Asean Corporate Affairs Intern

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

**Corporate Communications & External Affairs**:
Our communications and external affairs team are at the very heart of Reckitt's brand, purpose and products, bringing them to life around the globe for our employees, consumers, investors, governments and our suppliers.

It's a rewarding task, growing and protecting Reckitt's image and brand. Every day, we design public relations and communication strategies that build awareness, trust and relationships, while steering us away from reputational risk. We do this by gathering and maintaining knowledge of our policies, principles, and business strategies, while keeping up-to-date with relevant developments right across our business units and trusted brands.

From digital, media and events to employee experience, strategic relationships, and community partners, we identify opportunities to deliver on our business and sustainability agenda, while proactively identifying storylines and opportunities to advance our narrative.

**About the role**:
This role requires the commitment of a dynamic individual who can provide research, writing, analytical, and administrative, support, to assist Reckitt’s ASEAN Corporate Affairs Head, including with the development and delivery of position papers, communication packs, stakeholder mapping and engagement plans.

The role will report jointly to the ASEAN Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability/Asia Head of Issues & Crisis Management.

**Your responsibilities**:

- **Stakeholder Engagement**:Conduct research and writing on the top five priority policy topics. This includes creating concept notes, developing key messages, drafting position papers, and writing letters.
- **Issues and Crisis Management**:Assist in the development of communication collaterals such as crisis playbooks, communication packs and holding statements. Conduct adhoc media monitoring. This will help us respond effectively and promptly to any crisis, thereby safeguarding Reckitt’s reputation.
- **Administrative Support**:Provide essential administrative support by developing concise briefing notes and meeting minutes. Will be tasked with creating visually appealing and effective PowerPoint presentations. To also provide logistics support, ensuring smooth operations within the department.
- **Assisting with internal and external comms** for Corporate Affairs - e.g., posting for Workplace, LinkedIn and other social media channels, developing infographics
- **Coordination of relationship with Corporate Affairs key partners/suppliers**

**The experience we're looking for**:

- Good knowledge of communications principles with skills in copywriting, editing, and content management.
- Proficient with MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, and Mailchimp, or similar platforms.
- Excellent communication with a knack for connecting with diverse audiences.
- Proactive and organised, comfortable in managing multiple tasks.
- A collaborative spirit, eager to contribute to team efforts and company goals.

**The skills for success**:
Emotional intelligence, Listening skills, Writing skills, Presentation skills, Interpersonal skills, Digital skills, Research skills, Time management skills, Adaptability, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Business Accumen, Leadership, Brand Strategy, Relationship management.

**What we offer**:
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

**Equality**:
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, an