Government Relation & Policy Strategist

The Government & Policy Strategist provides analysis and recommendation for government relation team to inform Japfa’s government relation position and agenda in poultry & agriculture-related area.

The Policy Strategist’s key responsibilities are

In charge of creating position papers (in presentation or other document) on regulatory issues faced by Japfa

Coordinate with other functions within Japfa to get data, information as inputs for preparing options for Japfa’s position with regard to regulatory issues for the management team & stakeholder

Research, analyze and help solve regulatory questions/define position

Create contents (mostly presentation materials and/or paper) on Japfa’s positions on regulatory issues as requested by government relation team/senior management team

Manage and store repositories of internal and external materials on regulatory issues relevant with Japfa

Keep updated on regulatory issues relevant with Japfa, and proactively inform government relation and senior management team on the potential impact to Japfa’s business

Actively involve communicate/dealing with stakeholder and maintain good relation with the regulatory.

Deliverables

Contents (mostly presentation in ppt or documents in words) on various topics on relevant regulatory issues (e.g. poultry industry outlook, regulatory strategy, talking points for senior management team)

• Updated issues list and impact, stakeholders engagement work plan
• Periodic reporting (preferably on weekly/monthly basis) as required

Job Requirement

Minimum Education/Experience

• At least Bachelor’s degree or similar advance degree in Business, Engineering, Public Policy
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in consulting firms/government relation department

A demonstrated ability to build relationships in order to work effectively within a complex environment involving both external and internal stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Excellent skills in presentation, able to communicate to multi-layer
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills on MS Office, especially Powerpoint and Excel
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including synthesizing information
• Proficiency (written and spoken) in English & Indonesian
• Willing to work in a fast pace environment and a tight deadline

Interpersonal Skills & Cultural Awareness

• Persistent, team player, high commitment to work, independent, good interpersonal communication skills, multi-tasker
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, deliver high quality products, and work under pressure
• Cultural sensitivity, and a demonstrated understanding of regulatory challenges nationally as well as globally

Policy/regulatory sensitivity – able to grasp regulatory issues or other issues which will affect regulatory framework and analyze its impact to business

Extrovert and high initiative preferable.