Manager, Global Government Affairs Job at Mondelez International, Washington DC

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  • Mondelez International
  • Washington DC

Job Description

**Job Description**

**Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondel?z International?**

**Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.**

Mondel?z International, Inc. (Mondel?z) is looking for a Public and Government Affairs (PGA) professional to join our DC-based Global Government Affairs (GA) team. Mondel?z empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries

around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, and Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate.

In this role, you will help develop and execute global PGA workstreams in concert with other members of the Global PGA team. You will support Mondel?z's Vice President of Global GA and Corporate and Government Affairs (CGA) teams around the world in advocating for the company's interests, enhancing its reputation, and engaging policy makers and influencers to shape government measures and initiatives material to our business.

**Overarching Role**

- Support Mondel?z's Vice President of Global GA and partner with:

other members of the Global PGA team

+ Business/Commercial Unit (BU/CU) CGA teams in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle

+ East, Africa,

+ other functions and sub-functions (e.g., Legal, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Nutrition, Impact/Sustainability, Tax).

- Help fashion global PGA strategy and execute the global PGA work program.

- Represent Mondel?z and advocate for its interests externally.

**Specific Responsibilities**

Policy/Political Foresight and Insight

- Partner with others on Mondel?z's global and local CGA teams and external agencies, in monitoring government rulemaking and determining the impact on Mondel?z of government measures in three priority policy areas:

(1) nutrition, health, and well-being (government rules aimed at curbing consumption of certain types of

foods):

+ restrictions on marketing/advertising, placement, promotion, and sale,

+ targeted indirect taxes,

+ front-of-pack nutrition labeling requirements

(2) social and environmental sustainability:

+ ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) disclosure mandates

+ supply chain due diligence requirements

+ labor- and environment-related market access restrictions

+ taxes, bans, and extended producer responsibility schemes on plastic packaging waste

(3) license to operate:

+ price controls

+ taxes

+ trade rules

+ investment incentives

+ labor disciplines

- Help track and distill geopolitical developments relevant to Mondel?z's business with a view to anticipating the direction of travel of policy in key markets.

- Review, summarize, and cascade media reports/articles, government publications, and think tank and trade association briefing papers on policy and political developments relevant to Mondel?z's business.

**Advocacy Support and External Engagement**

- Help advance local CGA teams' GA priorities, including by:

+ monitoring progress on annual and longer-term goals on advocacy priorities

+ engaging US-based and visiting foreign officials to supplement local teams' outreach

+ capturing and cascading BU/CU teams' advocacy successes

- Partner with other functions to gather and distill information relevant to Mondel?z's policy agenda, including:

+ public- and private-sector initiatives aimed at addressing health and well-being challenges

+ state of play in global initiatives, e.g., the UN treaty negotiations on plastic waste

+ developments in international organizations, e.g., CODEX Alimentarius, World Health Organization

+ different legislative/regulatory approaches governments take in a specific policy area

- Advocate for Mondel?z's interests and PGA priorities in engagements with:

+ Executive officials and legislators from around the world

+ international organization officials

+ thought leaders in think tanks and other expert bodies

- Represent Mondel?z and actively participate in:

+ trade associations

+ business coalitions

+ professional organizations

**Asset Development and Multi-market Projects**

- Assist in designing and socializing global enablers - playbooks, toolkits, narratives, templates, inventories,

methodologies - for BU/CU use in executing PGA strategies.

- Partner with other members of Global PGA team in fashioning and executing global and regional projects (workstreams with clearly defined missions and/or deliverables).

**Internal Networks and Programming**

- Develop programming for and participate in internal networks/meetings, including:

+ weekly meetings of the Global GA team

+ bi- monthly meetings of Global PGA Community of Practice

+ periodic PGA in the Spotlight sessions

+ bi-monthly discussions between the Vice President of Global GA and BU/CU CGA leads.

**Presentations and Other Written Materials**

- Fashion PowerPoint presentations for a variety of audiences, including senior leaders and multicultural teams.

- Draft briefers, background papers, and talking points.

**Qualifications and Skills**

- Graduate degree in international relations, business, law, economic policy, and/or sustainability policy.

- At least 8 years of government (public sector) and/or government affairs (private sector) work experience.

- Knowledge of policy issues relevant to the food industry.

- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

- Ability to distill complex and lengthy material into simple, succinct summaries.

- Collaborative and proactive way of working, good people skills, and can-do attitude.

- Experience working with colleagues from a wide variety of cultures.

- Time-management and priority-setting skills, results-orientation, and attention to detail.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and change focus with shifting priorities.

- Facility with PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

No Relocation support available

**Business Unit Summary**

**The United States is the largest market in the Mondel?z International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we** **produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including** **_Oreo_** **and** **_Chips Ahoy!_** **cookies,** **_Ritz_** **,** **_Wheat Thins_** **and** **_Triscuit_** **crackers, and** **_Swedish Fish_** **and** **_Sour Patch_** **_Kids_** **confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.**

Mondel?z Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

**Job Type**

Regular

Communications and Public & Government Affairs

Corporate & Government Affairs

At Mondel?z International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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