Communications & Society Manager

Who are we?

From humble beginnings to extraordinary futures, Diageo is centred on crafting incredible stories of ambitious possibilities. From our iconic global brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Tanqueray and Don Julio, to our local homegrown heroes Bundaberg Rum, UDL and Mr Black, we are a team of pioneers, looking to lead the future of our industry and brands from today. At Diageo, you will be a chosen custodian of our brand portfolio, entrusted with building brands for consumers to celebrate with in the moments that matter. Alongside you will be a group of ambitious, passionate and innovative people, who will help you to achieve extraordinary heights. Together, you will help us create a future worth celebrating.
 

What will your role be?

The Communications & Society Manager role is an important role in the Corporate Relations function. It is both internally and externally facing shaping our external reputation, driving our corporate narrative with stakeholders, leading company-wide employee communications, and supporting the business drive a positive impact in society, including our critical agenda for Society 2030.

The role is designed to drive an ambitious agenda on Communications and Society elevating Diageo’s reputation, employee engagement and societal impact with stakeholders.  The role will communicate the story of Diageo Australia’s purpose, strategy, performance, brands, Spirit of Progress, culture and people to shape our reputation with key audiences.  It will drive Diageo’s contribution and impact in society helping to position the organisation as the most trusted and respected consumer goods company in Australia.  Further, this role will seek to take a whole-of-business approach on Society and Sustainability that protects our license to operate and enables win-win outcomes with customers, consumers, government and other stakeholders.
 

What does this role look like for you?

• Communicate Diageo Australia’s unique story with refreshed corporate narrative aligned to the Growth Ambition across owned and earned media channels
• Rebalance debate on alcohol and health in support of public policy goals
• Partner across the business to build and protect Diageo's reputation and navigate critical issues
• Engage every employee in our purpose, Growth Ambition, values and behaviours.  Cultivate visible & accessible leadership community supported by calendar of events & campaigns
• Ownership, development and implementation of Diageo’s Society strategy
• Support other functions on Society and Sustainability by enabling whole-of-business approach to Diageo’s positive impact in society through cross-functional collaboration, customer awareness and engagement, shaping industry initiatives and building reputation.
• Stakeholder Engagement, including industry associations and customers - with these groups, the candidate will identify and execute on opportunities to increase awareness and build support for Diageo Australia’s corporate reputation and our society and sustainability initiatives, while also seeking opportunities for collaboration and support with key suppliers and customers which may in turn strengthen relationships, identify new commercial opportunities and drive reputation.  

What will you bring to the table?

• Previous experience in communications, ideally within a corporate or an agency;
• A strong Strategic thinker with the ability to join dots cross functionally;
• Can translate how Communications and Society / Sustainability initiatives help drive commercial/performance and reputation outcomes;
• Ability to influence other functions to deliver focused performance and business outcomes;
• Strong collaborative, stakeholder engagement and communication skills; and
• Resilient, agile and able to successfully navigate ambiguity and demonstrate understanding of complex social issues (e.g. role of alcohol in Australian society).

What are the benefits?

We are an organisation that creates products that are part of celebrations, and our culture reflects this.  At Diageo, you will have the ability to work flexibly to ensure you can unlock your own potential through creating bold plans and executing your vision.

You will also be rewarded through competitive salary and monetary benefits including bonus, flexible leave entitlements and product allowance as well as being supported via non-monetary benefits including an industry leading parental leave policy, volunteering days and workplace giving, and subscriptions to mental health and fitness platforms.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity:

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

At Diageo, we pride ourselves on our fast paced, bold and agile culture. In order to ensure we’re supporting the performance ambitions of our team, applications for this role will close Friday October 10th 2025.