"Senior Executive, Communications (2-year contract)"

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive, high-performing Senior Executive, Communications to help strengthen the School’s reputation as a leading global medical school for Asia. Reporting to the Head of Communications, you will plan and deliver high-impact internal and external communications initiatives, with a strong focus on media relations, strategic storytelling, and stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Media relations
  • Drive media initiatives to raise the School’s profile and thought leadership in medical education and biomedical research.
  • Manage press publicity needs for over 40 departments, Translational Research Programmes (TRPs), and research centres.
  • Develop key messages, press releases, interview talking points, fact sheets, website articles, and related materials.
  • Pitch stories, organise media briefings, facilitate interviews, and manage filming requests.
  • Monitor, track, and compile media coverage.
• Internal communications
  • Support editorial planning and development of content for weekly Medspresso and sister platforms (Medfocus, Medspecials).
  • Assist in planning and delivering the annual Strategic Directions Dialogue for staff.
  • Partner stakeholders to craft and disseminate internal announcements and campaigns.
  • Maintain and update the NUS Medicine Intranet home page.
• Publications and editorial
  • Assist in the editorial, production, and dissemination of MediCine, the School’s quarterly 58-page news magazine (print and digital).
  • Manage content upload and maintenance of the accompanying microsite.
  • Support editorial and production of the School’s Yearbook.
• Corporate communications support
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors/agencies to deliver communications initiatives.
  • Provide procurement and administrative support for the department as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, English Literature, Arts, Journalism, Visual Communications, Marketing or a related field.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience in corporate communications, journalism, or marketing.
• Proven track record across media relations/publicity, digital and internal communications, and publications.
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and project management skills; able to partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Sound judgment, diplomacy, and the ability to respond quickly and accurately to time-sensitive issues.
• An eye for aesthetics and proficiency working across visual mediums (EDMs, photo, video, web, and print).
• Adept at stakeholder relationship-building with internal partners, government and community stakeholders, and media.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department: Dean-Med-Development & Outreach - Communications

Job requisition ID: 31494