Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. A public institution of the State under the authority of the Minister of Health, resulting from the merger of several public institutions and created by Ordinance 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, the agency works to promote public health. As a scientific, expert, and public health safety agency, its missions include:

1. Epidemiological observation and surveillance of the health status of the population;
2. Monitoring health risks threatening the population;
3. Promoting health and reducing health risks;
4. Developing prevention and health education;
5. Preparation for and response to health threats, alerts, and crises;
6. Issuing public health alerts.

The agency is organized into 12 directorates—some scientific, some cross-functional, and some providing operational support.

The agency’s strategic priorities and work program, established by its Board of Directors, are organized into three areas: Strengthening the capacity for anticipation and rapid response to health threats; Measuring and assessing the extent of diseases and risk factors to guide their prevention and control; Strengthening the health impact across all public policies and in health prevention and promotion.

Communications Department

Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Director of Communications proposes
and implements the agency’s communications strategy for senior management and
contributes to the visibility of Santé publique France by strongly promoting internal scientific work and
publications, as well as disseminating information and scientific findings
to partners, stakeholders, and the public. The Director
of Communications is responsible for establishing and coordinating all of
the agency’s
internal and external communications activities (excluding prevention campaigns) and ensures that these are clear and understandable to the identified target audience
. 

He or she is a member of the Executive Committee.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the department’s unit managers, the Director’s main
responsibilities are as follows:

• Proposing and implementing the agency’s
  internal and external communications strategy
• Advise senior management, members of the Executive Committee,
  and regional representatives on communications, promotional efforts, and methods of
  engaging with stakeholders
• Developing internal communications aligned with the agency’s strategy and
  supporting its evolution, managing the intranet, and contributing to the organization
  of team-building events
• Define and prioritize communication objectives, target audiences, and actions to
  be implemented, while optimizing resources
• Coordinate communication
  and outreach activities with business units and external partners
• Develop, implement, and monitor the annual work plan led by management
  
• Oversee the design and execution of the various selected communication
  initiatives, regardless of the medium
• Ensure that Santé publique France’s communications are responsive, particularly during
  health crises or exceptional events
• Oversee relations with the press; directly manage sensitive or crisis
  communications with support from the press outreach unit
• Define and implement the agency’s digital strategy, covering both the Santé publique France institutional website
  and social media platforms
• Contribute to promoting various events and increasing their visibility
• Coordinate, organize, and oversee communications for the institution’s
  major events
• Implement tools to manage the agency’s communications
• Organize and lead the teams within their department
• Monitor and manage allocated resources and performance metrics
• Perform the following managerial duties, in particular:
  • Organizing, monitoring, and evaluating work 
  • Budget management 
  • Conducting employee evaluations
• Organizing on-call duties within the department
• Performing on-call duties a few weekends per year