Public Affairs Manager
Public Affairs Manager
The Public Affairs Manager safeguards and enhances the corporate reputation of Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) through strategic stakeholder engagement, issues management, and policy advocacy. This role spearheads social development programs that align with AMC’s commitment to nation-building, ensuring these initiatives drive value, elevate corporate positioning, and contribute to business growth. By effectively executing and leveraging these programs, the Public Affairs Manager strengthens stakeholder trust, enhances AMC’s public image, and supports revenue expansion.
What we ask
To be successful in this role, you must:
- Have strong people engagement, networking, and collaboration skills.
- Be self-reliant, independent, and proactive in addressing challenges.
- Act with agility and continuously seek learning and development opportunities.
- Be politically savvy and stay updated on relevant local and international news and events.
- Have the ability to foresee risks and benefits in relation to current events and business trends.
- Thrive in a multi-cultural environment.
- Be eloquent in English and Filipino (written and oral communication).
- Have at least 5 years of relevant experience in public affairs, corporate communications, government relations, or a related field, preferably in FMCG or a highly regulated industry
Additional Required Skills & Experience:
- Media management – Strong experience in handling press relations and public messaging.
- Lobbying – Experience in advocating for policies, engaging with government, and influencing decision-makers.
- Event management – Ability to organize corporate events, stakeholder forums, and industry conferences.
- Networking – Strong connections within government agencies, trade associations, media, and relevant industry groups.
- Policy advocacy – Understanding of policy-making processes and ability to craft strategic positions for AMC’s interests.
What we offer
- Unique company culture of Filipino heritage and international presence.
- Competitive salary & benefits package and engagement programs that focuses on well-being.
- Diverse training and development programs to help you grow on your own professional journey.
- A friendly working environment and professional team members to help you broaden your knowledge and growth paths.
- Autonomy and trust to create longer term impact that helps bring better nutrition to the world.
Vacancy description
- Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy
- Develop and roll out a broad stakeholder engagement plan that fosters strong relationships with key government agencies, industry groups, NGOs, media, and other relevant organizations.
- Develop and implement a stakeholder mapping and engagement plan based on an issues materiality matrix, ensuring alignment with AMC’s business objectives.
- Create and execute an industry affairs strategy, identifying AMC’s role and involvement in trade associations to advance industry interests.
- Engage in lobbying efforts to advocate for AMC’s position on relevant policies, legislation, and regulatory matters.
- Policy & Issues Management
- Develop a legislative monitoring report with impact assessments for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring AMC is proactive in addressing regulatory and policy changes.
- Monitor and analyze global and local issues, identifying trends and their potential impact on AMC and FrieslandCampina’s operations.
- Develop an issues materiality matrix to track and assess key social, environmental, and economic issues for strategic decision-making.
- Media & Crisis Communications
- Manage AMC’s media engagement strategy, including relationships with journalists, press releases, and crisis communications planning.
- Act as a spokesperson when necessary, ensuring AMC’s messaging is aligned with corporate values and objectives.
- Identify and mitigate potential reputational risks while leveraging opportunities to enhance AMC’s public image.
- Social Development & Corporate Affairs
- Plan, lead, and implement social development programs focused on environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and nutrition.
- Ensure that these programs are positioned effectively to enhance corporate reputation and contribute to revenue growth.
- Organize corporate events and stakeholder forums to strengthen AMC’s engagement with key partners and promote its mission.
Team Details
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.
