Governmental Affairs Manager

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• 30 Sep 2026
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• Full-time
• Ghana
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• Job Description
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Responsibilities

• Government Relations Strategy & Stakeholder Mapping
• Develop and implement JIB's government relations strategy and annual engagement plan in alignment with the organisation's international growth priorities.
• Maintain current stakeholder maps at national, municipal/local, and regulatory levels, identifying decision-makers, influencers, relationship owners, and engagement priorities.
• Translate country and project priorities into clear government engagement objectives, action plans, and accountability timelines.
• Advise the Director of International Business and senior management on political, institutional, and public-sector dynamics that may affect JIB's strategy or operations.
• Institutionalise government relationships through documented protocols, contact histories, and succession plans so that relationships do not become personality-dependent.
• Government Engagement & Representation
• Build and maintain professional relationships with ministries, cabinet-level offices, local authorities, regulators, investment promotion agencies, PPP units, diplomatic missions, and other relevant public institutions.
• Coordinate ministerial meetings, municipal engagements, courtesy calls, government reviews, official missions, and high-level stakeholder visits involving JIB leadership.
• Prepare briefing notes, talking points, presentations, correspondence, minutes, and follow-up action trackers for all material government engagements.
• Ensure engagement outcomes, commitments, and relationship history are documented in the approved stakeholder management system within agreed timelines.
• Represent JIB at approved government, diplomatic, policy, and industry forums and communicate the organisation's position accurately and professionally.
• Public Policy, Regulatory Intelligence & Advisory
• Monitor legislative, policy, political, and regulatory developments across JIB's operating and target markets and assess their potential business impact.
• Coordinate the preparation and periodic updating of country regulatory profiles covering PPP and concession frameworks, environmental permitting, foreign investment, local content, public procurement, incentives, and related requirements.
• Provide timely early-warning briefs and practical recommendations to management on emerging policy, regulatory, and government relationship risks.
• Develop concise, evidence-based policy briefs that support constructive dialogue on sustainable environmental services, circular economy initiatives, and private-sector participation.
• Support technical assistance and peer-learning engagements with governments and development partners where policy or capacity gaps affect project development.
• Government Approvals, Protocol & Official Coordination
• Work with Legal and Compliance, Business Development, Operations, and country teams to map and coordinate government approvals, registrations, permits, licences, and official clearances required for projects and market entry.
• Track approval dependencies and government obligations, including concession processes, land or site access, levy and escrow arrangements, and cross-ministry coordination, escalating delays appropriately.
• Support government-facing aspects of memoranda of understanding, concession arrangements, implementation agreements, and other public-sector partnership instruments in coordination with Legal.
• Manage protocol

Requirements

• for official visits, government delegations, ceremonies, and executive engagements, ensuring accurate schedules and professional follow-through.
• Ensure that no unauthorised commitment is made on behalf of JIB and that all official communication follows approved governance and sign-off procedures.
• Partnerships, Market Entry & Business Support
• Provide government and stakeholder input into country-entry assessments, concession bids, PPP opportunities, strategic partnerships, and project development plans.
• Facilitate appropriate introductions and engagement pathways that support political commitment, policy alignment, local legitimacy, and cross-government coordination.
• Support the identification and development of partnerships with development agencies, multilateral institutions, diplomatic missions, and public-sector capacity-building partners.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Investment, and Legal and Compliance teams to resolve government-related constraints and advance priority transactions.
• Coordinate government stakeholder inputs required for business cases, project charters, due diligence, and management decision papers.
• Risk, Ethics & Reputation Management
• Maintain a government relations risk register covering political change, elections and transitions, regulatory shifts, stakeholder conflict, and public-sector counterparty risks.
• Activate and coordinate government transition and relationship continuity protocols when administrations, office holders, or institutional structures change.
• Apply the approved conflict-escalation pathway and support constructive resolution of disputes before they affect project delivery or formal contractual remedies.
• Ensure all engagements comply with applicable laws and Jospong Group
• on anti-bribery and corruption, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and ethical conduct.
• Work with Corporate Affairs and senior management to manage government-related reputational issues and sensitive public-sector communications.
• Cross-Functional Coordination, Reporting & Team Leadership
• Serve as JIB's central coordination point for government relations and maintain an effective network of country-level relationship owners and focal persons.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly government relations reports covering engagement progress, commitments, approvals, policy changes, risks, and recommended management actions.
• Provide coaching, tools, and practical guidance to country teams on stakeholder mapping, government protocol, meeting preparation, documentation, and follow-up.
• Manage government relations staff, consultants, or designated focal persons where applicable, setting clear deliverables and monitoring performance.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Director of International Business.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
• Annual government relations strategy and country engagement plans submitted and approved within the planning cycle.
• Stakeholder maps and relationship records maintained accurately for all priority markets and projects.
• Percentage of planned government engagements completed and agreed follow-up actions closed within target timelines.
• Minutes and engagement records uploaded to the approved system within 48 hours of material meetings.
• Regulatory Approvals & Issue Resolution
• Percentage of permits, registrations, licences, and government approvals supported within agreed project timelines.
• Number of preventable project delays attributable to missed government engagement or late regulatory escalation.
• Policy and regulatory early-warning briefs issued on time, with zero material factual errors.
• Government-related issues and escalations resolved within agreed service and management timelines.
• Government Partnerships & Business Support
• Government partnership, concession, MOU, and market-entry milestones achieved against approved annual targets.
• Quality and timeliness of government relations inputs to bids, business cases, project charters, and management papers.
• Progress against priority government commitments, including cross-ministry actions and project-enabling obligations.
• Stakeholder satisfaction feedback from internal country and project leaders and key public-sector counterparts.
• Governance, Reporting & Internal Capability
• Monthly and quarterly reports submitted on time with complete, accurate, and actionable information.
• Zero substantiated breaches of anti-bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflict-of-interest, or government engagement protocols.
• Election and government transition protocols activated promptly for affected priority markets.
• Government relations training, coaching, and guidance delivered to country focal persons against the approved capability plan.
• Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Law, Public Policy, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A Master's degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Business Administration, Development Studies, or a related discipline is an added advantage.
• Membership of a relevant professional body in public relations, public affairs, governance, diplomacy, or stakeholder management is desirable.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of relevant

Experience

• in government relations, public affairs, public policy, diplomacy, regulatory affairs, or stakeholder management, with at least 3 years in a managerial or senior advisory role.
• Proven
• engaging senior government officials, regulators, local authorities, diplomatic missions, and development partners.
• Demonstrated
• supporting regulatory approvals, concessions, PPPs, government partnerships, or market-entry initiatives.
• operating across multiple African markets and managing relationships through political or administrative transitions is strongly preferred.
• Prior exposure to infrastructure, environmental services, waste management, utilities, logistics, or other government-regulated sectors is an advantage.
• Technical Skills
• Strong knowledge of government structures, public-sector decision-making, legislative and regulatory processes, and official protocol.
• Ability to analyse policy and regulatory developments and convert them into clear business implications and management advice.
• Practical understanding of PPP and concession frameworks, environmental permitting, investment promotion, public procurement, local content, and related compliance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, relationship management, issue-tracking, and reporting skills.
• Excellent drafting skills for policy briefs, executive briefing notes, official correspondence, minutes, presentations, and stakeholder reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and stakeholder or CRM systems; working knowledge of French or another relevant African market language is an added advantage.
• Core Competencies
• High political awareness, diplomacy, discretion, and sound judgement when handling sensitive matters.
• Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills across diverse government, diplomatic, community, and business audiences.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills without compromising ethical or governance standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to brief senior executives clearly and confidently.
• Strategic and analytical thinking with strong attention to detail, follow-through, and record-keeping.
• High integrity and a demonstrated commitment to anti-bribery and corruption standards.
• Resilience and composure under pressure, with the ability to manage multiple sensitive priorities and shifting political contexts.
• Cross-cultural competence and willingness to travel across JIB's operating and target markets.
• Skills
• Regulatory Compliance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Policy Development
• Public Relations
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