Head - Advocacy - Govt Bodies

Job Description for Head - Advocacy

- Manage and lead client engagement for various public affairs requirements including media relations across various verticals.

- Develop government communications strategy and campaign plans for clients.

- Research and categorize supplementary information for clients.

- Track legislation's, prepare dossiers, draft position papers and representations.

- Explore possible opportunities for stakeholder engagements.

- Coordinated ground level governments relations support

- To act as a legal compliance officer and advice management about compliance and legal course of actions

- To advise management to formulate policies and procedures within Indian Legal Framework -Suggest Localization of Group Legal Policies

- Liasioning with Lawyers and Advocates on account of notices received from customers or to be sent to customers.

- Support the field on day to day legal matters and compliance. -Responsible for application of Code of Conduct and training of employees

- Creating a roadmap vision for the business direction of the organization.

- Creating Institutional linkages and Collaborative alliances connecting with revenue model.

- Creating outreach programs for the various stakeholders.

- Planning and executing strategic activities for the advocacy of the solutions.

- Working with Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Labour & Employment, other Government agencies and International Developmental Agencies, State Governments.

- Representing the organization in international and national discussion forums.

- Creating the documents and thought leadership concepts for the organization.

- Responsibility for developing and maintaining sound and comprehensive financial practices, thereby effectively managing the annual budget and operational plans to support numerous programmes.

Key Skills:

- Ability to write clear and concise reports, white papers, concept notes etc

- Must have 10-12 yrs. experience in working with government bodies

- Proven ability to produce results within tight deadlines & under pressure situations.

- Ability of multi-tasking.

- Good computer proficiency .

- Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing as team member and independently.

- Analytical, decision making and presentation skills.

- Outstanding proven time management and organizational skills.

- Demonstrate advocacy and fundraising skills.