Assistant Manager, Public Affair

About You

The Specialist (Senior Exec / Assistant Manager), Public Affairs is responsible to support the Head of Regional Public Affairs in the execution and implementation of strategies to build, maintain, and enhance CARSOME’s network with relevant Government stakeholders, identify potential areas of partnership between CARSOME and the Government and to coordinate the partnerships and remove bottlenecks to growth for CARSOME by engaging relevant regulatory stakeholders.

Your Day-to-Day

1. Be the bridge between key Government stakeholders and CARSOME. Also responsible for coordinating, executing, and implementing key partnerships/projects with Government stakeholders.
2. Build, maintain, and enhance CARSOME’s network/relationship with relevant Government stakeholders.
3. Help to identify, arrange, and coordinate visits/tours/meetings/engagements between CARSOME and key Government stakeholders such as Ministers, senior civil servants, heads of agencies, regulatory bodies, etc.
4. Identify potential areas of partnership between CARSOME and the Government and manage/coordinate the partnerships. This may include, but is not limited to, identifying, proposing, and coordinating the application and implementation of relevant Government partnerships.
5. Follow up periodically and track the status of partnerships in progress.
6. Remove bottlenecks to growth for CARSOME by engaging relevant regulatory stakeholders. For example, licensing issues, regulatory engagements, crisis management, etc.

Your Know-How

1. Strong networking and project management background.
2. Prior experience in Government (Ministries, Agencies, GLCs, GLICs, etc), Government-related consultancies, or Government-related roles in the private sector (Public policy, Gov Relations, Public Affairs) would be appreciated.
3. Specific Knowledge / Skills: Proficiency in English and the local language, networking, persuasion, presentation, communications, coordination, execution, and implementation.
4. Solid understanding of how to network, communicate CARSOME's position and interests, and coordinate the execution of partnerships.