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  • Posted: Mar 2, 2018
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    British American Tobacco is a leading tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets. We employ more than 57,000 people and, with over 200 brands in our portfolio, we make the cigarette chosen by one in eight of the world’s one billion adult smokers. We hold robust market positions in each of our four regions – Americas; Asia-Pacific...
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    Sustainability and External Affairs Manager

    Job description

    British American Tobacco South Africa, has a new opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our LEX team based in Pretoria, as a Sustainability and External Affairs Manager.

    Your role will be to support the SAA External Affairs Team to shape the regulatory environment in the Area and to enable business growth. Also, you will support the Head of Regulation and Corporate Affairs Manager to shape the external business environment in the end markets.

    Key deliverables

    External Affairs

    • Ensure the effective running of the Regulatory Governance Committee Meetings for the Area and facilitate the Annual SAA Government Affairs Strategy Session
    • Support Campaign Plan Managers and the Head of Regulation by crafting campaign plans in order to respond to future and published draft regulations.
    • Support the Area to work with and partner with external organisations and stakeholders in the Area to assist in our involvement so that the effectiveness of our programmes increase and external agencies recognise our efforts.
    • Assist and manage other initiatives, many with a global impact, within consumer and trading partner affairs as and when directed by senior management.

    Sustainability

    • Support, develop and refine the sustainability data gathering and management systems across the company
    • Ensure compliance with best practice and developments in sustainability management and reporting
    • Provide advice, guidance and assistance to the business on its B-BBEE performance
    • Manage the annual B-BBEE verification audit
    • Support the B-BBEE board of the company
    • Take responsibility for the implementation and management of CSI projects
    • Support the CSI Trust of the company
    • Manage ongoing and effective engagement with stakeholders to ensure the success of CSI projects
    • Implement and manage an effective employee volunteering programme across the business

    Essential Requirements

    Essential requirements

    • Honours or post-graduate Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Commerce degree in Politics; value and policy studies or a related degree;
    • Minimum 3 years in a middle management role in a Regulatory or Corporate Affairs department, specialising in BBBEE and Sustainability;
    • Strong stakeholder management capabilities;
    • Good negotiator;
    • Project management skills;

    Desirable requirements

    Would be a plus

    • Good business acumen and commercial awareness
    • Ability to engage, lobby and communicate to drive positive change in tobacco control environment
    • Strong leadership skills and team management skills
    • Able to think and operate strategically at all levels
    • Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence key internal stakeholders




    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to British American Tobacco on krb-xjobs.brassring.com to apply

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