Middle Manager Parliamentary Affairs

Interdot Solutions; East London; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A strategic consulting firm in East London is looking for a Middle Manager for Parliamentary Affairs. The role involves developing and implementing strategies for stakeholder engagement with parliament, managing responses to parliamentary queries, and providing high-level advisory services. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's Degree and significant managerial experience, particularly with parliamentary processes. This is an opportunity to impact organizational strategy at a crucial level, ensuring effective communication and relationship management with key governmental stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, B.Tech., or equivalent in International Affairs, Public Policy, or Law.
• Significant experience in a managerial role.
• Skills in stakeholder engagement and parliamentary matters.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Manage responses to parliamentary questions.
• Monitor and report on parliamentary matters.
• Establish relationships with parliamentary stakeholders.
• Provide strategic advisory services.

Skills

Strategic stakeholder engagement

Parliamentary processes

Management and leadership

Communication and negotiation

Research and analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in relevant fields

Job description

About the job Middle Manager Parliamentary Affairs

Job Mission:

To be responsible for interacting with parliament as a stakeholder, position the organisation and implement strategic stakeholder engagement plans to support the organisation's strategic objectives.

Key Performance Areas

• Formulate and implement parliamentary stakeholder engagement strategies and tactical plans.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive management plan.
• Manage responses to parliamentary questions.
• Monitor and report on parliamentary matters.
• Establish and maintain constructive and productive relations with relevant parliament stakeholders.
• Provide a high‑level strategic advisory service.
• Manage resources.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement parliamentary stakeholder engagement strategies and tactical plans
  • Establish strategic objectives for stakeholder engagement plans.
  • Formulate strategic deliverables within stakeholder engagement plans to support the stakeholder engagement strategies' objectives.
  • Research, develop, evaluate and/or participate in the development of relevant stakeholder engagement tactics aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
  • Implement stakeholder engagement and tactical plans.
  • Monitor, evaluate the effectiveness of implemented engagement strategies and plans, identify and manage the implementation of required changes.
  • Liaise with policy makers within parliament during implementation of strategy.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive management plan
  • Determine key stakeholders and their requirements.
  • Develop plans for managing stakeholder expectations and concerns.
  • Plan and manage all engagements and engagement methods between the organisation and parliamentarians.
  • Provide section inputs to the department budget for parliamentary activities.
• Manage responses to parliamentary questions
  • Develop a comprehensive plan for channelling questions between parliament, government departments and the organisation.
  • Establish mechanisms to eliminate delays between government departments and the organisation.
  • Establish an internal channelling process for parliamentary questions to relevant specialists and/or managers.
  • Coordinate the provision of accurate and timely responses to all parliamentary questions.
  • Manage the response regarding parliamentary questions, including requests for the organisation to appear before parliamentary committees.
• Monitor and report on parliamentary matters
  • Determine key role players within the organisation and externally.
  • Provide information, research assistance, and regular briefings regarding organisational objectives.
  • Manage the overall parliamentary process and internal and external liaison with members of parliament.
  • Ensure the Group Chief Executive (GCE) and EXCO members have effective support regarding parliamentary activities.
  • Solicit inputs from subject matter experts regarding matters to be lobbied at parliament.
  • Promote and enhance communication between parliament and relevant organisational structures.
  • Obtain, analyse, and interpret relevant legislation.
  • Identify and analyse the impact or nature of threats to the organisation.
  • Monitor and report on parliamentary matters such as legislation impacting the business.
• Establish and maintain constructive and productive relations with relevant parliament stakeholders
  • Establish relationships regarding research and development of profiles for parliamentary stakeholders.
  • Interact with key parliamentary role players as a valued partner regarding organisational business objectives.
  • Advise and support relevant divisional and organisational management regarding parliament and national government stakeholder profiles.
  • Develop mitigating strategies for identified stakeholder management risks, opportunities and threats relevant to the business and advise on appropriate actions.
  • Participate in stakeholder interventions supporting divisional and organisational initiatives.
  • Participate in relevant forums, interventions, influencing and liaising with other divisions and stakeholders.
  • Review and/or prepare submissions to relevant parliament stakeholders regarding matters supporting the organisation's strategic objectives.
  • Maintain established networks to increase the organisation’s confidence regarding parliamentary matters.
• Provide a high‑level strategic advisory service
  • Advise executives, providing strategic insights regarding specific stakeholders to engage.
  • Communicate analysis of parliamentary reports together with recommendations.
  • Monitor and measure progress regarding identified matters and re‑strategise accordingly.
  • Plan, manage, monitor and evaluate specific activities to deliver desired outputs and outcomes.
• Manage resources
  • Manage human resources as an integrated team, including performance management, development, empowerment and meeting employment equity requirements.
  • Accept accountability for financial plans and budget, managing performance against budget aligned with the Public Finance Management Act and King Report.
  • Create functional relationships between the parliamentary team and the extended media teams across the organisation, with relevant government departments and partners to ensure cross‑functional coordination and collaboration.
  • Encourage a motivated and high‑performance team.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, B.Tech., Advanced Diploma, National Higher Diploma in International Affairs, Communications, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Public Policy or Law at NQF7 with 360 credits.

Experience

Significant proven experience in a similar position at the managerial level.