– Help create a favorable operating environment for the firm by positively shaping our advocacy with governments, regulators, and policy-influencers
– Provide subject matter expertise, global insight, and intelligence to inform and guide our business strategy and decision-making, including exploration and business development activity.
– Help to position the firm to build trusted partnerships with Governments, Civil Society Organisations, industry bodies and peer companies, to help secure and consolidate our licence to operate and enhance our competitive position as a responsible and reputable global business with “impeccable ESG” credentials
– Overall accountability for EA activity in India and South-East Asia.
– Responsibility for the development and implementation of an advocacy strategy in support of the firms overall India country strategy, as well as all advocacy and EA engagement activity in SE Asia jurisdictions.
– Serving as an EA strategic advisor for India and the wider South-East Asia region, providing strategic government relations and public policy advice and analysis to the business including to the Global Head of External Affairs, relevant Product Group leaders, Exploration and Business
Development Teams and in-country India teams.
– Leading the development of advocacy positions on key issues for our business in India and SE Asia, in support of commercial priorities, growth and exploration opportunities and the firms business services operations based in Gurugram, Haryana.
– Providing EA support and advice in relation to exploration and new country entry processes across the SE Asia region.
– Developing relationships with senior government stakeholders in India and our priority SE Asia jurisdictions.
– Drafting position papers, briefing documents and executive speaking points as necessary.
– Conducting stakeholder mapping exercises when required, to include key government, CSO and industry peers across the region.