Manager, Strategic Liaison

4 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa Exxaro Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**PURPOSE**:
Support the development and implementation of the group strategic engagement approach.

Develop and continuously foster positive, mutually reinforcing strategic relationships with diverse stakeholders, including government, industry CEOs, industry associations, NGOs, and environmental groups.
- Lead effective feedback and communication management for strategic partnerships aimed at cultivating and nurturing strategic relations.
- Accountable for brand and reputation management as well as driving a compelling brand identity for the company to the market, media, and strategic partners.
- Ensure strategic crisis management and response aimed at protecting the organizational brand and reputation.
- Accountable for the management of strategic donations and/or sponsorships.

**MAJOR CHALLENGES**:

- Balancing strategic stakeholder interests with business objectives.
- Cultivating and nurturing strategic relationships aimed at strategic business value creation for the organisation.
- Driving a consistent and compelling brand identity.
- Proactively driving government business collaboration.
- Addressing challenges and conflicts that arise during strategic initiatives or collaborations
- Leading the organisation in global best practices in etiquette and interacting with diverse stakeholders including government officials of different jurisdictions, industry CEOs and others.
- Adapting to changing business circumstances through strategic engagements/responses with diverse and relevant stakeholders to solve problems
- Negotiating partnerships that align with the organization’s strategic objectives
- Tailoring communication strategies for different stakeholder groups. - Addressing ESG and strategy concerns and advocating for the company's positions.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- BA (Hons) Communication Management ( Essential/Minimum or )
- B Degree (Hons) (Relevant) ( Essential/Minimum )
- Management Development Programme ( Essential/Minimum )
- Master of Business Administration ( Recommended/Desirable

**EXPERIENCE**:
**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)
- Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Brand identity, management and strategic positioning**
- Develop and implement comprehensive high profile event strategies linked to the stakeholder management strategy and Investor Relations and liaison strategy ensuring that the overall corporate message architecture and delivery of align with the organisation’s strategic objectives and reputational goals.
- Project coordination and management utilising cross functional and diverse teams to deliver on projects on time and within budget to achieve stated outcomes.
- Leverage relationships with members of the government, industry CEOs, industry associations to coordinate, host, and deliver on complex projects, including high profile industry conferences that attract +500 delegates.
- Assess and recommend corporate sponsorships, advertising, brand
- building opportunities.
- Monitor the overall reputation of the company amongst stakeholders and proactively protect Exxaro corporate reputation and brand.
- Scan, and monitor information sources to track issues of reputational concern as they arise.
- Protect and enhance the organization's reputation and brand through external events which connect Exxaro with its key stakeholders.
- Monitor general media trends and industry developments to identify opportunities and potential threats.

**Compliance, Governance and Assurance**
- Ensure all initiatives are delivered in accordance with the group strategic liaison policies, guidelines, procedures etc.
- Adhere to sound corporate governance principles and address discrepancies.
- Collaborate with senior management (and relevant internal teams) to ensure alignment regarding strategic engagement and communications.
- Alignment and standardisation of strategic liaison and engagement practices across the group including governance adherence.

**Effective People Management**
- Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team to improve strategic engagements and partnerships and to enable successful execution of the stakeholder management strategy.
- Ensure clear communication of individual, divisional and business targets and objectives and drive performance towards their fulfilment.
- Embody, translate, and entrench Exxaro's cultural themes (i.e., responsibility, adaptability, openness and connectivity, diversity, and ownership) within the function.
- Manage functional climate in which diversity is appreciated, high performance thrives, and people are fully engaged.
- Promote and participate in cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building activities among senior leadership to enhance team synergy and drive successful outcomes.
- Optimise team structure taken control of by staff that are motivated, empowered a



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