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What You will Do For Us
Provides leadership of all public affairs, government relations, strategic communications and sustainability related programs and initiatives within Franchise
Reports to PACS VP, and acts as a first point of contact for other franchise Leadership members providing advice to identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities that may impact the business performance or Company reputation in their Franchise.
Ensures cross-functional and system-wide alignment to optimize the use of resources and maximize the impact of public affairs, government relations, communications and sustainability plans.
Partners with Marketing to ensure instinctive collaboration, ensuring PACS integration into Brand and Innovation strategy and processes. In addition this role is the key relationship holder to Franchise Marketing leader to ensure PACS perspective in relevant execution and activation processes
Strives to build one PACS system team with a robust and multi-skilled talent pipeline and succession plans. Acts as key interface for planning and coherent activities to the respective bottling partners in the Franchise
Through the country/cluster teams:
Monitors regional NGO's, activists, and political developments to identify trends with implications to the business. Engages with and builds coalitions with regional and local government and non-government stakeholders to advocate for or against and advance policies and programming that support our business goals in collaboration with our Public Policy, Sustainability and Strategic Communication teams
Identifies and monitors regional and local divergent stakeholders to understand their priorities and develop a strategic plan for engagement. Engages with convergent stakeholders to strengthen our impact and deliver value to the business.
Accountable for the implementation of Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability strategies and key priorities across the zones.
Accountable to co-ordinate a robust planning process in the markets comprising the Franchise and partner with the Planning Director of the OU during our planning process
Acts as a manager to 2 direct reports in the Franchise
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Public policy & government relations
Stakeholder management
Corporate communications
Incident mgmt. & crisis resolution
Sustainability
What We Can Do for You:
You will be part of the Africa team where teams are the new heroes and our leaders are inclusive orchestrators. Together, in pursuit of our Company Vision to craft LOVED BRANDS, done SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE, we will:
We are doing our best to create a seamless candidate experience for you as you apply for roles within the company. Due to the high volume of vacant positions, the recruitment process may take longer than usual and there may be a longer delay between application and interview. We appreciate your patience.
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Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.