External Affairs & Stakeholder Relations Lead

JuanHand; Pasig; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

JuanHand in the Philippines seeks an External Relations Officer to support external engagement initiatives with government agencies, regulators, industry associations, media partners, and other key external parties.

The role involves coordinating with regulators, drafting communications, managing stakeholder maps, and supporting ESG and advocacy activities in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Administration, Communications, Legal Management, Business, or related field.
• At least three years of related work experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to coordinate with external and internal stakeholders with discretion and good judgment.
• Organized and capable of maintaining trackers, files, schedules, approvals, procurement/payment requirements, permits, regulatory correspondence, sponsorships, budgets, events, and project documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support government and regulatory engagements, prepare letters and briefing notes.
• Maintain stakeholder maps and trackers; coordinate meetings, sponsorships, partnerships, and follow-through items with regulators, associations, media partners, ESG partners, consultants, and advocacy groups.
• Draft stakeholder messages, press materials, media responses, captions, speeches, executive talking points, public-facing narratives, and event briefs; support public affairs initiatives and crisis communications.
• Support ESG programs such as FINLIT in a Minute, Kwentong Negosyo ni Juan, law enforcement partnerships, financial literacy initiatives, and impact documentation.
• Prepare award submissions, corporate profiles, ESG write-ups, forum briefs, sponsorship documentation, executive profiles, and post-event reports.
• Maintain EA project, budget, stakeholder, and engagement trackers; coordinate schedules, meetings, documents, approvals, procurement requirements, payments, files, and other administrative requirements; coordinate with internal departments; prepare periodic EA reports and management updates.
• Performs other related functions, administrative requirements, and special assignments from time to time as may be required by the Head of External Affairs, depending on the evolving needs, priorities, and dynamic nature of the External Affairs function.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Discretion

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

JuanHand in the Philippines seeks an External Relations Officer to support external engagement initiatives with government agencies, regulators, industry associations, media partners, and other key external parties.

The role involves coordinating with regulators, drafting communications, managing stakeholder maps, and supporting ESG and advocacy activities in a fast-paced fintech environment.