Public Affairs and Sustainability Manager

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Location: Lahore, Pakistan

Company: Nestlé Pakistan

Job Type: Full-time – On site

Experience: 8-10 years of experience


Qualification: Master’s in development studies, International Relations, Communication & similar fields





POSITION SUMMARY


The main purpose of this position is to lead Public Issues Management & Sustainability





A DAY IN THE LIFE …





Public Issues Management:

• Leading and managing market reputation, risk evaluation and identification, monitoring and management of issues which influence public perception.


• Lead issues roundtable at Market level, manage market business advocacy committee and serve as focal point for Zone Advocacy Committee.


• Lead Issues Management by ensuring the readiness level of senior leadership team, especially through organizing Crisis Simulation exercises. Also take the lead in participating in crisis simulation in collaboration with global team.


• Development of position statements, proactively manage and mitigate issues and crisis through engagement with relevant internal stakeholders.

Sustainability:

• Lead, together with the Sustainability Champion, the Market's Sustainability Roadmap on priority areas: climate action, sustainable packaging, water stewardship and responsible sourcing through: supporting implementation of the Market Sustainability initiatives, that will help us become a net zero company.


• Lead contact with global teams for market delivery on Sustainability targets and steer Market Sustainability contract through cross functional interaction.

Stakeholder engagement & sustainability advocacy:

• Lead and enhance working relationship with relevant internal and external stakeholders for sustainability advocacy by developing strategic alliances within industry, experts, government and NGOs.

WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL?

• Prior experience of working with multinationals, larger local corporates, INGOs & international donors

• Strong public and corporate affairs background

• Experience of not-for-profit organizations

• Crisis management and reputation management experience desirable

• Strong communication and writing skills

• Experience of managing large-scale sustainability projects

• Experience of media relations management