Associate Director, Sustainability & Common Health

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Sustainability and Common Health Strategy, and Social Impact Portfolio Leadership

• Develop and drive AstraZeneca China's Sustainability and Common Health strategy and long-term priorities in alignment with China and Global Sustainability objectives.
• Work with third-party partners to lead a portfolio of flagship sustainability and social impact initiatives, including:

- Rural Revitalization Fund

- Grassroots Healthcare Capacity-Building Programs

- Young Health Program (YHP)

- Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Initiatives

- Other strategic Common Health programs

• Identify emerging health equity, community development and social impact opportunities, translating them into scalable programs and partnerships.
• Lead the full program lifecycle, including:

- Opportunity identification

- Project design and development

- Internal business case preparation and project approval

- Governance review and budget approval

- Partner selection and management

- Contracting and funding administration

- Implementation oversight

- Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on a timely basis

- Regular field visits to project locations to ensure implementation quality, stakeholder alignment and impact delivery.

- Audit preparation and readiness

- Project closure and documentation management

• Establish and maintain robust governance processes to ensure compliance with AstraZeneca requirements related to sponsorship and donations.

Global Sustainability Strategy Collaboration and China Implementation

• Engage in China-relevant global sustainability strategic initiative discussions.
• Provide China market insights, policy perspectives and stakeholder intelligence to support global sustainability planning and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to adapt and support global team to pilot global sustainability priorities within the China context.
• Support the development and implementation of existing strategic initiatives such as the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), Young Health Program and other global sustainability priorities.
• Facilitate collaboration among global functions, China teams and external partners to advance shared sustainability goals.
• Share China best practices, innovations and impact stories with global teams to support organizational learning and strategy development.

Sustainability Content Assets and Impact Narrative Management

• Lead the development and delivery of the Annual China Sustainability Impact Report, coordinating with Global Sustainability, Global Reporting and cross-functional sustainability topic owners to ensure alignment with global priorities, accurate impact reporting and timely publication.
• Work closely with the Corporate Communications team to shape the annual sustainability communication approach.
• Build and manage a sustainability content foundation including:

- Impact stories

- Program case studies

- Outcome data and evidence

- Key messages and narrative frameworks

- Sustainability content assets

• Capture and translate program achievements into compelling narratives for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support sustainability content development for key corporate platforms, including CIIE, CISCE, leadership engagements and strategic stakeholder interactions.
• Support sustainability-related award submissions and external recognition programs.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance with sustainability-related content and claims.

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Development

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders relevant to Sustainability and Common Health priorities.
• Develop long-term strategic partnerships that advance program delivery, policy engagement and social impact creation.
• Convene stakeholder dialogues to identify emerging opportunities and collaborative solutions.

Team Leadership, Employee Engagement and Operational Excellence

• Provide leadership and coaching for direct reports and team members.
• Lead annual planning, objective setting, budget management and resource allocation for the Sustainability & Common Health function.
• Oversee employee volunteering and community engagement programs.
• Support disaster response activation and community relief efforts as required.
• Manage agencies, consultants and implementation partners.
• Monitor team performance against agreed objectives, KPIs and compliance standards.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and accountability.

REQUIREMENTS

Academic / Professional qualification

• Bachelor's degree or above in Public Health, Public Policy, Social Development, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, Business Management or other related disciplines.
• Master's degree is preferred.

Technical / skills training    

• Professionalism in sustainability and CSR, good communications and interpersonal skills

Working experience

Essential

• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience in Sustainability, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Public Affairs, Public Health, Social Impact, Foundation/NGO Management or related fields. (with sustainability experience in consulting, manufacturing & operations, B2B, healthcare industry is a plus)
• Proven experience in developing and managing complex multi-stakeholder programmes and partnerships.
• Experience leading enterprise-level sustainability, social impact or public health initiatives.
• Experience working with foundations, NGOs, government-related stakeholders, healthcare institutions and industry associations.
• Demonstrated experience managing the full program lifecycle, including program design, governance approval, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, audit preparation and project closure.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business units and functions.
• Experience working within a global organization and collaborating with international teams is preferred.
• Experience in sustainability reporting, impact measurement, content development and stakeholder communications is preferred.
• Experience managing direct reports, external agencies and implementation partners is preferred.
• Proactive working attitude with true passion in sustainability, CSR and philanthropy

Desirable

• Professional and strategic leader in sustainability

Language ability  

• Strong language skills in Chinese and English (both oral & written)

Computer literacy    

• Good computer skills and MS office skills, especially in PowerPoint

Others  

• Good at communication, strategic thinking and creativity.

Date Posted

Closing Date

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