Senior Government Relations Manager

Senior Government Relations Manager

Position Summary

The role will work with the Director of Government & External Relations to analyse and understand Government policies and maintain Samsung’s great reputation with the Government, politicians and other senior partners.

This role will help Samsung be a trusted advisor to Government and politicians so that we can advise them to adopt policies that help our business and society.

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities:

• Support the development of the Government Relations programme, driving strategy, and engagement with key political influencers.
• Analyse Government policies’ potential impact on our business and work with colleagues to develop constructive alternatives.
• Raise awareness, drive the Samsung brand message, develop, and maintain relationships with key Government and industry partners.
• Monitor and analyse Government policy developments, working with a range of internal partners to assess potential impact on business and develop company policy.
• Provide relevant and useful verbal and written briefings to colleagues to help their understanding of policy developments and the implications on Samsung.
• Regular internal communication to distribute relevant political monitoring and alerts and relevant internal reporting as directed.
• Analyse risks and opportunities to Samsung of Government activity and policies, coordinating internal collaborators and leading virtual teams to investigate and agree company positions.
• Develop and handle issues management system for issues that could affect the business, mitigating risks and improving opportunities, supported by relevant communication and messaging tools and materials; establishing relationships and partnerships to overcome issues.
• Work closely with colleagues to deliver Government Relations events.
• Lead company’s day to day relations with key trade associations in order that involvement is coordinated and to ensure such bodies fully represent company views, and act as company representative on the relevant trade association working groups.
• Deputise and act as representative of Director of Government and External Relations in meetings with senior internal and external collaborators as advised.

Skills and Qualifications

What we need for this role:

• Excellent understanding of the UK political process.
• Excellent analytical skills, showing understanding of how Government develops policy and, importantly, the ability to analyse impact on business functions.
• Excellent written skills, being able to explain complex policies succinctly and to construct arguments.
• Experience in large organisation (public and/or private sector) and performing an in-house or agency public affairs role successfully.
• Very strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present expertly and speak well with Government officials and internal colleagues.
• Experience of planning and driving Government Affairs programmes.
• Experience working in multicultural environments and managing cultural differences.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Degree or Equivalent Experience.

Benefits of working here at Samsung include:

• Hybrid working (3 days office & 2 days at home).
• Bonus Scheme.
• Pension contribution.
• 3 x volunteering days each year.
• Holiday - 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday!
• Access to staff sales discounts on a wide range of Samsung products.
• Access to discount shopping portal.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

We create the future by fostering a diverse culture to drive sustainable growth.

Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment, working to very tight deadlines to deliver excellent results.