Job Description

Prudential's purpose is to help people get the most out of life. We will deliver our purpose by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.
The Public Affairs Manager is responsible for designing and driving public policy initiatives that help Prudential in build strong relationships with government, industry and community partners, manage regulatory and environmental risks, and support sustainable growth.
You will also be responsible for executing communications programmes to support public policy objectives. This includes developing content for senior spokespeople such as speeches, presentations, articles and social posts. The job scope includes both government relations and communications responsibilities. This is a single contributor role, reporting to VP, Head of Corporate Communications. As a member of the Corporate Communications team, you will collaborate with colleagues on cross-team projects, including communications campaigns, as and when required.
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  Identify opportunities to raise the company’s profile within our target audiences and develop programmes around these areas
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  Organise leadership conversations with regulators and government
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  Manage sponsorships with chambers of commerce and industry conferences
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  Develop communications programmes to support public policy objectives
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  Build narratives that showcase the company’s alignment with national priorities

Who we are looking for:
Competencies

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  Understanding of the local government landscape with good network of contacts
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  Excellent writer and communicator
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  Strong campaign, issues management and influencing skills
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  Knowledge of the insurance, financial services and/or health industries and co-relating issues and regulation is a plus

Working Experience:

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  Minimum 8 years of working experience in government relations, public relations, communications and/or public policy.

Education:

• Degree in any discipline

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with special requirements.