Key Responsibilities:

General:

• Act as an advisor to the Local Leadership Team and CCBTs
• Ability to network flawlessly with the MENA, cluster & Eternal Affairs & Media Relations network, ensuring the BU's are well represented and connected to the functional hub.
• Apply and manage service quality levels across the function, aligned to the global and cluster functional leads.

External Affairs:

• Develop and deliver an external affairs strategy to support local business objectives.
• Build and network with appropriate KOF's and stakeholders to create advocacy, creating a positive external environment for the business to operate in via value adding relationships.
• Put in place an effective issues and regulations early warning and monitoring system.
• Crisis Management: Risk assessment, management and evaluation.

Media Relations

• Create a powerful and effective BU MR strategy & program that differentiates the Unilever brand & drives equity of the divisions
• Devise a KOF strategy with the goal to build long term productive relationships with key media stakeholders & Key Opinion Formers who could deliver 3rd party endorsement and relationship building to benefit the Unilever brand.
• Build powerful proactive relationships with all relevant Internal stakeholders where applicable and/or required to ensure the effective and timely PR campaigning for Unilever brand.
• Build a Social Media strategy and strengthen presence in relevant SM channels
• Conduct cost effective media monitoring