Manager, Global Government Affairs

Manager, Global Government Affairs

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.

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Mondelēz International, Inc. (Mondelēz) is looking for a Public and Government Affairs (PGA) professional to join our DC-based Global Government Affairs (GA) team.

In this role, you will help develop and execute global PGA workstreams in concert with other members of the Global PGA team.

You will support Mondelēz’s Vice President of Global GA and Corporate and Government Affairs (CGA) teams around the world in advocating for the company’s interests, enhancing its reputation, and engaging policy makers and influencers to shape government measures and initiatives material to our business.

Overarching Role

• Support Mondelēz’s Vice President of Global GA and partner with other members of the Global PGA team.
• Help fashion global PGA strategy and execute the global PGA work program.
• Represent Mondelēz and advocate for its interests externally.

Specific Responsibilities

Policy / Political Foresight and Insight

Partner with others on Mondelēz’s global and local CGA teams and external agencies, in monitoring government rulemaking and determining the impact on Mondelēz of government measures in three priority policy areas :

1) Nutrition, health, and well-being :

• restrictions on marketing / advertising, placement, promotion, and sale,
• targeted indirect taxes,
• front-of-pack nutrition labeling requirements.

2) Social and environmental sustainability :

• ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) disclosure mandates,
• supply chain due diligence requirements,
• labor- and environment-related market access restrictions.

3) License to operate :

• price controls,
• taxes,
• trade rules,
• investment incentives.
• Help track and distill geopolitical developments relevant to Mondelēz’s business.
• Review, summarize, and cascade media reports / articles, government publications, and think tank and trade association briefing papers on policy and political developments.

Advocacy Support and External Engagement

• Help advance local CGA teams’ GA priorities.
• Engage US-based and visiting foreign officials to supplement local teams’ outreach.
• Partner with other functions to gather and distill information relevant to Mondelēz’s policy agenda.
• Advocate for Mondelēz’s interests and PGA priorities in engagements with executive officials and legislators from around the world.
• Participate in trade associations, business coalitions, and professional organizations.

Qualifications and Skills

• Graduate degree in international relations, business, law, economic policy, and / or sustainability policy.
• At least 8 years of government (public sector) and / or government affairs (private sector) work experience.
• Knowledge of policy issues relevant to the food industry.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to distill complex and lengthy material into simple, succinct summaries.
• Collaborative and proactive way of working, good people skills, and can-do attitude.
• Experience working with colleagues from a wide variety of cultures.
• Time-management and priority-setting skills, results-orientation, and attention to detail.
• Facility with PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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