Middle Manager Parliamentary Affairs

About the job Middle Manager Parliamentary Affairs

Job Mission:

To be responsible for interacting with parliament as a stakeholder, position the organisation and implement strategic stakeholder engagement plans to support the organisation's strategic objectives.

• Formulate and implement parliamentary stakeholder engagement strategies and tactical plans.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive management plan.
• Manage responses to parliamentary questions.
• Monitor and report on parliamentary matters.
• Establish and maintain constructive and productive relations with relevant parliament stakeholders.
• Provide a high‑level strategic advisory service.
• Manage resources.

• Formulate and implement parliamentary stakeholder engagement strategies and tactical plans
  • Establish strategic objectives for stakeholder engagement plans.
  • Formulate strategic deliverables within stakeholder engagement plans to support the stakeholder engagement strategies' objectives.
  • Research, develop, evaluate and/or participate in the development of relevant stakeholder engagement tactics aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
  • Implement stakeholder engagement and tactical plans.
  • Monitor, evaluate the effectiveness of implemented engagement strategies and plans, identify and manage the implementation of required changes.
  • Liaise with policy makers within parliament during implementation of strategy.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive management plan
  • Determine key stakeholders and their requirements.
  • Develop plans for managing stakeholder expectations and concerns.
  • Plan and manage all engagements and engagement methods between the organisation and parliamentarians.
  • Provide section inputs to the department budget for parliamentary activities.
• Manage responses to parliamentary questions
  • Develop a comprehensive plan for channelling questions between parliament, government departments and the organisation.
  • Establish mechanisms to eliminate delays between government departments and the organisation.
  • Establish an internal channelling process for parliamentary questions to relevant specialists and/or managers.
  • Coordinate the provision of accurate and timely responses to all parliamentary questions.
  • Manage the response regarding parliamentary questions, including requests for the organisation to appear before parliamentary committees.
• Monitor and report on parliamentary matters
  • Determine key role players within the organisation and externally.
  • Provide information, research assistance, and regular briefings regarding organisational objectives.
  • Manage the overall parliamentary process and internal and external liaison with members of parliament.
  • Ensure the Group Chief Executive (GCE) and EXCO members have effective support regarding parliamentary activities.
  • Solicit inputs from subject matter experts regarding matters to be lobbied at parliament.
  • Promote and enhance communication between parliament and relevant organisational structures.
  • Obtain, analyse, and interpret relevant legislation.
  • Identify and analyse the impact or nature of threats to the organisation.
  • Monitor and report on parliamentary matters such as legislation impacting the business.
• Establish and maintain constructive and productive relations with relevant parliament stakeholders
  • Establish relationships regarding research and development of profiles for parliamentary stakeholders.
  • Interact with key parliamentary role players as a valued partner regarding organisational business objectives.
  • Advise and support relevant divisional and organisational management regarding parliament and national government stakeholder profiles.
  • Develop mitigating strategies for identified stakeholder management risks, opportunities and threats relevant to the business and advise on appropriate actions.
  • Participate in stakeholder interventions supporting divisional and organisational initiatives.
  • Participate in relevant forums, interventions, influencing and liaising with other divisions and stakeholders.
  • Review and/or prepare submissions to relevant parliament stakeholders regarding matters supporting the organisation's strategic objectives.
  • Maintain established networks to increase the…