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  • Posted: Dec 23, 2024
    Deadline: Not specified
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    ENGIE is a leading world group that provides low-carbon energy. Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services.
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    Head of Public Affairs & Strategic Partnerships

    • The Head of Public Affairs & Strategic Partnerships will play a key role in ENGIE Energy Access (EEA). This role will be responsible for managing public affairs and strategic partnerships across the organisation, including setting the direction, driving key initiatives and partnerships, and establishing standards, tools, reporting and governance. The role will work closely with key internal leaders (especially Global Head of Department, Country Directors and the CEO) and key external partners and stakeholders.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Develop and manage the overarching strategies and plans for public affairs and strategic partnerships across the organisation
    • Develop and implement standards, tools and processes to support public affairs and strategic partnerships, then work cross-functionally to implement
    • Provide reporting and governance for public affairs and strategic partnerships to senior leadership, including taking critical actions to drive forward
    • Identify and prioritise critical areas for strategic partnerships, then where appropriate (especially for corporate partnerships), lead the development and management of large-scale and high-impact partnerships
    • Continuously mitigate public affairs risks, and where matters do arise, provide subject matter expertise and planning support to leaders and coordination at the global level to ensure effective resolution
    • Provide leadership, coaching and mentorship for public affairs and strategic partnerships, both to direct reports and to those team members across the organisation with related responsibility

    Detailed Responsibilities

    • Public Affairs
    • Develop and manage EEA’s overarching public affairs strategy, including working closely with countries and other global departments to identify key policy priorities to achieve EEA’s strategic and financial objectives
    • Develop and implement risk management frameworks and protocols to key public affairs risks, proactively identifying and managing, ensuring the organisation is prepared to address and resolve potential issues
    • Where public affairs issues do arise, provide subject matter expertise and planning support to countries and global leads and coordination at the global level to ensure effective resolution
    • Provide leadership, coaching and mentorship for public affairs, both to any direct reports and those team members across the organisation that have public affairs responsibility
    • Lead ad-hoc public affairs initiatives, including policy briefs and position papers    , written and verbal communication to key stakeholders, and thought leadership
    • Oversee EEA’s public and industry engagement activities, including identifying stakeholders (e.g. government, industry associations and community organisations), developing an engagement approach, monitoring engagement success and managing information (e.g. documents, data)
    • Act as a spokesperson for the organisation on public affairs issues, representing EEA in meetings, conferences, and other forums

    Strategic Partnerships

    • Oversee the overall organisational approach to strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with ENGIE Energy Access' mission and strategic objectives
    • Identify and prioritise critical areas for strategic partnership development, focusing on opportunities that align with ENGIE Energy Access’ strategic goals
    • Align on responsibilities for managing partnerships with other key functions within the organisation, promoting a collaborative and integrated approach
    • For identified key partnership areas (especially corporate partnerships), identify, engage and secure large-scale strategic partnerships, leveraging our strengths and capabilities to maximise impact
    • Develop and implement policies and procedures for partnership management, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the organisation
    • Oversee a centralised system for tracking and reporting on strategic partnership activities, ensuring transparency and accountability
    • Continually monitor, report on and evaluate the effectiveness of partnership strategies, making adjustments as necessary to achieve desired outcomes

    Experience, Knowledge & Skills

    • At least 10-15 years of relevant experience, ideally in public affairs, strategic partnerships, business development / administration, international relations or policy, across either the public or private sectors
    • Proven leadership managing partnership efforts and experience with key stakeholders across the public and private sector, including national governments, multinational organisations, philanthropic and private sector players across the value chain
    • Experience in complex, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments in global organisations, ideally with multiple offices and a matrix environment
    • Strong execution and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and successfully deliver against key priorities
    • Strong strategy and visioning skills, with the ability to set and communicate objectives to key stakeholders, including being able to clearly articulate the case for change
    • Outstanding stakeholder engagement and written / verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop meaningful and productive relationships with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders
    • Experience in the global development sector, with a focus on Africa, would be desirable
    • English is mandatory, with French, Portuguese or Swahili a plus

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    Head of Product Management

    The Head of Product Management is responsible for developing and executing a product strategy that brings life-changing impact to our customers while meeting the business goals of EEA. This is a cross-functional leadership role, requiring experience and understanding in customer research, product and technology development, and business strategy. The Head of Product Management will facilitate the Product team to execute on discovery, definition, development, launch, refinement, and end-of-life of EEA products. The incumbent of this role owns EEA global product catalog and will work closely with EEA global and country management to ensure the EEA product catalog is the most competitive and meets the needs of customers and the business across all markets.  

    Responsibilities   

    Lead creation and realization of a competitive global product strategy 

    • Coordinate with company leaders to develop the 3-5 year product strategy to meet the company goals 
    • Create and maintain EEA product roadmaps aligned to the overall corporate strategy 

    Own the execution and management of the complete product portfolio across all stages of the product life cycle 

    • Drive the timelines and standards along the life-cycle 
    • Work with Strategic Marketing organisation to develop the product partnerships that  maximize the product value proposition 

    Recruit and manage a team of product managers to realize product goals 

    • Set product team KPIs and manage team resources 
    • Drive the adoption of best-practices in product management through mentorship 

    Support and implement the EEA product development processes 

    • Coordinate with Engineering and Supply Chain managers on how to best deliver solutions to markets with given resources 
    • Facilitate the Build vs Buy decision process 

    Manage the P&L for the consolidated product portfolio across all markets 

    • Develop and track standards and KPIs for measuring the product performance 
    • Guide the decision to create, keep, or remove products 
    • Be responsible for the commercial viability and cost management of the product portfolio 

    Deliverables & Activities 

    • Work cross-functionally with managers from commercial, credit, customer experience, finance, operations, quality, and manufacturing to develop the most effective product strategy for our customers. 
    • Represent the voice of the customer as it relates to EEA products globally within the management team. 
    • Ensure the EEA product portfolio is always meeting EEA’s goals for quality, inclusivity, customer experience, and profitability. 
    • Support development of strategic product partnerships necessary to realize a competitive product lineup 
    • Provide global oversight of product positioning, pricing, and promotion for country teams 
    • Represent EEA products and product strategy within the company, to shareholders, and to 3rd party partners. 

    At EEA, we have high expectations for our managers. Each manager plays a key role in creating an exceptional experience not only for our customers but for every person on our team. Our managers help EEA realize our ambitious goals while developing their own leadership skills and facilitating growth for their direct reports.  

    We believe that great managers: 

    • Deliver ambitious results: As a high-performing and accountable leader, you create an enabling environment for effective action and bold decision which contribute to successful delivery of results. 
    • Act with integrity: As an ethical leader you are honest, respectful, objective, and transparent. You create and build upon a foundation of trust and openness. 
    • Inspire and mentor the team: As an inspirational leader you walk the talk. You empower and coach your team with trust and humility. 
    • Are accessible: as an accessible leader, you develop and maintain deep connections with stakeholders through approachability and active listening. 
    • Ensure diversity and inclusion: as an inclusive leader, you ensure diversity and foster a sense of belonging. 

     Knowledge and skills  

    Experience

    • 10+ years of experience working in product management and related fields 
    • Leadership experience in portfolio or program management 
    • Management of planning and executing against product vision, product strategy, and product roadmaps 
    • Ability to collaborate with cross-disciplinary and geographically diverse teams as well as external parties and partners. 
    • Experience building & maintaining pricing and sales models 
    • Experience managing the P&L of a product or portfolio of products 
    • Commitment to serving the needs and improving the lives of rural households across Africa 
    • Experience delivering products into Sub-Saharan African markets particularly in the last mile environment 
    • Ability to deal with both operational and strategic topics 
    • Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and an understanding of effective technical communication and data visualization methods. 
    • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills 
    • Excellent Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint skills (Sharepoint experience nice to have)  

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