Senior Manager, Public Affairs, Communication and

2 weeks ago

Auckland City, New Zealand The Coca-Cola Company Full time

A rare opportunity to join the Coca-Cola team in New Zealand has opened.

This role reports into the Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Director for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, and works in close collaboration with colleagues in communications, legal and regulatory affairs, both in New Zealand and in our regional team; and with our counterparts in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, our bottler partner.

You will be able to use your well-honed public affairs and communications and skills on the following:

- Initiate, manage and advocate the Company’s commitments for sustainability, wellbeing, climate & water, diversity & inclusion and other programs and partnerships.
- Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement including government, media, industry associations, NGOs, stakeholder groups, our bottling partners and internal associates.
- Represent the Company on external industry associations and advocacy forums.
- Manage external communication strategies and plans
- Be the risk and issues “antennae” for the Company in New Zealand, providing guidance to the local team
- In conjunction with your peers on the Oceania Leadership Team, help our team grow and thrive by initiating, managing and delivering internal cultural and engagement programmes.
- Be a core member of the Coca-Coca Oceania leadership team.
- Initiate, manage and deliver community programmes delivered under the Company’s philanthropic channel The Coca-Cola Foundation and with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, our bottler partner.

**Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in public affairs and communication in public or private organizations
- Experience working across a matrixed organization

**Skills required**
- Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate complex issues to drive tangible business actions.
- Highly advanced collaboration skills and ability to influence to deliver the full market potential of New Zealand.
- Ability to assess reputational risk with an understanding of New Zealand community standards.
- Ability to analyse business and regulatory issues, manage divergent stakeholders.
- Experience in Government Affairs, Public Policy and Stakeholder Management
- Ability to coordinate and handle incident management and crisis resolution

**Our Purpose and Growth Culture**:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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