Public Affairs Lead - Open for HCMC & Hanoi

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.  

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands

Job Purpose

Identifying and engaging with policy makers, business associations, research institution, and think tanks to get in-depth policy interpretation and shape the self-care policy landscape in Vietnam to support the mid to long term of growth of Opella Consumer Healthcare across the country, creating and executing public affairs agenda to further increase the value of Opella consumer healthcare business in Vietnam. This role will work closely with the Consumer Healthcare business unit, Country Public Affairs, and Regional Public Affairs Asia.

Key Responsibilities

The role is responsible for enhancing the reputation of Opella and driving the development of comprehensive self-care policies in Vietnam through policy analysis, strategy recommendation, and stakeholder engagement with focus on policy makers, business associations, research institutions and think tanks. The role will champion our influencing and engagement work across the consumer healthcare sector. Success is this role will be achieved through:

• Develop deep understanding of consumer healthcare landscape in Vietnam to facilitate both internal and external stakeholder engagement            
• Provide public affairs council to General Manager CHC Indochina            
• Create and execute public affairs agenda of CHC Vietnam            
• Identify opportunities across the portfolio public affairs activities could either increase or retain the value of our CHC consumer categories/ brands in Vietnam            
• Maintain cross-team communication on policy issues to achieve internal alignment on advocacy plans to optimize the policy advantage for Opella Vietnam
• Monitor and provide internal policy analysis as well as strategy recommendation on advancing self-care landscape in Vietnam            
• Act as business partner to CHC business unit in Vietnam to collaborate closely with Medical, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Sales to ensure consolidated approach in strategy planning and implementation       
• Manage external agencies supporting the efforts            
• Maintain regular engagement with Regional Public Affairs team to ensure alignment with boarder policy discussion across the region

Corporate compliance responsibilities

• Accountable for assuring compliance’s rules & ethic code when working with Health Care Professional to strengthen the company’s image.

• Ensure all the related activities comply with relevant acts, legal demand and ethical standards and in line with marketing plan

Corporate HSE responsibilities

• Following all HSE guidelines and policies requested by the Group as well as contributing to the achievement of the HSE objectives.

• Line Manager is accountable for assuring compliance with the road safety program for driving employees under their supervision and leads by example

About you

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Post-Graduate Degree in business, public policy related field will be a plus

• Years of experience: minimum 5 years’ experience needed in public affairs/government affairs and/or advocacy roles in FMCG and/ or consumer healthcare sector

• Fluent English (oral & written)

• Strong communication and analytical skills

• Ability to influence in a proactive, objective and diplomatic manner with both internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to drive projects and initiatives and execute successfully in a complex environment.

• Proven track record successfully executing complex projects and initiatives, on time, within budget, with measurement of results

• Good understanding of stakeholder engagement techniques and policy-making processes in Vietnam

WHY US?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.