Specialist Corporate Affairs

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

Corporate Affairs: 

• Create the corporate affairs strategy across TAZIZ HoldCo, the 19 legal entities and the five JV companies, from entity incorporation through to steady-state operations 

• Monitor licence, renewal, NOC, permit and power of attorney (POA) cycle for all TAZIZ entities, maintaining a live register of expiry dates and named owners  

• Coordinate internal inputs and external submissions required to secure stakeholder approvals, ensuring each submission is complete, compliant and tracked to closure 

• Prepare quality-assure material for the CEO, the Board and its committees, including briefing notes, position papers and pre-read packs 

• Manage the functions input to internal tender boards, delegations of authority, business plans and performance reviews as they touch corporate matters 

• Maintain the corporate affairs calendar of statutory, shareholder and government commitments and drive owners to deliver against it 

• Oversee the accuracy and consistency of information and messaging issued across internal and external stakeholders in alignment with Communications function 

• Monitor regulatory and policy developments affecting the chemicals sector and the TAZIZ Industrial Park and advise on the implications for TAZIZ 

Stakeholder and Governance Support: 

• Support maintenance of the stakeholders register, MOU records and points of contact held by the function 

• Assist in the preparation of Board, committee and shareholder material owned by Corporate Affairs 

Planning and Analysis: 

• Prepare the functions periodic progress reporting, including the status of approvals, permits, POAs and engagements 

• Provide data and analysis to support corporate affairs recommendations and decision-making 

Risk Mitigation: 

• Escalate approval, permit and regulatory risks early, with the facts needed for a decision 

• Ensure all activities are carried out in alignment with regulatory requirements, the applicable delegations of authority and TAZIZs risk management framework 

Budgets 

• Provide input for preparation of the functions budgets and assist in the implementation of the approved Budget and work plans to deliver function objectives 

• Assist in investigating and highlighting any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control 

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures 

• Implement approved function policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to support execution of the functions work programs in line with Company and International standards 

Performance Management 

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the function in line with the Company Performance framework 

Innovation and Continuous Improvement 

• Assist in designing and implementing new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes 

• Assist in identifying improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function