Senior Stakeholder Manager

Main purpose of the role 

To drive strategic engagement alignment and relationship-building with internal and external partners including government clients and community leadersto facilitate project success and mitigate risks. To create communication strategies manage complex negotiations and resolve conflicts acting as a crucial liaison between technical teams and high-level stakeholders. 

Responsibilities to include: 

• Strategy Development:Create and implement comprehensive stakeholder engagement plans and communication strategies. 

• Relationship Management:Build and maintain trust with senior-level stakeholders including clients government authorities and partners. 

• Conflict Resolution & Negotiation:Act as the escalation point to resolve conflicts regarding project direction or regulatory impacts. 

• Risk & Reputation Management:Identify potential stakeholder-related risks socio-political issues and reputation threats developing mitigation strategies. 

• Alignment & Communication:Ensure alignment across cross-functional teams and external partners on project goals scope and changes. 

• Networking & Representation:Represent the company or program at key industry events or regulatory forums. 

Qualifications :

• Experience:Proven experience managing senior-level stakeholder relationships in large-scale complex projects (e.g. infrastructure digital transformation or government). 

• Communication:Excellent verbal and written communication skills to translate complex information for diverse audiences. 

• Strategic Thinking:Ability to understand political regulatory and operational landscapes. 

• Negotiation:Strong influencing and persuasion skills. 

• Leadership:Experience working with influencing and supporting senior leadership. 

• Background in Communications Public Relations Project Management or Business. 

• Certifications in change management project delivery (e.g. PRINCE2 MSP) or stakeholder engagement. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time