Senior Manager-Corporate Affairs

Adani Ports and SEZ; Bhadrak; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Ports and SEZ invites a senior Corporate Affairs professional for its Odisha port operations. With 12–17 years of relevant experience, you will coordinate internal and external stakeholders, liaise with government agencies, and oversee land acquisition and alienation processes to secure timely approvals and maintain regulatory compliance.

You will build strong relations with local communities and leaders, plan public hearings for port expansion, and mentor a growing team while promoting

Qualifications

• Graduate or Post Graduate degree in any discipline.
• 12-17 years in Corporate Affairs in any Industry/Port.
• Experience with land acquisition, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to liaise with government agencies and litigants.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaison & Coordination with Bureaucrats, Govt. agencies and litigants to manage issues and facilitate approvals / clearance for business.
• Manage land acquisition and alienation processes.
• Develop relationships with local communities, PRI leaders and officials.
• Ensure port operation by maintaining discipline around factory premises.
• Plan and execute public hearings for port expansion and community engagement.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements on record time.
• Demonstrate leadership and build talent within the team.

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Corporate Governance

Stakeholder Management

Crisis Management

Crisis simulation & Response

Digital Competency

Education

Graduate/ Post Graduate (Any Discipline)

Job description

Responsibilities

Accountabilities and KPIs (8-10 key activities / decisions for which this role is accountable )

No.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordination with Internal & External stakeholder
• Liaison & Coordination with Bureaucrats, Govt. agencies and litigants to manage issues and facilitate approvals / clearance for business. Coordinate with various Govt. Departments like IDCO, Bhubaneswar, District Administration etc.
• Skilled in relationship building and managing political situations
• Expertise in handling Land Acquisition and Alienation process
• Knowledge and understanding of Land use Authorities and other legal instruments associated with legal Management.
• Act as a conduit between the land and other internal departments to ensure opportunities are optimized and effective working relationships are developed to assist in the Land Acquisition process.
• Facilitating discipline in and around factory premises: Maintaining external environment by means of which uninterrupted port operation
• Establishing good rapport with stakeholders like local community, PRI leaders, opinion makers, different village level committee members, Police Officials, Mass media personnel and others. Proactively solving the issues/ problems faced by the company.
• Understanding the issues of villagers (particularly 08 periphery panchayats around the Port), their grievances and handling them proactively
• 10 Extensive interaction with State & Local level Media for promotes and publishes the CSR initiatives
• 11 Public-Hearings planning & execution: successfully managed the public to give their positive opinion and extend support for the expansion of Port.
• 12 Compliance & obtain all statutory requirements on record time for port operation
• 13 Develop leadership skills & build talent capability
• 14 Demonstrate & promote collaborative behaviors in all interactions with other leaders, within own team and other teams
• 15 Digital proficiency

Competencies

Proficiency Level (1-4)

• Behavioral Competencies

Strategic Orientation

• Connect the dots, visualize the big picture, and recognize long term implications of today's actions while making decisions
• Understand organization dynamics / industry trends / financial data and translates this knowledge to articulate business strategies
• Integrate the interests of the environment, society and communities in one’s actions, decisions and business strategies

3

Entrepreneurial Mind-Set

• Take initiative to spot medium and short term business opportunities and capitalize on them by taking actions with speed and agility
• Be comfortable in ambiguous situations, present oneself with conviction and poise, and recover from setbacks with increased energy

3

Stake Holder Partnering

• Cultivate and leverage formal and informal networks and enduring relationships with stakeholders through respect, trust, and empathy
• Build strong relationships with existing and potential customers, discover customer needs, take ownership for customer issues and strive to deliver superior customer experience by taking continuous feedback

3

Outcome Orientation

• Execute tasks efficiently and safely through effective time management, planning, process efficiency and product/service quality
• Analytically review risks / problems/ issues by assessing their potential impact and developing robust contingency plans
• Act as a custodian of the organization by taking complete ownership of goals / desired outcomes

3

Transformation Mind-Set

• Continuously update one’s knowledge and skills in line with changing business dynamics and operating mechanisms, and apply the learning to perform in new or changing contexts
• Challenge status quo, create a business case for change, align stakeholders and manage challenges of an uncertain environment

3

Innovation Focus

• Leverage technology to win in the market
• Build an agile organization (i.e. fluid structure, nimble processes) which responds rapidly to business challenges and market demands

3

Team Orientation

• Inspire a common vision by fostering teamwork, participate actively in the accomplishment of team objectives, and lead from the front by 'walking the talk'
• Encourage differences in opinion and deal appropriately with conflict

3

Employee Development

• Unlock and channel the potential of employees, provide timely feedback, address performance issues, and actively sponsor their development
• Build a work environment where high performance and meritocracy are valued

3

Role-specific Competencies (4-8 most crucial)

• Regulatory Compliance

4

• Corporate Governance

4

• Stakeholder Management

4

• Crisis Management

4

• Crisis simulation & Response

4

• Digital Competency

3

Qualifications

Experience & Educational Requirements

Educational Qualifications

(degree, training, or certification required)

Graduate/ Post Graduate (Any Discipline)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

12-17 years in Corporate Affairs in any Industry/Port