Position Summary:
The role is responsible to foster trust-based working relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate the establishment of stronger working relationships and furthers opportunities for business development teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and advocate for approved OML house views, principles, and adoption of practices to key OML stakeholders
- Offer expertise on market access, stakeholder relationships, strategic partnerships and market opportunity guided by stakeholder intelligence, standards, and sound methodology
- Support the provision of assurance that OML is achieving its Stakeholder Relations strategy, in line with the public affairs agenda
- Engage and manage relationships with key/strategic stakeholders and role players within the South African Government (national, provincial, and local) to deliver value to the business and in support of the Public Affairs strategy
- Coordinate market access initiatives in collaboration with internal and external partners and oversee projects identified to provide strategic leverage to enhancing business reputation
- Leverage stakeholder insights to guide Stakeholder Relations plans, engagements and provide advice
- Understand, interpret, and implement Centre Of Excellence specific compliance requirements within GMPAS delivery
- Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
- Provide public policy and sustainability advisory services on external learnings to influence Business direction
- Execute and maintain the stakeholder engagement plans, process and required action logs
- Identify, map and track stakeholder engagement and risks
- Provide reports on stakeholder engagements and impact
- Understand, interpret, and implement regulatory and public policy changes that impact OML operations and Public Affairs
- Track and review stakeholder relations KPIs indicators, metrics, and targets
- Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
Required Education & Experience:
- Relevant degree or qualification
- Experience in managing teams
- Experience in implementing effective relationship management with Key stakeholders, including advisory services on optimal relationship management
- Experience in measuring stakeholder sentiments