CGA Intern at GlaxoSmithKline

Req ID:  351650
Location: Ilupeju, Nigeria
Category: Communications

Job Description

• The role reports to the CGA Director, with whom overall responsibility lies for the Local Operating Company’s Communication and Government Affairs strategy
• The role primarily supports the Nigeria Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare business in Nigeria.

Key Relationships:

• Establish good working relationship and communication with respective Rx, Cx, and Regional CGA teams and Global CGA stakeholders as appropriate

Key Responsibilities

• Provides communications expertise and implementation based on an expert understanding of the local external and internal environment
• Under the guidance of the CGA Director, supports the GM and their leadership team as appropriate on key projects requiring strategic communications input and government engagement.
• Provides timely and valuable information that supports the GSK strategic priorities.
• Works to highlight GSK’s initiatives in building trust with external stakeholders.
• Tell our  Corporate Responsibility and Community Partnerships, Employee Engagement, Media Relations, Product Communications support, Crisis/Issues Management and Government Affairs stories
• Maximizes the performance of Rx and Cx brands through the brilliant delivery of integrated earned media campaigns, either in-house or via external agencies
• Drives performance through engagement, attraction and retention of employees

Media Relations Responsibilities:

• Supports GSK’s reputation through effective, proactive and reactive management of media issues.
• Protects and build the value of the GSK brand by managing its integrity both internally and externally.
• Internal Communications & Engagement
• Ensures the community activity programmes is managed and communicated to maximise the reputation value to external and internal stakeholders.
• Manages the global GSK Community Council, including promotion of Orange Day, PULSE and Orange United.
• Maintains a set of effective employee communication tools, e.g. All-Hands Meeting, e-Newsletter, Workplace, organization comms - infographics and videos
• Community Activity Programme
• Builds recognition that GSK is a responsible corporate citizen that is actively involved in the Nigerian community.

Government & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Maintain strategic stakeholder mapping for relevant sectors impacting the GSK business
• Support the planning for selected GSK meetings with key stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with a possible MBA is an added advantage
• Candidate must have excellent communication skills – written and spoken are extremely important
• Use of modern story telling tools like infographics. Canvas, figma etc is important.