Corporate Affairs Graduate (2 Year Ftc)

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Welcome to Haleon. We're a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we've grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter - one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.
Our trusted portfolio of brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.
Now it's time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose - to deliver better everyday health with humanity - at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.
Step into the future of corporate communications!
Our commitment to you is to provide a strong beginning to your career. While you are helping people with better health and wellness, you will be gaining valuable work experience in a top multi-national company and building foundational leadership and business skills. At the end of this 24-month programme you will have a strong career foundation to build a remarkable career.
We are currently looking for a driven Corporate Affairs Graduate. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to build their career in corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, and business administration.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Corporate Affairs team with a range of activities that help strengthen Haleon's reputation, enhance stakeholder relationships, and ensure effective communication across the business.
What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

  • Provide administrative and operational support to the Corporate Affairs team.
  • Assist with the preparation of internal and external communications, including drafting, editing, and formatting content.
  • Support stakeholder engagement activities, ensuring effective and professional communication with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate logistics for corporate events, meetings, and engagements.
  • Maintain accurate records, databases, and contact lists related to stakeholders and projects.
  • Contribute to monitoring media, industry trends, and stakeholder sentiment to inform the team's activities.
  • Assist in developing presentations, reports, and briefing materials for leadership.
  • Support the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and internal campaigns.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with Haleon's WinAsOne strategy.
  • Support the execution of Haleon MEA Corporate Affairs strategy
To recognise your dedication, energy and effort, benefits include:
  • A competitive base salary.
  • An annual bonus linked to performance.
  • Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements.
  • On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes.
  • Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health.
We're the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Media literacy and media relations basics.
  • Digital and social media communication.
  • Issue and crisis awareness.
  • Great internal and external stakeholder management.
  • Research and analytical skills.
To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:
Education required:
  • Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Communications, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, or a related field.
Please note that you must provide your academic transcripts together with your CV when applying.
Language required:
  • Written and spoken fluency in English.
Other requirements:
  • At least one year of relevant experience
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across multiple stakeholders.
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Self-driven, proactive, and motivated to learn and grow in a corporate environment.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Job Posting End Date
2025-12-13
Equal Opportunities
Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected - all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It's important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.
During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees.
The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.
Adjustment or Accommodations Request
If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We'll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.
Note to candidates
The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.

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  • Job Id
    JD1604006
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
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