Director, Government & Policy Advocacy Africa at Ericsson Nigeria - Lagos & Abuja

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director, Government & Policy Advocacy Africa

Job ID: 764752
Locations: Abuja and Lagos

About this Opportunity

• The Head of Government and Policy Advocacy MEA will join a strengthened and dynamic Government and Policy Advocacy (GPA) team focused on enhancing Ericsson’s insight, access, and influence with policymakers. Our policy issues are focused on our business interests – wide-ranging, critical to customers, and at the heart of progress for society.
• We strive to influence policy early in its development and seed new policy ideas that may be required to support our company’s strategy and business objectives.
• Reporting to the Regional Head, Government and Policy Advocacy, Europe / Middle East / Africa, you will develop and execute strategic government advocacy on Ericsson’s policy priorities and positions on a broad range of technology issues to support our business.
• You will bring technology policy expertise as well as a strong understanding of the policy making process and external political and geopolitical context to help enable a telecommunications-friendly policy regime.
• You will potentially manage at least one person and perhaps more.
• You will be prepared to travel in-country and internationally to meet business and GPA objectives.

What will you do?
The Head of Government and Policy Advocacy MEA will be responsible for:

• formulating and leading advocacy objectives on Ericsson business and policy priorities with government stakeholders.
• advising GPA colleagues and local business leadership in a strategic way on political, public affairs, economic and business issues.
• preparing verbal and written internal briefing materials for local, regional and global Ericsson executives.
• assessing and anticipating key market developments and public policy matters, and overseeing and coordinating external advocacy efforts, outreach programs and key initiatives.
• Engaging continuously with government and government influencers in the region to affect business objectives and policy change
• distilling and effectively communicating the significance of policy change on Ericsson’s business.
• effectively representing Ericsson’s interests in industry associations where Ericsson is a member.
• management skills, a teamworking ethos, curiosity and patience and a determination to succeed.

You will Bring!

• Highly effective oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to comfortably interact at corporate and political levels.
• Ability to deliver factual, relevant talking points and other messaging and persuasively deliver messaging to relevant audiences.
• Experience in successfully managing multiple projects across cross-functional teams in a highly matrixed organisation.
• Ability to maintain the highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity, including sensitivity to compliance risks related to interactions with government officials.
• Experience in identifying and understanding key technology issues in legislative and regulatory proposals, the business implications, and the ability to synthesize policy and advocacy documents for internal and external customers.
• Ability to think critically, process data from multiple sources, forecast potential scenarios and prioritize based on probability and desired outcome, and recommend the best course of action.
• Experience working within government, companies, or trade associations on public policy issues.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree is also required in a relevant discipline (e.g., Law, Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy, Technology, Science, Engineering).
• 12+ years of experience in government or corporate public policy in the technology industry and with experience in digital policy (either within a tech vendor or operator environment, or in a government or regulator environment).
• French speaking is huge plus

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.