Senior Communication & Public affairs Manager

<p>   </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p>Do you want to be a part of a fast growing and developing company which saves millions of lives every day? Are you a person curious in nature, motivated by change? A fast learner who is not afraid to dare and explore? If your answer is yes, you might be our new Senior Communication &amp; Public Affairs Manager and we welcome you to apply today.</p> <p> </p> <p>This role reports directly to the External Affairs Director NN Greece, and the geographical scope of the role is Athens, Greece.</p> <p> </p> <p>The position</p> <p>As a Senior Communication &amp; Public Affairs Manager, you will develop and execute a Novo Nordisk Public Affairs &amp; Communication strategy with the aim of influencing governmental trends and policies that might impact diabetes and rare diseases. You will establish relevant strategic engagement platforms to facilitate stakeholder dialogue and drive company priorities in multi-stakeholder partnerships, as well as create and integrate PR campaigns aligned with corporate and brand strategic plans. </p> <p> </p> <p>Your main accountabilities will be:</p> <ul> <li>PA strategies and activities are planned and executed with utmost care. Implementing high-quality PA event management ("Cities Changing Diabetes", WOD, WDD, etc.), ensure corporate reputation and establish meaningful strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, develop corporate communications strategy, excel in media relations and setting corporate agenda.</li> <li>External and internal communication of Novo Nordisk issues related to diabetes and rare diseases; sustainable business (zero environmental impact, Triple Bottom Line).</li> <li>Organizing, driving, and contributing effectively to external meetings, conferences, and other meetings (local, national, or regional level).</li> <li>Supporting and contributing to add-hock tasks across all regional affiliate departments (e.g., providing support to product managers with launches). Creating clear and convincing communication documents; providing senior management with written or oral briefings.</li> <li>Monitoring and documenting external changes and trends in order to identify risks and/or opportunities and to propose strategic response actions internal buy-in of external engagement activities for implementation.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>To be successful in this role, you need to understand the healthcare environment, have a strong understanding of the Novo Nordisk way of management, and have strong product portfolio and disease knowledge. You need to have minimum 5 years of experience in access, public affairs, and/or external communication areas for pharmaceutical companies.</p> <p> </p> <p>To be effective in this role, it is mandatory to have:</p> <ul> <li>fluent English and Greek languages.</li> <li>Innovative thinking and planning skills for developing business solutions.</li> <li>Proven project management skills, high ambitions, delivering strong results.</li> <li>Good selling and presentation skills.</li> <li>Good communication skills and network connections.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>As a person, you should be determined, goal-driven, ambitious, attentive to details, hardworking, and innovative.</p> <p> </p> <p>About the department</p> <p>The External Affairs department is contained of 3 layers such as Market Access, Public Affairs and Communication department, which is responsible for developing and driving the Negotiation, Governmental &amp;Public affairs strategy for Greece &amp; Cyprus. The team consists of 5 employees; three of them work in the Market Access Field, one in the Public Affairs and SOME manager and one media consultant, and we all network with all key stakeholders and maintain the visibility/awareness of Novo Nordisk portfolio (existing &amp; future) with key decision makers within the healthcare system.</p> <p> </p> <p>Working at Novo Nordisk</p> <p>We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason for existing. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here: to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact</p> <p>To submit your application, please upload your CV in English (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Please note that we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and that the position will be filled as soon as a successful candidate is found. </p> <p>Deadline</p> <p>Apply before 31st of January. </p> <p>You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.  </p> <p>We commit to an inclusive recruitment process an