Cluster Communications Partner

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This position reports to

Business Communications Manager

Your role and responsibilities

Communications is a crucial function to our success. As Cluster Communication Partner for APAC you are responsible for leading Tier 1 and financial media as well as crisis communications and issues management for Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines. You are responsible for protecting the ABB brand and for ensuring a balanced profile of ABB and its businesses in the cluster countries. You will provide strategic communications counsel to CHOs (Country Holding Officers) in your cluster and collaborate with other communicators in the region in line with the ABB Way. The work model for the role is: Hybrid/Remote #LI-Hybrid/Remote You will be mainly accountable for: • Media and PR: Lead media relations with tier 1 for cluster, act as spokesperson, strategic communications partner to local leaders, localize/distribute global press releases, manage external inquiries including crises. • Issues and Crisis Management: Serve on crisis task force, provide guidance, and ensure all issues and crises are handled with minimum negative impact to the organization and the ABB brand. • Internal Communications: - Lead required internal communications duties (i.e. mandatory employee communications and fiduciary requirements locally). Manage cascading of limited ABB Corporate content in alignment with other functions including legal and integrity, HSE, HR and security. Governance of cluster countries internal communication channels such as Viva Engage and the intranet. • Digital Communications: Governance, of country social channels and websites, where they exist. Translation verification coordination, when required. • Brand and Reputation: Safeguard brand identity and ensure regulatory compliance in all communications, both internally and externally. Ensure balanced profile in the region. • Finance and Leadership: Manage and apply rigorous control to the cluster communications budget, ensure transparency and maximize effectiveness and efficiency. Ability to build a network of agency and local team support to call on as needed for local needs.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor Degree in Marketing, PR or other relevant discipline
• 10 years' experience in Communication Management and/or Public Relations in a highly matrixed organization
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and strong writing/editing skills. Proficiency in at least one language of the cluster area preferred.
• In-depth demonstrable knowledge and experience of all aspects of external and internal communications.
• Extensive network within the press/media and ability to lead crisis communications autonomously.
• Strong business partnership acumen, collaboration and communication skills, with deep experience of managing internal and external relationships seamlessly.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, adaptable to complex situations
• Knowledge of the regional cultural landscape and ability to advise accordingly.
• Strategic with a hands-on mindset; familiar working in a global business environment across geographies and languages.

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