Public Affairs Senior Manager at CocaCola Beverages Africa

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

• Executes all public affairs, government relations and sustainability related programs and initiatives within Franchise.
• Ensures optimal use of resources and maximize the impact of public affairs, government relations and sustainability plans.
• Monitors regional and local NGOs, activists, and political developments to identify trends with implications to the business. Engages with and builds coalitions with regional and local government and non-government stakeholders to advocate for or against and advance policies and programming that support our business goals in collaboration with our Public Policy and Sustainability teams.
• Identifies and monitors regional and local divergent stakeholders to understand their priorities and develop a strategic plan for engagement. Engages with convergent stakeholders to strengthen our impact and deliver value to the business.
• Conducts periodic monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the implementation and impact of The Coca-Cola Foundation locally.
• Reporting into the Franchise PACS Director, provide inputs to support the franchise planning process.
• Work Focus: Analyze public policy and regulatory issues, manage divergent stakeholders, engage convergent stakeholders and share insights to define the public affairs, government relations and sustainability strategy for the business.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience:

• At least 7 years of relevant experience, with responsibility for public affairs, government relations, stakeholder management and sustainability.
• Experience of working internationally or in multicultural teams is advantageous.

Functional Skills:
Public Policy & Government Relations
Stakeholder and NGO Engagement
Incident Management & Crisis Resolution
Sustainability