External & Government Affairs Coordinator (Manager)

Mission & Main Objectives

Mission: Support Nissan's External & Government Affairs activities in the Middle East & North Africa Region

Main Objectives:

  • Support the Middle East EGA lead in developing and growing relationships with key government and business stakeholders in the Middle East
  • Develop and manage key projects, partnerships and events in the region to support business objectives
  • Research, monitor and report on key policy and geopolitical developments in the region
  • Build relationships and maintain close alignment with local markets and cross-functional teams

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

  • Support Middle East Manager with EGA External activities by taking a leadership role in events management - assessing events for the department, working on logistics, arranging internal events (i.e. F2F meetings with internal and external stakeholders for senior individuals).
  • Support manager with developing quality briefs, including geopolitical and policy background, coordinating business and market information, messaging and stakeholder mapping.
  • Support manager with internal and external communications relating to EGA engagements, including correspondences, debriefs and post-engagement reports.
  • Develop relationships and work effectively within the EGA function (NML counterparts, Central Team and AMIEO market teams) and cross functionally across key Middle East markets.
  • Coordinating CFT groups, meetings and approval processes relating to EGA projects and activities.

Country Specifics:

  • Middle East & North Africa, focusing on UAE, KSA and Egypt markets in the immediate term.

KPIs:

Support Middle East Manager in:

  • Delivering key requirements for ministerial/leadership meetings in KSA and UAE (3 meetings/country/year).
  • Involvement in securing business incentives/benefits with external stakeholders.
  • Developing UAE and KSA flagship projects for approval by key business and external stakeholders.
  • Delivering 1 industrial thought leadership roundtable event with key stakeholders in the UAE
  • Supporting the delivery of Middle East thought leadership plan, including 1 key speaking opportunity in UAE/KSA.
  • Supporting the kick-off and maintaining Middle East CFT group and regional leadership meeting, including 1 internal communication/showcase opportunity.
  • Delivering 1 value communication process/template.
  • Support in the delivery of internal culture and social team activities.

Background & Experience

  • 6-8 Years relevant experience
  • An understanding of Middle East and North African politics
  • Understanding of Executives & Top Management dynamics
  • Expertise in multi-tasking & prioritizing

Specific Technical Skills

  • Bilingual Arabic/English spoken and written skills is an asset
  • Planning & time Management
  • Project management skills and knowledge/prior experience in automotive or tech industries is a plus
  • Exceptional communication skills verbal and written is a base requirement
  • Experience of production of high-quality briefings for GM and senior executives is desirable
  • Preparation of regular reports and explanatory emails with excellent attention to detail

Core Competencies

  • Demonstrable interest and/or experience of government affairs, including preferably a qualification in a relevant degree discipline - politics, international relations, history.
  • Highly entrepreneurial approach to work - searching for opportunities and threats relevant to Nissan's business.
  • Strong commitment to production of high-quality work with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.
  • Conduct effective research and analysis to support development of excellent- quality briefing material.
  • Strong organization and interpersonal skills essential for developing and maintaining relations across teams, markets and stakeholders.
  • Motivated to develop, improve and maintain relevant processes, including administrative, budget and quality reporting.
  • Support ME Manager with EGA External activities by taking a leadership role in events management - assessing events for the department, working on logistics.
  • Arranging internal events i.e. F2F meetings with external and internal meetings with senior individuals.

Giza Egypt
تاريخ النشر: ١ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٤
الناشر: LinkedIn
تاريخ النشر: ١ أكتوبر ٢٠٢٤
الناشر: LinkedIn