Public Affairs Specialist | Government Relations Officer

Role Overview

Government and Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop relationships with government agencies, regulators, public institutions, industry associations, and key external stakeholders.
• Coordinate government inquiries, consultations, meetings, visits, delegations, briefings, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain engagement plans, stakeholder maps, contact records, commitments, and activity records.
• Represent the organization in government meetings, consultations, forums, industry events, and working groups.

Policy and Regulatory Analysis

• Monitor policies, regulations, legislation, public-sector initiatives, parliamentary announcements, and industry developments.
• Analyze potential business impacts and identify policy, regulatory, political, economic, and social issues affecting operations.
• Research public policy, regulatory frameworks, industry developments, and government priorities.
• Provide timely intelligence and recommendations to senior management.

Communications and Strategy

• Prepare policy summaries, briefing papers, reports, presentations, talking points, position papers, consultation submissions, and official correspondence.
• Support public affairs, government relations, corporate reputation, public-sector partnership, and consultation strategies.
• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Risk, and business teams.
• Support crisis and issue management involving regulatory, government, or public-policy matters.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Public Affairs, Political Science, Government, International Relations, Communications, Business Administration, or Law.
• Previous experience in government relations, public affairs, regulatory affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, or stakeholder engagement.
• Strong understanding of government structures, regulatory processes, public policy, and institutional relationships.
• Strong research, analytical, written communication, verbal communication, negotiation, diplomacy, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and exercise sound political, regulatory, and ethical judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Legal, Compliance, Communications, Risk, or Corporate Affairs teams.
• Familiarity with regulatory databases, government publications, public-policy research tools, or stakeholder-management platforms.
• Professional certifications or postgraduate qualifications in a related discipline.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Exposure to public policy, regulatory strategy, corporate affairs, government consultations, and external engagement.
• Professional development and opportunities to participate in high-level stakeholder meetings and industry forums.
• Collaborative work with Legal, Compliance, Communications, Risk, and senior leadership teams.