Government & Industry Relations Officer at Ericsson Nigeria
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Government & Industry Relations Officer
Req ID: 312836
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Position Summary
- We are looking for a person who can create a favorable environment for our customers success through thought leadership and trusted advice that proactively influences governments and industry organizations, in policies, legislation and regulations for ICT and trade.
Responsibilities & Tasks
- Establish/maintain contacts with Government and Industry target groups
- Represent Ericsson in relevant Government and Industry organizations
- Participate in and contribute to Government and Industry networks
- Contribute to the development/use of policy positions
- Contribute to a strategic regulatory outlook
- Contribute to the development and implementation of global Ericsson and/or regional Influencing Plans.
- Identify and leverage influencing opportunities
- Promote company policy positions
Core Competences:
- Persuading & Influencing
- Presenting & Communicating Information
- Relating & Networking
- Deciding & Initiating Action
- Adhering to Principles & Values
- Commercial thinking
Minimum Qualification & Experience Requirements
- Post-secondary degree in Law, Business Administration, Science or a similar area, or corresponding acquired skills/knowledge
- Broad, general ICT industry competence
- Highly developed understanding of national policies, regulations and legislation, and associated processes and actors
- Highly developed understanding of regional and global policies, regulations and legislation, processes and actors; where relevant
- Good understanding of relationships and influences between national, regional and global policies/regulations and processes
- Ability to identify, analyze and describe significance of regulatory (and related policy) initiatives and trends to the telecom market in general and to customers and business in particular
- Ability to identify regulatory-induced business opportunities and constraints
- Strategic utilization of influencing and lobbying skills based on effective communication and active engagement.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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