Communications & Government Affairs Industrial Placement

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Communications & Government Affairs Industrial Placement

What does a Communications industrial placement have to offer?

A placement in Communications and Government Affairs (CGA) could entail a placement in the Communications team or the Government Affairs and Policy team.

The Communications Team gives GSK a voice. We engage, inspire and inform our employees. Externally, we look after our global brand image and reputation. How do we do this? By coming up with and delivering clear and consistent messages to patients, consumers and doctors, shareholders, investors, partners, the media and the general public.

Our placements offer you the opportunity to work with our various teams to support the communications requirements of the business both internally and/or externally. For example, you could be supporting the Consumer Healthcare communications team in deliver communications to employees in that business. Whatever your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from communications colleagues across the business and all over the world.

A communications placement is a great chance to apply the skills you have learned at university in a ‘live’ role and learn new ones. The work will bring you into contact with people across the business, external organisations and the media, so you’ll be constantly developing your interpersonal skills. You’ll also build your organisational and problem-solving abilities while also building a network of contacts across the business.

You might also get to do a placement in the Government Affairs and Policy team, also part of CGA. The Government Affairs and Policy team supports all parts of GSK by delivering high quality government affairs and creating impactful public policies. We identify political and environmental trends and develop strategies to maximise advantage for the business. We support Corporate Executive Team members, Senior leaders and Local Operating Companies engaging with governments.

This placement provides the opportunity to an industrial placement student to learn how we support the businesses by understanding the needs of our Governmental and other stakeholders and provide the opportunity to get an understanding of the external environment that GSK operates in as well as the political decision-making processes.

• Expected assessment date: mid December 2018
• Number of roles to fill: approx. 7

What’s in it for me?

A communications placement is a great chance to apply the skills you have learned at university in a ‘live’ role and learn new ones. The work will bring you into contact with people across the business, external organisations and the media, so you’ll be constantly developing your interpersonal skills. You’ll also build your organisational and problem-solving abilities.

About GSK

One of the world’s leading healthcare companies, GSK discovers, develops, manufactures and distributes life-saving vaccines, prescription medicines and consumer health products such as Maxinutrition, Sensodyne, Aquafresh and Panadol.

The size and scope of our organisation allows our people to answer some of the biggest questions facing everyone on the planet – questions about future healthcare needs and questions about building a responsive, innovative, global business to meet them – as well as questions about their own personal and professional growth.

How to apply

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