S&R and Communications Assistant Manager

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Head of Corporate Affairs, S&R, Communications – Vietnam & Cambodia, the S&R and Communications Assistant Manager will be responsible for the action plan development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of sustainability & responsibility (S&R) projects and external communications for Pernod Ricard in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead Sustainability & Responsibility (S&R) initiatives in Vietnam and Cambodia markets

• Localize impactful Sustainability & Responsibility (S&R) programs at the market level, working closely with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful implementation;

• Coordinate with all relevant entities within the Pernod Ricard Group and APAC to fulfill various S&R reporting obligations on behalf of both markets;

• Proactively seek out S&R partnerships that align with business development goals and explore potential investment opportunities within the S&R roadmap;

• Serve as a thought leader by organizing internal and external events focused on S&R, and by crafting innovative initiatives that position Pernod Ricard as a leader in this domain.

2. Lead the corporate communications activities to enhance the corporate branding of Pernod Ricard in Vietnam and Cambodia as a responsible and sustainable business

• Together with HR contact (who’s in charge of internal communications), act as the co-main contact points for HQ and APAC by participating in the global and regional communications network calls & meetings;

• Together with HR contact (who’s in charge of internal communications), ensure smooth and impactful execution of the internal communications projects at market level;

• Monitor corporate affairs/advocacy agendas and actively contribute to the success and impact of the industry communications campaigns for the advocacy projects;

• Ensure strong amplification of the internal S&R and communications initiatives to be communicated externally to enhance the corporate branding;

• Actively work with internal and external stakeholders including public relations agencies and local medias in both markets to ensure news articles and social media posts are well communicated via corporate social media channels, executive’s pages, etc.;

• Coordinate the execution of the sponsorships events with embassies, chambers of commerce, and organizations who are corporate affairs partners.

3. Ensure admin, logistics and accounting tasks for the department activities

• Work with relevant internal departments (marketing, finance, HR, legal and compliance, etc.) and external partners to ensure all relevant admin, logistics and accounting tasks are implemented in a compliant and timely manner.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Sustainability/Communications/Project Management;

• Possesses at least 5 years of experience, ideally in project management, especially projects on sustainability, communications campaigns.

Competencies

• Self-starter, be comfortable with working with a high level of autonomy and ownership;

• Have good project management skills including planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and reporting skills, and ability to engage actively stakeholders, to align interest and get things done;

• Ability to deal with working under pressure at some point, prioritize and manage several streams and tasks concurrently, as well as a multitude of stakeholders;

• A good team player, ability to ensure everyone has the correct level of information and provide support where relevant to find solutions to issues;

• As a must, speak and write fluent Vietnamese and English.