Manager Government Affairs
PepsiCo · Almaty
Overview
Provide support to business by advocating favorable regulations in Central Asia countries; mitigate financial and operational risks associated with new legislation and regulations; promote Company’s image in the key audiences, including governmental bodies, business associations, NGO’s and local communities.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Government Affairs strategy development and implementation for each of Central Asia markets to align it with the broader corporate one
- Support in building communication and engagement with government officials
- Ensure proactive and robust engagement with local authorities/municipalities
- Continuously monitor regulatory and legislative changes that can affect company operations in Central Asian markets
- Regularly participate and contribute in working groups to ensure company's position is considered in addressing industry issues
- Represent company at different levels of the government both local and central
- Draft white papers and briefings and provide company recommendations on issues affecting industry
Qualifications
- 5+ years’ experience in Government Affairs or public service
- Proven track-record of resolving complex government affairs issues
- Experience in managing projects from inception to implementation
- Experience in making analytical reports and strategies’ development
- Good understanding of government and municipalities structures and decision making within
- Understanding of work in large corporations
- FMCG business understanding is an advantage
- English - Upper Intermediate
- Kazakh fluency is an advantage
- Contribute to Government Affairs strategy development and implementation for each of Central Asia markets to align it with the broader corporate one
- Support in building communication and engagement with government officials
- Ensure proactive and robust engagement with local authorities/municipalities
- Continuously monitor regulatory and legislative changes that can affect company operations in Central Asian markets
- Regularly participate and contribute in working groups to ensure company's position is considered in addressing industry issues
- Represent company at different levels of the government both local and central
- Draft white papers and briefings and provide company recommendations on issues affecting industry
- 5+ years’ experience in Government Affairs or public service
- Proven track-record of resolving complex government affairs issues
- Experience in managing projects from inception to implementation
- Experience in making analytical reports and strategies’ development
- Good understanding of government and municipalities structures and decision making within
- Understanding of work in large corporations
- FMCG business understanding is an advantage
- English - Upper Intermediate
- Kazakh fluency is an advantage