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• Understand business priorities and develop appropriate engagement
  strategy and plan.
• Manage execution of the engagement plan
• Ensure compliance with Group policies, positions and standards
• Engage with key stakeholders in the market
• Leading the Government Affairs team in the market
• Provide leadership and drive the ECAA AIT Strategy to implement a
  coherent engagement plan with key stakeholders to create a multifaceted,
  multi-agency approach to tackling the issue of illicit trade in ECAA with
  particular focus on illicit trade in Uganda.
• Through influencing and partnership with Law Enforcement Agencies
  (LEA) and other key decision makers/stakeholders to develop strategies to
  drive proactive engagement and enforcement against IT activities.
  Encourage cross border co-operation between relevant ECA LEA’s to mitigate
  the risk against illicit flow across porous ECA borders.
• Develop and manage a training programme aimed at sensitising the
  relevant authorities and other stakeholders on tobacco and cigarette
  illicit trade issues. Conduct capacity building AIT cross -border
  workshops for LEA.

• Ability to engage 3rd party stakeholders and build awareness of the
  external environment inside the company
• Lead the External Affairs agenda within the Uganda business
• Strong business acumen in order to advise the business on how to
  deliver results whilst managing business and reputational risk
• Ability to advocate the Uganda business agenda in a straight forward
  and compelling way to internal and external stakeholders
• Coaches and supports team in order to develop great talent

• The ideal applicant for the British American Tobacco (BAT) External
  Affairs and AIT Manager job placement should hold a degree in Economics,
  Law, Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations
• Five years of work experience in a similar role within Government,
  international institution or FMCG
• Working knowledge of public affairs, trade blocs and fiscal policy
  generally.
• Ability to apply basic project management principles to campaign
  execution
• Excellent interpersonal and both oral and written communication
  skills
• Appropriate level of maturity to provide credibility at senior
  levels externally and internally
• Broad knowledge of the tobacco control issues and deep knowledge of
  the specific local environment
• Ability to understand and shape the external environment
• Credibility and ability to engage and influence senior external
  stakeholders
• Clear and compelling written and verbal communication skills
• Able to deliver robust local campaigns
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of business reputational risk
  and ensure BAT high standards are met at all times.

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