Senior Manager - Strategic Projects.Corporate Affairs Manco (Re-advertised) at MTN

Responsibilities

• The Senior Manager: Strategic Projects will, contribute to the positioning of MTN as a trusted partner of choice, through driving impactful partnerships and building relationships. 
• The Senior Manager will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

Facilitating for the forging of alliances

• Research and position papers on mainstream and alternative global governance institutions and alliances.
• Manage and influence relationships with key stakeholders as prioritised in the Group’s reputation and stakeholder management framework to ensure sustainable collaborations and strengthen MTN’s networking capacity.
• Increase the MTN profile by contributing and leading transformational discussions at multiple levels through, amongst others, economic diplomacy
• Drive and coordinate a group wide stakeholder management and resource mobilisation efforts at multilateral and development financing platforms, amongst others
• Support MTN in remaining abreast of global developments in cooperation between the Private Sector, Public Sector and Civil Society and plan for MTN’s leadership to be represented adequately in the multilateral engagements and global platforms.

Contribute to additional and matching resource mobilisation for MTN projects and initiatives including strategizing with and mobilising: 

• Internal stakeholder and corporate partners and platforms such as and operating businesses as well as relevant foundations and business units,
• Relevant implementation delivery partners who may be at times external organisations,
• Donor and financing partners.
• Government and Public Sector including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), amongst others, 
• Private Sector and industry partners including bilateral and multi-lateral Business-to-Business initiatives, amongst others

Contribute to the public education and engagement initiatives of the MTN Group and the broader sector which, include but are not limited to: 

• The GSMA’s G6 initiative which seeks to promote initiatives behind sustainable digital economy.
• Advancing dialogues to support acceleration of digital and financial inclusion.
• Facilitating for initiatives that advance youth & women digital skills and promote rural inclusion.
• Initiate common private sector platforms of action and solidarity
• Promoting evidence based decision making and sustainable development models

Role Dependencies

• Active support to Group General Manager: Stakeholder Management and Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer 
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy 
• Understanding of geopolitical environment and Africa’s development priorities
• Alignment to continental and global targets and goals
• Capacity to influence and collaborate 
• Timely decision making and rapid response

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum 4-year degree in Development Financing, Economics, International Relations, Political Studies, Diplomacy, or related fields. 
• Postgraduate degree
• Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body as required for role.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years senior management experience or more
• Minimum 3 years Relevant sector/industry/area of specialisation (understanding DFIs and emerging markets advantageous)
• Experience working in a medium to large organization 
• Demonstrable experience of working in 2 or more countries in Africa and the Middle East, as well as in or with multilateral and/or development financing institution
• Stakeholder management development and implementation experience

Competencies:

• Business acumen to understand business risk and challenges, and recognise corporate opportunities 
• Excellent programme/ project management and communication skills
• Strategy Formulator, Decisive Problem Solver, Innovative Value Creator
• Culture and Change Champion, Inspiring People Leader, Relationship Builder
• Results Achiever, Operationally Astute

Other:

• Regional and international travel will be required
• Fluent in English. Ability to communicate in French and other African languages would be advantageous
• Understanding and knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations
• Understanding of the regional and global financial and governance architectures

Responsibility towards: 

• Key customers: MTN Group Board, Group President & CEO, Group Executive Committee, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officers, Group General Manager: Stakeholder Management, Opco CEOs, Manco Divisions, business, functional and  platform businesses. 
• Key stakeholders: Continental and regional bodies, Development Financing Institutions, Host nations governments, Industry and Private Sector Bodies, the Diplomatic Corps etc. 
• Key suppliers: Government and stakeholder relations consultancies, Resource Mobilisation Agencies, Market Intelligence and Research Agencies. 

Apply Before 12/20/2025