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We are currently looking to fill the following vacancies. If you would like to
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Health & Wellbeing Manager (6 month maternity cover contract)
About the Role
To support the work of the Health and Wellbeing Steering Group and manage the
outcomes impacting on FDF's activities in this area.
Essential Requirements
- Experienced in the world of public affairs, ideally this experience will be
from a mix of agency and corporate communications roles within fmcg sectors.
- Ideally knowledge of the particular health and wellbeing issues facing the
industry.
- An effective leader with management experience.
- Experience of the EU and working within Brussels preferable.
- A self starter with high energy, able to manage a fluid work programme and
changing/competing priorities.
- The ability to develop ideas and turn them into tangible results.
- A team player with good 'client skills' and the ability to build effective
internal and external relationships.
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Specific Duties
- Co-ordinate all communications issues relating to the Health and Wellbeing
agenda, taking a lead role in managing the outcomes of the work of the Health
and
Wellbeing Steering Group, including reformulation, labelling, marketing and
workplace wellbeing.
- Work closely with colleagues in the communications division to ensure that
there is a proactive PR/PA programme relating to Health and Wellbeing,
including
FDF's ongoing response to the Government's obesity strategy.
In particular:
- Oversee and help deliver a programme of public relations and public affairs
activity relating to the industry's Guideline Daily Amount (GDA)-based
front-of-pack labelling scheme
- Focus on European developments regarding nutrition labelling.
- Supervise our partnership with Business in the Community (BITC) to ensure it
delivers a positive outcome on workplace wellbeing for FDF and its members.
- Lead and co-ordinate FDF's response and work related to advertising and
marketing, working closely with the Advertising Association and ISBA and other
stakeholders involved with this issue.
- Supervise our ongoing programme of exhibiting at key health-related events to
ensure we maintain an appropriate profile for FDF among an audience of relevant
opinion formers and a better understanding of industry's approach to the health
and wellbeing agenda.
- Ensure FDF's activity at European level is co-ordinated across all our agreed
key issues for the year.
- Manage and develop an Executive and administrative support ensuring effective
delivery of the Communications Division business plan.
Liaise with members, Communications Divisional Managers and other FDF
divisions
including the Food Safety and Scientific Division.
Will need to build relationships with external technical experts, opinion
formers, parliamentarians, policy think-tanks, other trade bodies and NGOs in
both the
UK and Europe.
Closing Date
Friday 5th March 2010
Method of Application
Please forward your application with an up to date CV to HR on human.resources@fdf.org.uk (stating your existing salary).
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What's It Like to Work at FDF?
FDF is an equal opportunities employer, aiming to recruit a diverse range of
talented people. Our success is directly dependent on the collective
contribution
and commitment of each member of its staff. It takes pride in having top
quality, highly motivated and loyal staff supporting the organisation's aims.
The values of the FDF are fundamental to the way business is done and to
relationships with staff, members and food chain partners. We recruit
individuals
from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds and the result is a wealth of
talent and creativity where outstanding individuals work together to meet the
demanding standards of our members and shareholders.
We believe that our culture, built on teamwork and quality, offers opportunities
for everyone to have an important impact on the future of our industry.
We believe that our reputation is built on the quality of our people and we are
therefore committed to staff training and development:
- Each member of staff has a training and development plan, which is regularly
reviewed.
- All new staff receive induction training linked to the needs of their new role.
We continue to develop and refine our HR policies in line with our status as a
best practice organisation.
As an employer, FDF offers an excellent benefits package including an Annual
season ticket loan, Private Healthcare, a Pension scheme, travel insurance and
up
to six weeks annual leave for all employees.
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Last reviewed: 27 Nov 2009