Senior Director, Government Relations Andean Region

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Job Purpose and Impact

The Government Relations job owns the execution of functional strategy and provides operational direction for government relations, public policy , and corporate responsibility engagement across assigned issue areas or enterprises. This job directs and guides the team responsible for advancing advocacy strategies, managing relationships with senior policymakers and external partners, advising leadership on political risks and opportunities, community and social engagement, ensuring compliance with lobbying requirements and aligning government relations activities with business priorities.

Key Accountabilities

ADVOCACY & STRATEGY: Directs execution of advocacy strategies by guiding development and implementation of initiatives that advance public policy objectives and protect the organization’s license to operate.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: Directs execution strategies by guiding development and implementation of corporate responsibility initiatives that are aligned with business priorities and contribute to policy and license to operate goals.

LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY MONITORING: Oversees monitoring and analysis of legislative and regulatory developments by setting escalation thresholds, validating interpretations and ensuring timely synthesis of insights to inform strategic decisions and advocacy actions.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Fosters engagement with policymakers, trade associations, coalitions, NGO partners and community leaders by defining engagement approaches, ensuring consistent positioning and guiding representation to advance priority policy outcomes and business priorities.

EXECUTIVE POLICY ADVISORY: Advises senior leaders on complex political risks and opportunities by translating policy developments into business implications and recommending actions aligned with strategic objectives.

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: Ensures development and deployment of integrated advocacy messaging and executive communications to provide transparency, accuracy and consistency across the organization.

COMPLIANCE & DISCLOSURE: Ensures compliance with lobbying laws and disclosure requirements across assigned scope through oversight of records and reporting processes that support accurate and timely reporting.

CROSS FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT: Leads coordination across functions and businesses to integrate government relations strategies with organizational priorities to enable effective execution of advocacy initiatives.

TEAM AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Manages team members to achieve the organization’s goals by allocating resources, ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture. Identifies and manages external resources (Chambers, consultants).

Minimum requirement of 10 years of relevant work experience.

Professional proficiency in English is required to support effective collaboration across the region and engagement with a diverse stakeholder network.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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