Job Description

About AbbVie
AbbVies mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on peoples lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, womens health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Associate Director, HR Communications

Job Code: F1712

The associate director operates as a strategic communications consultant to set and maintain an internal HR communications strategy, key messages and narratives that drive understanding and engagement of what AbbVie offers its employees. This role will help bring the HR Communications teams vision to reality: creating and delivering communications to activate, inspire and engage current and future employees to deeply connect them to AbbVie while empowering employees to drive business success.

Responsibilities:

* Sets the internal communications strategy, utilizing expert writing and consulting skills to develop multi-faceted high-visibility messaging and strategic communications plans that have company-wide, global impact.
* Develops global communications plans and writes accompanying key messages and narratives, ensuring they are aligned to culture, equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EED&I;) and employer value proposition messaging, in addition to being aligned to the HR external plan.
* Uses consulting and writing expertise to explain complex content in a clear and understandable way to employee audiences, in styles required to support the full spectrum of HR subject matter and various communications channels.
* Recommends innovative approaches to delivering communications that effectively tell the AbbVie story, provides the overview, framework and voice for communications across all channels.
* Through internal client and reader intimacy, directs the team in developing clear positioning, innovative formats and channels, strategic insights, and superior segmentation to achieve the HR Communications vision.
* Effectively manages client relationships with internal and external partners (Public Affairs, senior HR management, vendors, contractors, etc.).
* Ensures all communications are consistent and aligned with the companys corporate brand identity and employer brand.

Position Accountability / Scope:

The associate director reports to the Director, HR Communications, and must closely influence and respectively challenge senior management and communications peers to ensure clear positioning and messaging drives employee understanding.

Qualifications
Bachelors degree, preferably in journalism, public relations or other communication-related major.

* 10 years of experience with increasing responsibility in multiple internal communication roles in a corporate setting.
* Communications consulting background preferred with experience in merger and acquisition communications.
* Demonstrated ability to deliver strategic counsel and advise communication program managers to effectively execute communications plans and messaging.
* Experience advising senior management on effective communications plans along with dynamic public speaking skills.
* Prior experience with communicating HR content strongly preferred, particularly in benefits, compensation, talent management or employee engagement.
* Requires strong project management skills, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, diplomacy, and multitasking ability.
* Writing test required.

Significant Work Activities
N/A
Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
M
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.