LATAM Government Relations Specialist

• Support and execute regional Political Affairs efforts in alignment with the Global Head of Government Relations the Heads of North LATAM and South LATAM and Business Units (BUs) ensuring cohesive advocacy and engagement strategies with policymakers and regulators.

• Manage strategic relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including government entities industry associations and key institutions by supporting local management teams and BUs across the countries where we operate in Latin America. Ensure open effective and consistent engagement that drives business outcomes and strengthens trust.

• Regulatory and legislative monitoring and risk/opportunities analysis - Continuously track changes in laws regulations and public policies that may affect the energy sector infrastructure and the companys operations identifying risks and opportunities within the institutional environment and assessing their potential business impacts while providing regular reports and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

• Technical and institutional advocacy - Represent the company in sector discussions public consultations hearings industry associations and forums defending technical and institutional positions aligned with the business strategy.

• Scenario development and strategic intelligence - Produce regional analyses briefings and projections on the political environment regulatory trends and market movements that may affect investment or operational decisions.

• Institutional communication with a focus on public policy - Prepare key messages technical position statements documents presentations and reports that represent the company in a coherent and responsible manner before public authorities.

• Support in regulatory compliance and governance - Ensure that all engagement activities comply with laws regulations and internal policies in partnership with Legal & Ethics & Compliance.

• Crisis and sensitive issues management - Support the corporate communications team in handling eventual critical matters involving government regulators or the media providing institutional guidance and coordinating appropriate responses.

• Institutional engagement coordination - Plan execute and support agendas with authorities official visits participation in institutional events trade fairs forums and official missions.

• Support for strategic projects with government interface
  Connect internal areas with relevant public stakeholders and processes (licenses incentives consultations investments authorizations etc.).

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations procedures and guidelines.

Your Background

• Bachelors degree in Public Administration Law Political Science International Relations Public Policy Economics or a related field
• Additional specialization in Government Relations Regulatory Affairs or Public Affairs is considered a strong asset.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with government agencies regulatory bodies industry associations and institutional stakeholders.
• Solid track record in analyzing policy and regulatory landscapes managing advocacy efforts and supporting senior leadership with strategic insights.
• Experience in multinational companies infrastructure energy or regulated sectors is mandatory.
• Prior experience working in cross-functional and multicultural environments ideally within Latin America.
• Fluent English and Spanish.

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