Lead, Corporate Communications

About the Job

The role holder is responsible
to lead the overall communications
and
ensure alignment with company's brand guidelines
.

• Lead and manage all internal and external communications, including press releases, ensuring consistency, clarity, and alignment with the company's brand and messaging.
• Perform final proofreading and quality checks on all articles, press releases, and official communications prior to public dissemination.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with media representatives, ensuring proactive and positive engagement.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for media and external stakeholders seeking official comments, statements, or information.
• Facilitate media opportunities for company spokespersons, ensuring effective representation and visibility.
• Develop and refine scripts, speeches, and talking points for the senior leaders.
• Prepare senior leaders for public engagements, including pre-event briefings and coordination of attire and presentation materials.
• Lead the company's communication strategy during crises, ensuring timely, transparent, and effective messaging.
• Track and analyze public news and commentary related to the company across mainstream media channels, providing insights and recommendations.
• Act as the Person-in-Charge (PIC) for all corporate awards and recognitions, from nomination to submission and follow-up.
• Oversee all internal and external surveys involving the company.

We are looking for people who

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in corporate communications, public relations, or media engagement.
• Proven track record in managing corporate reputation, media relations, and crisis communication.
• Experience working with senior executives and preparing high-level communication materials.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English (and other relevant languages, if applicable.
• Strong editorial skills with attention to detail and consistency in messaging.
• Confident and articulate, with strong presentation skills.
• Passionate about storytelling and brand building.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Who we are

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.

Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world's most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World's Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

To all recruitment agencies:
Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.