Corporate Affairs Director

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Shape policy. Strengthen relationships. Advance our global interests.

We are seeking an experienced and influential Corporate Affairs Director to lead our global corporate affairs agenda: navigating complex regulatory and political environments, translating emerging developments into clear business implications, and representing the organisation with credibility and impact. 

Acting as the central point of contact for corporate affairs matters, you will work closely with senior leaders to anticipate emerging policy challenges, shape the organisation’s response and advance the interests of the WG&S Group with key external stakeholders. These will include trade associations, social responsibility organisations, government representatives and policy makers. 

Rollenverantwortung

As Corporate Affairs Director, you will:

• Shape and deliver a global corporate affairs strategy that advances the organisation’s commercial objectives and strengthens its position in key markets.
• Influence policy and regulatory developments by building trusted relationships with trade associations, industry bodies and other external stakeholders.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior leaders on emerging legislative, regulatory and reputational risks and opportunities, ensuring informed business decision-making.
• Protect and enhance the organisation’s reputation and licence to operate by leading advocacy efforts and supporting responsible business and social responsibility initiatives.
• Establish a coordinated and effective corporate affairs capability by aligning stakeholders, driving consistent positions across markets and contributing to the leadership and development of the wider Legal and Corporate Affairs function.

Unser idealer Kandidat/in

You will be an accomplished corporate affairs, public affairs or government affairs professional with the judgement, confidence and credibility to operate effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders.

We are looking for:

• Significant corporate, government or public affairs experience, with a minimum of five years in a relevant field and experience within the alcohol beverage or a closely related regulated sector.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory, legislative and policy environments.
• The ability to interpret complex information from multiple sources, identify the key implications and develop well-considered strategies, actions and communications.
• A demonstrated ability to understand the business and industry landscape.
• A strong track record of building trusted relationships and effective networks at multiple levels, both internally and externally. 
• The ability to articulate and advocate a clear corporate position with credibility.
• Advanced influencing, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills.

Success in this role will require an agile, strategic thinker who is also comfortable turning ideas into action with a hands on, delivery focussed approach. You will make confident, well-informed decisions, anticipate future challenges and bring together different perspectives to establish clear corporate positions.  

You will be a persuasive communicator and skilled relationship-builder, able to influence through formal and informal channels. You will also take a rigorous approach to research, learning and knowledge-sharing, ensuring that senior leaders and relevant teams have the information and insight needed to make sound decisions. 

Was wir Dir bieten

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

Über William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. 

We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.

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