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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