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Job Description
In this role, you will be working closely with our Regional General Manager, Africa & country Leadership teams, and global teams to design and implement our public affairs and public relations strategy in SSA.
Responsibilities
- Manage and lead our policy effort in SSA, developing strategies to keep the market open and reinforce our non-market strategies.
- Provide similar support to COMM’s and Social Impact work Glovo does in the region.
- Regularly monitor regulations and policies relevant to Glovo and our partners.
- Track public debates and media coverage impacting Glovo or our ecosystem.
- Support other areas of Glovo at local, regional, and HQ levels including Operations, Legal Marketing, or Communications.
- Design regulatory and legislative proposals in support of our business strategies.
- Directly engage policymakers, their staff, and other stakeholders to explain and defend Glovo’s business model and vision.
- Draft and execute a third-party engagement strategy aimed at developing Glovo’s champions in the communities we serve.
- Create and execute PR strategies and media engagement across the region
- Coordinate Glovo’s regional PR efforts and establish a regular cadence of media coverage in local media
- Coordinate the regional PR agency
- Prepare press releases, articles, Q&As, talk tracks,, statements and media comments on behalf of company spokespeople
- Manage and coordinate speaking engagements and press events, including research and draft of briefing materials
- Provide PR advice to other departments and local General Managers
- Proactively work to protect Glovo’s reputation in issues management.
- Maintain and develop relationships with key media
- Be proactive in newsjacking when the opportunity arises.
- Actively collaborate with your colleagues and learn from each other in a supportive environment that allows you to grow, develop, and make a difference
Qualification
- Experience: at least five years of experience working in government affairs or public relations is a must.
- Local expertise: a good understanding of the region’s politics and socio-economic developments, especially labor markets, digitalization, and competition, as well as the local media landscapes.
- Well-rounded skills: an analytical mind that understands the interplay between political, regulatory, social, and economic dynamics and has an understanding of how journalists and local media work and how to position topics in media.
- Glovo and other on-demand delivery companies are changing cities and consumption habits. You will need to be able to understand the potential for positive change and be an advocate of this vision.
- Social and Communication skills: you’ll need the ability to convey your message persuasively and clearly to a very diverse audience.
- A team player: Success at Glovo depends on the ability to interact with different teams (internally and externally) around shared goals. That’s why we’re looking for well-organized people who enjoy working with others to get stuff done.
- A self-starter: Glovo is a company of entrepreneurs and we want to work with people who enjoy building things from the bottom up. Things move quickly so you’ll need to be highly adaptable as well as calm under pressure.
- An empathetic, inclusive, and curious attitude
Location: Lagos State, Nigeria.
For More Information: PUBLIC AFFAIRS & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER – SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
