Job Recruitment at Unilever

• To provide expertise support by protecting and enhancing Unilever’s reputation and nurturing and managing relationships with key stakeholders in Nigeria, while driving policy advocacy and issue management where required in Nigeria.
• The role will support the Corporate Affairs and Sustainable Business Director who leads the cluster in managing external relations (government relations, community relations among other external public stakeholders in Nigeria)

Job Summary
External Relations:

• Manage external affairs which includes government relations, community relations among other external public stakeholders in Nigeria
• Nurture and manage relationships with key stakeholders in Nigeria, while driving policy advocacy and issues-management where required.
• Build a network of key external stakeholder and opinion formers and maintain strong relations with them, including non-governmental stakeholders such as industry colleagues and interest groups
• Maintain an active monitoring process on key policy making bodies, proactively sensitize the business to ensure that it is kept abreast of policy formulations and strategically develop recommendation on any potential issues that may impact the company.
• Manage and advocate for specific policy issues and develop position papers, policy papers, and appropriate data for key government stakeholders.
• Support key functions within the business on issues-management & proactively improve company relationships with key stakeholders within Public and Private Sectors
• Collaborate with External Partners, Industry Associations, Chambers of Commerce, multilateral agencies, high commissions on issues that impact on the business
• Proactively monitor and inform the business on evolving policy or regulatory acts that can impact on the business (Track and provide legislative and regulatory information on country issues to internal stakeholders highlighting the impact to business sustainability)