Government Affairs Manager

Job Overview

The Government Affairs Manager will be in charge of predominantly assisting GrabWheels business sustainability and expansion in Indonesia, including analyzing public policies/regulations that are relevant for GrabWheels, spearheading a series of lobbying activities to key national and provincial Government officials. In addition, The Manager will also provide support to the overall PA team for other topics of Public Affairs in Indonesia, when needed. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Analyze policies/regulations with relevance to GrabWheels business to provide internal recommendation to advocate for favorable clause for Grab business or to mitigate risks associated with GrabWheels and other business units, if needed;

• Create and update a comprehensive stakeholder mapping of relevant national and provincial Government entities to strategically propose suitable partnership with selected entities;

• Build and maintain relationships with key central and provincial Government stakeholders, including but not limited to, policy makers, law enforcers, and working level officials; 

• Collaborate with other functions and verticals within Grab for cross-department initiatives; 

• Collaborate with the overall PA Team for corporate objectives alignment, trouble-shooting, and communications purposes.  

Qualifications and Skills

• Extensive national and provincial network with high-level and working level of Government entities, authorities, and other crucial stakeholders related with GrabWheels;

• Ability to build new relations and manage existing relations with Government officials;

• Ability to take initiative and work independently;

• Good social and communications presence;

• Ability to perform well under pressure and tight deadlines;

• Previous experience working with Government or Government projects is an advantage.