalisation and simplification.
- Foster collaboration with other teams across GCA and the business (including IR and HR) to ensure consistent and aligned messaging, to ensure Global IT contributes too, and pulls through global campaigns.
- Lead communications related to IT issues and site level incidents when required.
- Support development of communications strategy, governance and capabilities across Global IT and ensure alignment with external communications activities.
- Measure the effectiveness of communication approaches and identify and deliver value-adding solutions to drive improvements.
- Serve as a flexible Global Corporate Affairs needs when timely resource / prioritisation is required.
- Engage and lead management of contract resources to support effective execution of communication activities as required. Oversees quality and compliance of work.

Knowledge and experience
- Significant experience of working in a fast-paced global communications team or similar corporate communications environment.
- High levels o

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