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.