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.
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