Head of External Affairs

Head of External Affairs focuses on the right individual will build proactive strategy across the relevant business units, translating challenges into compelling messaging.

What the role involves

• The right individual will build proactive strategy across the relevant business units, translating challenges into compelling messaging.
• They will work effectively with other communications disciplines and other Media Relations teams to support communications activities for external and internal audiences in line wi.

Skills and requirements

• Experience in agricultural supply chains and food sector and in international business, with a proven expertise handling crises/issues real time, ideally from agency or in-house.
• This will include a review of Olam’s overall crisis process, preparation for crisis readiness, perform crisis training where appropriate.
• Review relevant technology platforms.
• Fluent across all media channels, including digital and social engagement.

Candidate fit

• Delivering the international strategic and proactive communications strategy.

Additional role context

• Head of External Affairs focuses on the head of external affairs will focus on the portfolio of olam businesses including palm, rubber and wood supply chains.
• Working with the Group Head of Corporate Communications, the Head of External Affairs will help to shape.
• A genuinely important and rewarding role, working at the core of some of the world’s biggest development issues.