Public Policy Sr. Lead

Job Description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Key Accountabilities & Decision Ownership

• Shaping the policies and the guidelines that impact Vodafone’s interest and strategic objectives via advocating the proper policy asks to policy makers establishing a ground of mutual benefit across all governmental establishments.
• Analysing the main attributes of every policy ask and build the proper narrative related to the proper audience
• Create the proper external coms integration for the policy asks
• Interact with VF group to manage all public policy requests
• Stakeholder engagement and lobbying, build connections with non-governmental institutes and key players to lobby for VF’s policy asks.
• Research and report on new technologies, best practices and benchmark whenever possible.
• Support commercial expansion through finding and creating new revenue lines for commercial teams.
• Internal collaboration and Knowledge building through cross functional collaboration, training and knowledge sharing, group engagement and finally building a proper knowledge data base.
• Analyse and understand the whole external ecosystem to create a proper view for the management
• Build the main policy asks and social contract for Vodafone Egypt. Create the proper narrative and audience selection for each policy ask
• Communicate with VF group to manage all their relevant requests
• Build new stakeholder ecosystem of key players (non gov)
• Become the hub of knowledge and intelligence for VF

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience

• Advanced research capabilities with natural inquisitive talent
• Connected to the political and economic landscape, up to date with the rapid ecosystem changes
• Advanced presentation skills with bilingual capabilities to write in Arabic and English
• Ability to create connections and leverage them for lobbying
• Basic legal understanding is preferable

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• 4+ years’ experience in Public Policy, research function or related fields.
• Bachelor’s in business administration or BSc in Economics, Political Science, law or related fields with an understanding of regulations and public policy.
• Excellent Relationship/ account management capabilities.
• Experience in dealing with Governmental entities.
• Excellent cross functional tasks and project management
• Strong communication and negotiation vertically and horizontally with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely attention and enthusiastic corporation from one side, engage and deliver on operations and project implementation

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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Together we can.