Purpose Of Role:

•   To provide research, economic and effective advocacy expertise for the internal development of compelling evidence based positions that can be effectively utilised in proactively engaging external stakeholders and shaping decision making.
•   Also act as support to the Head of External Affairs in stakeholder mapping and management to protect the reputation, commercial viability and the competitive edge of the business.

Key Accountabilities:   

•   Assist Head of External Affairs to work with key internal stakeholders – Finance, Commercial and Legal as well as Group in developing research, providing economic analysis that models policy options including impact on our business, the industry, research best and worst global practice to help shape internal strategic direction and external policy making.
•   Develop a robust stakeholder mapping and drive a proactive external radar strategy that alerts and protects the business to emerging issues and trends as well as establishes our reputation as a Thought Leader in key strategic areas.
•   Manage and drive external affairs strategy for achieving favourable spectrum policy and allocation in the 800MHz for the business.
•   Conduct regular review of systems and process risks and opportunities that can feed External Affairs projects.
•   Main conduit to and from Group regarding research into best and worst practice, compliance and strategy.

Qualification Required & Experience
 
Person Specification:  

•   Demonstrable evidence of research, economic analysis, developing advocacy briefs and effective stakeholder management.
•   Verifiable evidence of excellence in research, report writing and preparation of presentations (especially for management teams and high level audiences).
•   Strong professionalism indicative of ability to represent company to a high standard at various high level forums including Parliament.
•   Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with excellent ability to influence at all levels; strong ability to handle questions in a patient, forthright, professional and poised manner from occasionally hostile audiences.
•   Proactive and self- reliant and strong customer focus with demonstrated ability to deliver quality work under pressure (ability to work independently with minimal supervision, initiating activities in anticipation of developments).

Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 06 August, 2013