External Affairs Director.
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* Set the strategic direction and priorities for regulation, policy, political engagement, taking appropriate steps to protect and advance the organisation’s interests
* Lead the development of reactive and proactive positions and engagement plans on key regulatory, policy and political opportunities
* Drive deeper integration and more favourable regulations through thought leadership, advocacy and representation
* Plan and activate specific policies and political engagement by the CEO and the Senior Management team in line with company priorities as well as regulatory requirements
* Co-ordinate the second line of assurance for high-risk policies
* Own the local Risk Management Framework and input to the global risk management assessment and ongoing management and reporting of principal risks
* Develop and implement a comprehensive due diligence programme for stakeholder partnerships
* Develop and maintain business continuity plans to ensure the organization’s ability to respond to and recover from major business disruptions and associated risks
* Execute on global Anti-bribery, Sanctions and Trade controls compliance programmes
* Drive the ‘Doing What’s Right’ culture locally, including training in relation to the Code of Conduct
* Implement a compliance programme for the company
* Establish and execute a Public Affairs plan consisting of targeted, proactive, better evidenced, coordinated and externally focused campaigns, building on and amplifying the social contract
* Deliver local policy and regulatory step change that impacts our returns and delivers a significant shift in current policy environment constraining the sustainability of the sector
* Drive local campaign communications to raise awareness around the problems and build broad-based cross-sectoral alliances to ensure the solution buy in from Politicians, Policy makers and Regulators.
* Manage all organisation’s Foundation activities.
* Execute all governance, risk, and reporting activity for all organisation’s foundations and related charitable trusts while maintaining a robust reporting platform.
* Drive all engagement, fundraising, storytelling, events and liaise with comms teams for targeted and appropriate comms activity.
* Work with Finance to ensure continued strong External and Internal audit performance.
* Develop and execute strategies to address ESG, sustainability issues, ensure mapping against SDGs
* Represent the company in key stakeholder dialogues, promote company positions in these areas and develop deeper relations with relevant national bodies
* Drive human and digital rights practices and governance; oversee transparency (ARA, mandatory reporting) and external engagement with key influencers
* Set strategic direction for Corporate Comms, in line with ExCo & Group priorities
* Execute media relations, content and channel management for social media/digital storytelling, financial, corporate, policy and crisis communications
* Oversee alignment of comms across the market, amplify stories and comms on all channels.
* Provide comms for overall EA strategy and priorities to drive engagement and reputational improvements among key external stakeholders.
* Plan and activate specific comms and media profiling of CEO, Board and Senior Management in line with company priorities.
* Manage and develop the External Affairs team to develop and evolve the best strategies in supporting the future of the organisation
* Delivery of strategies / plans / proposals / decisions in relation to all areas of activities including Regulation, Corporate/External Affairs and influencing key stakeholders
* Delivery of an effective function covering the following – Business Continuity & Crisis Management, Enterprise Risk Management
* Effective management of all risks within the business
* Manage the narrative and storyline of the organisation and its affiliated businesses in the industries we operate in and beyond.
* Provide oversight, guidance and support to ensure the development of External Affairs activities in line with organisation’ policies, procedures and best practice.
* Instigate and coordinate an effective level of staff development and succession planning to ensure the continuity of Risk Management activities.
* Provide strategic leadership and direction for External Affairs services and sound advice for the organisation, managing the External Affairs team and having responsibility for all External Affairs activities.