Government Affairs

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting the Government Affairs Director for France/Southern Europe. This position is located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France.

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**Position Description**:
This role is primarily responsible for leading the Southern Europe GA&P function for the New Consumer Health Company, with a focus on France, and developing the strategic plan in partnership with the country leadership teams across the EMEA region. The Government Affairs & Policy Director will work proactively to shape the external environment and influence decisions by policy makers, governments, regulatory bodies, law makers and business leaders to better position the Company within the region and mainly in France, to benefit customers, shareholders, and the business to sustain and accelerate growth. Additionally, this role will support the regional Government Affairs & Policy team on EU environmental sustainability related policy issues. This will be a unique development opportunity for a proven leader to expand their international knowledge and support key strategic initiatives in leading markets.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensures a robust government stakeholder and issues management plan is aligned across sectors.
- Monitors the internal and external environment to ensure corporate integrity is established and fostered consistently across the culture, products and services, leadership, and all operational aspects of the business.
- Develops a strong understanding for the Company’s France/Southern Europe business including our people, operations, and external operating environment.
- Creates and executes strategies to shape and influence regulations and policy in partnership with the business for France/Southern Europe.
- Supports the regional Government Affairs & Policy team on EU environmental sustainability related policy issues.
- Directs the activities of external consultants and leads alignment of strategy for work product in France/Southern Europe.
- Provides leadership for executive/senior level stakeholder engagement in France/Southern Europe.
- Works collaboratively with the global external affairs organization to represent France/Southern Europe on projects and councils for the functional representation.
- Provides advice and collaborates with key business leaders on governmental issues to develop contingent business strategies and or crisis management.
- Acts as a leader in crisis management for issues that may occur within the markets.
- Supports development of a budget plan and implements budgetary control policies to establish financial accountability for France/Southern Europe.

**Qualifications**:
**Requirements**:

- University/Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent is required
- 8 years’ related business/government facing experience particularly in advocacy and policy making
- Strong track record in shaping the external environment in France
- Extensive experience in formulating and leading significant issues management and government relations
- A good knowledge of the industry regulatory, sustainability & healthcare policy environment coupled with a strong ability to clearly articulate a plan that enables the Company to understand the risks, opportunities and implications of industry/government initiatives that may impact the business with strategies to manage issues both proactively and reactively
- Ability to interface, develop rapport, and be articulate with Senior Leadership from the Company and with external high-level positions, Political Leaders, Regulatory Leaders, etc.
- Fluent French and English are required. Spanish or Italian an asset
- Ability to connect the right people and processes to deliver key bus