Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a Manufacturing Company, is currrently seeking applications to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head of Public Affairs
Job Reference: 1271
Industry: Industry & Manufacturing
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
- The job holder is responsible for the Development, influence, management and implementation strategies and tactics to lobby the Federal & State Governments to achieve suitable changes in Industrial & other policies, procedures, taxes and duties.
- He/She will strive to remove regulatory & political obstacles to business development, etc. Influence regulations that would stimulate demand growth through macro initiatives and must have good understanding of issues and policies that could affect company’s operations.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties
- Develop, maintain and drive strategies to ensure beneficial relationships with key officials of government with a view to deriving business benefits for the company.
- Provide advice and make recommendations to the Company on internal processes and policies that will ensure consistent compliance to government policies and regulations.
- Coordinate the Company’s inputs to bills and proposed Policies by the Legislative and Executive at the Federal state or otherwise secure beneficial sectorial and overall public policy, regulations and other outcomes from the three tiers of Government:
- Institute processes to ensure continuous monitoring, identification and coordination of inputs to Bills and policies proposed by government at all three tiers with a view to harnessing opportunities and mitigating risks to company therein.
- Proactively develop engagement strategies that will enable the company access benefits in government policies and laws.
- Identify and develop beneficial relationships with relevant public offices whose activities impact on the company’s Nigeria business.
- Engage relevant Ministries, departmental and Agencies [MDAs] whose activities impact on the company’s operations to secure favorable policies, regulations and other outcomes:
- Develop and maintain relationships with strategic external stakeholders, especially government functionaries to the benefit of the company.
- Monitor and contribute to strategic initiatives of pan regional bodies such as ECOWAS.
- Coordinate the activities of Regional Regulatory personnel:
- Ensure compliance to applicable government policy and monitor availability of all relevant documentations to meet compliance requirements.
- Institute, coordinate and drive organizational processes that will ensure the company’s compliance to environmental prescriptions.
Building and Maintaining the Company Image:
- Mprove the company’s corporate relations with the Federal Government, State and Local Governments in order to apply & receive approvals & licenses on a continued basis for smooth operations in all existing operations including factory and market place
- Support to maintain close relationship with the President & vice President, Federal Ministers, the National Assembly (both the Senate & House of Representatives), State Governors, Commissioners, State Ministers, Secretaries to Governments of States, Chairmen & Members of relevant Boards and Parastatals, and many other important Government &non-Government stakeholders in the operating States and the Federal Government
- Arranging and managing events including attendance at key stakeholder events - meetings, conferences, workshops, etc.
Support Lobbying Activities:
- Assist in the Government lobby to obtain necessary approvals for investment plans & facilitation for fiscal incentives, other investment benefits, compulsory land acquisition, captive power plant, captive coal mining, non-gradation of blended cement etc.
- Lobby activities & protect the company’s interest in National Trade bodies like NLC, MAN, etc. Strive for the company to occupy position of eminence in the various trade & professional bodies organizations;
- Be responsible to develop and be custodian of the lobby initiative;
- Have good understanding of the political land scape.
Community Relations:
- Ensure and coordinate peaceful community relations
Organise and Support Business Unit Operations:
- Coordinate with corporate & public affairs functions in various operations
- Key contact to resolve issues with stakeholders, etc
Expectations
- Masters Degree or MBA
- Minimum of 10 years experience
- Knowledge of Nigerian Government Policy and Legislation relevant for the role
- Understanding of key issues, controversies and regulatory constraints in Nigeria
- Ability to negotiate and persuade
- Strong Communication skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online