Director Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement - Building Automation

Honeywell; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company is seeking a Director of Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement to drive growth and advocate for legislative policies in the Building Automation sector. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in government relations, strong strategic thinking skills, and proficiency in Arabic and English.

Qualifications

• 12 - 15 years of experience in government relations or government agencies.
• Proficient in Arabic and English.
• Ability to synthesize complex information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement the GR strategy for Building Automation.
• Build networks with governments on key issues.
• Drive engagement and advocacy with regulators.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Government relations expertise

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Influence and persuasion

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree

Job description

Director Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement - Building Automation

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Director Government Relations & Stakeholder Engagement - Building Automation

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Job Description

The Purpose of the Role :

The Government Relations function at Honeywell is responsible for advising and advocating for legislative and regulatory policies that support Honeywell’s business objectives, providing sales support for major contract wins with government customers and state-owned enterprises and enabling relevant tax, grant and incentive benefits that lower costs.

Success within the Government Relations function is measured by priority Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) developed each year in coordination with our Strategic Business Units, High Growth Region leadership and Honeywell’s CEO. These KPIs are updated quarterly, and results are reported to Honeywell’s senior leadership.

The Director, GR will work with the Vice President General Manager of Building Automation business to help drive growth across the region. This role will report directly to the Senior Government Relations Director for Honeywell META.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement the GR strategy for Building Automation in the region
• Build a network for Honeywell with governments in the region on key issues relevant to Honeywell.
• Provide the Building Automation with GR support across the region
• Drive engagement and advocacy with regulators on issues and strategies important to Honeywell.
• Partner with businesses to develop government relations strategies related to specific product initiatives and / or business imperatives.
• Serve as subject matter expert on policies and the impact on Honeywell and our products.
• Secure, prepare, manage business, function and senior executive meetings in META including strategic meetings with government officials that support business priorities.
• Educate META government officials on Honeywell, including our offerings, presence and desire to grow in the region; using relationships to drive policies, legislation, regulations and decisions toward favorable outcomes.
• Manage and participate relationships with consulting firms and associations.
• Develop and execute a strategic engagement plan for Honeywell GR, business and functional leaders in the META region to positively impact Honeywell’s business priorities.
• Review, develop and execute, with GR leadership, the recommended Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Meta A region, on current business priorities.
• Advocate for adoption of government policies, including legislation and regulations, to drive sales for products and services and avoid costs.
• Develop relationships to drive business growth with government customers.
• Expand and enhance Building Automation profile in the META to enable growth for Honeywell’s products and services.
• Identify Gov’t funding and incentives programs relevant for BA and provide related programs to BA to support the business development
• Actively participate to influence the legislative process to educate regulators at META region on issues and strategies important to BA.
• Educate government officials on BA including HON offerings & initiatives
• Partner with the business to develop government relations strategies related to specific product initiatives and / or business imperatives.
• Serve as subject matter expert on legislation and the impact on the BA business and its products
• Work with a cross-functional team including attorneys, business leaders, customers, and other team members to develop creative solutions that incorporate government relations into business problem solving
• Manage and participate in relationships with industry associations.

Qualifications

You Must Have :

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree with 12 – 15 years of experience in either a government relations role in a large multi-national company or with one or more government agencies.
• Expert knowledge of MEA governments, how they function, how to engage and influence.
• Must be proficient in Arabic and English. Other languages are a plus.
• Ability to synthesize complex information from multiple sources, identify and analyze the most relevant points for the specific audience and communicate effectively verbally or through written formats, including power point.
• Excellent internal stakeholder management : able to interact with a high level of credibility with all levels of leadership, including most senior executives within Honeywell, to influence, communicate, educate, and enlist support for critical objectives.
• Excellent external stakeholder management (senior public officials, members of congress). Need to be able to speak effectively and with credibility to all levels of government as a representative of Honeywell.
• Strategic thinker. Ability to take issues and develop an effective strategy that allows us to be successful on those opportunities and then develop plans to execute those strategies to achieve results.
• Demonstrable record of providing clients with advice that blends government relations experience, expert legislative knowledge, and an understanding of, and appreciation for, a client’s business objectives.
• Acts with urgency, able to prioritize decisions and make decisions quickly and mitigate risk where needed.
• Self-motivated, dedicated team player with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, interested in working to continuously improve the function.
• Highest Integrity, good judgment, and commitment to all laws.
• Able to lead an effective operating system and process to drive results and to measure effectiveness of the group’s outcomes and continually prioritize to ensure resources are being spent on the most important work.
• Strong intellectualcapacity and high personal standards of excellence.
• Personal presence, executive communication skills and credibility necessary to effectively interact with and influence enterprise management, as well as work with a diverse group of highly motivated professionals.
• Ability to set priorities, and the discipline to execute to those priorities, while also actively understanding organizational priorities to contribute or adjust as needed.
• Strong work ethic. Willing to do what it takes to get the right results in the time needed. Willing to go beyond.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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