Job
Title: Public Affairs Manager
Job
Code: PAM/SAN/130528
Number
of Positions Open:
1
Reports
To: Head,
Public Affairs & Key Accounts
Closing
Date: Open
Until Filled
Summary:
Our client is a global and diversified healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients’ needs.
Summary:
Our client is a global and diversified healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients’ needs.
They
have core strengths in healthcare, with 6 growth platforms: emerging markets,
vaccines, consumer healthcare, diabetes treatments, innovative products and
animal health
Job Objective:
Job Objective:
- To establish
institutional and professional relations with authorities, key decision
makers at country level.
- To increase the
client’s visibility (all activities) and to position company as trusted
public health partner and opinion leader in the pharmaceutical and
Healthcare environment
- To valorize the
client’s production capacity when interacting with authorities
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop and
maintain the Public Affairs action plan to support the affiliate strategy
and priorities
- Organize
business intelligence near pharmaceutical market authorities through an
active role in shaping the Healthcare environment by interacting and
networking activities with National /regional /government and local
pharmaceutical associations and influencers to optimize the institutional
environment and to contribute to the company’s growth
- Ensure our
client becomes a key partner to health and to other non – health
authorities /institutions at the national level
- Propose and
create public/private partnership that position our client as a
public health reference and build long term relationships with decision
makers and civil society (patient associations, NGOs) for promoting
their image
- Implement
programs designed to enhance public understanding of the organizations
objectives, achievement and strategies to ensure communications between
the organization and the government are in the organizations best
interests
- Provide
scientific communication to all key stakeholders in North East Africa.
- Provide proper
advice and guidance on Business Development opportunities.
- Respect
Company’s values, code of ethics and social charter.
- Ensures
compliance of actions with legal requirement and ethical norms.
- Maintain good
relations and lobbying with Health Authorities.
Skills
and Certification:
- Demonstrated
track record of building and maintaining a KOL network in a country
- Experience in
working across and building effective partnerships between businesses.
- Experience
working within an international company with a complex organizational
environment and the ability to operate in a matrix, team oriented
structure
- Strong
commercial acumen and strategic ability
- Strong
interpersonal and influencing skills
- Excellent oral
and written communication and presentation skills
- High standards
of integrity
Experience:
Minimum of 3yrs experience in a cognate industry
Working Relationships:
Internal: All Departments, Headquarters,
External: KOLs, Health authorities, Government Parastatal, Pharmaceutical companies
How to Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Public Affairs Manager
Minimum of 3yrs experience in a cognate industry
Working Relationships:
Internal: All Departments, Headquarters,
External: KOLs, Health authorities, Government Parastatal, Pharmaceutical companies
How to Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Public Affairs Manager
