Corporate Affairs Nordics, Senior Manager

Corporate Affairs Nordics, Senior Manager

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Role reports to:

Communications & Public Affairs Director NE

Location:

Europe/Middle East/Africa, Sweden, Stockholm, Solna

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

Corporate Affairs Nordics, Senior Manager

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Position Description: The Senior Manager Corporate Affairs Nordics will be responsible for the development of communications and government affairs plans across the Nordics markets – Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway. This role reports to the Government Affairs Director for Northern Europe with a dotted line to the Communications & Public Affairs Director for Northern Europe.  

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with the Communications & Public Affairs Director and Government Affairs Director to create and manage effective corporate affairs plans that accelerate business growth and ensure access to our health products and solutions.

• In partnership with the Communications & Public Affairs Director, manage the external communications and engagement strategy, identifying opportunities to support key brands and increase Kenvue’s profile with stakeholders across priority markets.
• Provide strategic counsel to marketing teams on communications opportunities to amplify the brands in addition to any issues with potential to negatively impact the reputation of our brands.
• Partner with the Communications & Public Affairs Director on the development and implementation of internal communications plans for Northern Europe including the Nordics ensuring employees are informed, engaged, and equipped to execute business strategy.
• Represent Kenvue in relevant Trade Associations partnering with the Government Affairs Brussels team, Regulatory Affairs, and internal stakeholders to shape our environment.
• Partner with business leaders in key markets to identify priority public policy, government affairs, and public health/consumer access opportunities to maximize value to the business. Identify opportunities to shape corporate affairs initiatives that advance business strategy, address issues, strengthen alignment and convey Kenvue`s vision and priorities.
• Cultivate and nurture building a strong network of key external stakeholders who can support strategic policy objectives.
• Identify, manage and support issues.
• Manage and build relationships with key local media.
• Ensure 100% compliance with internal and external policies, laws, and requirements.

Position Requirements:

• Successful candidate will possess at least 10 years of experience in Communications and Government Affairs in the Nordics. Specific experience in Sweden and Finland is an advantage.

• Political, legislative, and/or public sector experience, combined with meaningful tenure in a large multinational corporation.

• Solid understanding of the external environment and political decision-making process. Skilled judgement on positioning and tone of sensitive and complex issues is essential.
• Demonstrated track record of working with and earning the trust and confidence of corporate leaders or governmental or social leaders and serving as a trusted partner/advisor.
• Demonstrate communication and collaboration skills with an ability to manage and influence stakeholders in a matrix environment effectively.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and embrace change in a dynamic, rapidly growing environment.
• A collaborative style: interactive with the courage and conviction to challenge and defend ideas and strategies; ability to offer creative pathways or alternative solutions both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated ability to work 1) under pressure, 2) both independently and in a team environment, and 3) with all levels of the organization as well as government officials.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze policy issues and environment, and to communicate policy research and analysis findings to a variety of non-expert audiences both written and orally.
• Experience in creating and managing complex projects.
• Superior oral and written communications skills in English, Swedish and ideally at least one other Nordic language.

Preferred Requirements/Competencies:

• Ability to navigate high-impact, high-risk and complex situations.
• Strive for continuous improvement and embrace innovative ideas in daily work
• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependency and big picture
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Consumer health care industry knowledge is strongly desired.
• Superior ability to accomplish company goals in a matrix environment.
• Proven experience developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans.
• Hands-on crisis and reputation management experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Consumer Health business and the ability to translate business needs into strategic public affairs plans that advance the business unit and Company goals.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and work with other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and drive positive business impact.
• Business Mindset: Use business and market insights to support, advise on, and identify solutions.
• Trusted Business Partner: Builds and maintains trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders across functions and leverages influential communication to frame analytical insights and develop fact-based business strategies focused on value creation.
• Digital Champion/Technology Advocate: Embrace and practice a digital mindset through encouraging and role modelling the use of technology.
• Agility and Innovation: Leverages an agile and creative mindset to adapt to change and drive innovative value creation, continuous process improvement, and proactive learning through new technology, processes, and people.
• Strong writing skills. 

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