Communications Manager

📌 Core Information

🔹 Job Title: Communications Manager

🔹 Company: GSK

🔹 Location: Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia

🔹 Job Type: Full-Time (Fixed-Term Contract)

🔹 Category: Pharmaceuticals

🔹 Date Posted: May 2, 2025

🔹 Experience Level: 5-10 years

🔹 Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Job Overview

Key aspects of this role include:

• Providing strategic communications advice to senior business leaders
• Developing and delivering comprehensive external communications plans
• Maintaining high-quality relationships with patient advocacy groups
• Supporting key internal communications activities
• Managing communications associated with issues and crises

ASSUMPTION: This role requires a communications generalist with experience in various disciplines to support the local pharmaceuticals business and drive corporate reputation.

📋 Key Responsibilities

✅ Provide advice and support to senior business leaders from across the organisation

✅ Develop and deliver comprehensive and measurable external communications plans to support key business objectives

✅ Develop and maintain high quality, mutually beneficial relationships with patient advocacy groups in key portfolio areas

✅ Support the delivery of key internal communications activities to maximise engagement and impact

✅ Support the management of communications associated with issues/crises that emerge for the business in key portfolio areas

✅ Maintain close collaboration with local government affairs and policy colleagues, maximising opportunities for engagement and impact

✅ Ensure complete alignment between the delivery of projects locally and the requirements of the global Communications & Government Affairs (CGA) function and the GSK brand

ASSUMPTION: The role requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills to handle diverse business priorities and complex issues.

🎯 Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field

Experience: Extensive experience (5-10 years) in a Media/Communications/Stakeholder engagement role, with a track record of delivery in a complex organisation

Required Skills:

• Strategic, analytical, and proactive approach with a goal-oriented focus
• Strong interpersonal skills with multiple and diverse stakeholders
• Experience in communications planning and delivery with demonstrable results
• Knowledge of the pharmaceuticals sector and/or the Australian healthcare environment
• Behavioral flexibility, cultural understanding, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues around the country and around the world

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in crisis communication
• Fluency in multiple languages

ASSUMPTION: The ideal candidate will have a strong background in communications, with a proven track record in a complex organisation and a deep understanding of the pharmaceuticals sector.

💰 Compensation & Benefits

Salary Range: AU$120,000 - AU$150,000 per annum (Estimated, based on industry standards for a Communications Manager with 5-10 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals sector)

Benefits:

• Flexible Working
• Development Opportunities
• 5 Feel Good Days
• 1 Volunteer Day
• Discounted Health Insurance

Working Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), with flexibility to work additional hours as needed

ASSUMPTION: The estimated salary range is based on industry standards for a Communications Manager with the required experience level in the pharmaceuticals sector in Australia.