Communications Manager

**Communications Manager**

Do you have a vision for what makes strong, effective communications? Are you passionate about reaching the right people with the right message at the right time? Are you ready to take the next step in your career by joining a globally expanding company? Join Novo Nordisk Canada as a Communications Manager and start a life-changing career.

**About the Department**:
Our communications team works closely with functions across the organization to understand the dynamics of the business for optimal communications. The team is responsible for strategic planning, development, and implementation of all communications, and plays a crucial role in Novo Nordisk’s success.

**The Role**:
To proactively build and protect Novo Nordisk Canada's reputation by creating company and product preference and to engage employees to create and sustain a high-performance organization.

**Key Areas of Responsibilities**:
**Your role as Communications Manager Includes**:

- Serve on product brand teams as the communication expert and lead brand-specific communication strategy and tactics.
- Lead advertising and public relations agencies, freelance writers, photographers, graphic artists, and vendors of promotional and communication services.
- Measure effectiveness of communications channels, publications, and programs to meet the specific needs of audiences, evaluate success, and course correct as necessary to improve the impact and sustainability of communication programs and publications.
- Build meaningful internal communications programs to highlight the work of our product brand teams and programs.
- Advise and coach Novo Nordisk’s spokespeople on communication strategy, key messages, and clear communication in connection with interviews and media events.
- Manage and conduct media training for Novo Nordisk key spokespeople.
- Distribution of company announcements and press releases.
- Oversee the morning media review, monitor media coverage and be responsible for breaking news and crisis management.
- Manage the online representation of Novo Nordisk on our Canadian social network. Develop a social media strategy, create, and promote content.
- Develop and deliver clear and concise audience-first communications that consider our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) strategy and ensure French language accessibility for all our internal and external audiences.

**Key Compliance Accountabilities**:

- Novo Nordisk Way
- Novo Nordisk Business Ethics SOPs and Policies
- Novo Nordisk Global Communications Policy
- Novo Nordisk Media Relations Policies (global and local)
- Novo Nordisk Corporate Visual Identity (CVI)
- Novo Nordisk External Websites
- Novo Nordisk Social Media Guidelines

**Education (Minimum Requirements)**:

- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or equivalent

**Preferred Experience Requirement**:

- Bilingualism (French and English) is preferred
- Minimum of 5+ years of progressive business experience in corporate communications, public and /or media relations preferably as part of the healthcare communications sector
- Proven ability to deal with publication/news media and public relations suppliers

**Working Condition**:

- Approximately 10% overnight travel

**Working at Novo Nordisk**:
We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that is great to be in and to be from.

**Application Deadline**:June 30, 202 3

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.