Employee Communication Manager, CCA (Fixed Term - Secondment 7 Months)

Name of the role: Employee Communication Manager, CCA (Fixed Term - Secondment 7 Months)

Location: Panama City, Panama
Type of Contract: Fixed Term - Secondment
 

About Diageo:

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect each person's outstanding contribution.

About the Role:

• The purpose of the role is to build, protect and promote Diageo CCA’s reputation through effective and strategic management of external and internal communications.

• The Communications Manager is responsible for owning the delivery of CCA’s external and internal communication strategy.

• This position will be responsible for external communication including corporate media relations, internal communication, and employee engagement to bring to bear the Diageo brand.

• It ensures that all facets of corporate communication are fully aligned with our strategy and delivers the communication elements of the overall Corporate Relations Strategy for the market.

Key Outputs:

• Work with CCA Exec and Leadership team, to formulate, articulate and implement CCA external/internal communications strategy and content; lead key communications and messaging related to our financial and comprehensive performance, Diageo in Society, Brand Diageo and all media, including owned, shared and paid media (off and on).

• Build communications capability and awareness in leaders across the market and provide sound counsel on an ongoing basis, finding opportunities to demonstrate Brand Diageo and tell the stories of our enablers: Society 2030, our Domestic Performance results, while being able to speak with confidence and expertise on our FTZ and Border businesses.

• Develop and lead all aspects of an employee-focused communication strategy that accepts CCA’s geographic and cultural diversity. The role requires delivery of outstanding internal comms on Mosaic platform and increased use of digital tool such as Teams and Yammer.

• Develop Executive Speaker platform for the CCA MD and Exec Members. Handle change communications and internal executive communications including Managing Director “town hall” meetings, live chats, all employee calls, and visits to various office locations.

• Deliver the communications element of the CCA Compliance Agenda to ensure compliance is an enabler of great business performance

• Provide support and preparation with Managing Director on all communications, ensuring the culture of Diageo and CCA within Diageo is detailed, internally, and externally

• Supports Head of Corporate Relations in providing a consistent Investor Relations interface for CCA to ensure clear continuity in messaging between Investor Relations and external media

About you:

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Proficiency (verbal & written) in English and Spanish.

• Excellent writing skills, strong organizational skills, and excellent social skills required

• Experience in Corporate Digital Communications.

• Strong leadership and managerial skills and experience to interact credibly with senior management,