Grade Level: L1/L2
Location: Islamabad
Last date to apply: 29th October 2024
What is Expert Digital Policy?
The Digital Policy team is part of the Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy Department within the Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Division. The team is responsible for identifying opportunities of collaboration amongst different stakeholders for Digital intervention in various sectors of the economy. We interact with key regulatory bodies to understand the future trends of the industry and identify areas of policy intervention.
The role reports directly to the Head of Regulatory Policy.
What Expert Digital Policy does?
- Research and remain up to date with key trends and policies shaping digitalization in the digital space, by studying publicly available content on digital policy, digital financial services, e-commerce, and other relevant topics, published by public and private entities such as GSMA, World Bank, government entities etc.
- Understand the Digital Agenda and identify opportunities for digital intervention considering the digital agenda.
- Keep track of emerging policy issues related to progressive regulatory areas in the digital domain, including but not limited to over-the-top services (OTTs), digital media, and data protection.
- Assist the Digital Policy team in creating advocacy materials focused on issues of corporate and regulatory importance to the business.
- Establish good working relationship with relevant stakeholders for digital policy team e.g. multilaterals, start-ups, government sector, private sector.
- Seek out collaboration opportunities with key external stakeholders, including provincial IT boards and the Prime Minister’s digital team, to promote the Digital Agenda and identify avenues for digital intervention.
- Recommend proactive and creative ideas for Digital Products and Services.
- Work closely with and understand the business needs of internal (Corporate Affairs, Jazz Business, Mobile Financial Services & Digital) and external (Multilaterals, private sector, government sector) stakeholders.
- Create proposals and presentations focused on creating business value.
- Find opportunities to represent Jazz and its views on different policy matters for a variety of platforms.
- Research and develop advocacy material on matters of corporate and regulatory significance to business.
- Establish good working relationship with relevant stakeholders for digital policy team e.g. multilaterals, start-ups, government sector, private sector and find opportunities for collaboration for Digital intervention.
- Contribute to developing position papers on current and forward-looking telecom and digital areas and aligning them with the company’s objectives and international best practices.
- Assist in the development of advocacy material on all matters of corporate and regulatory significance to the business. This will include obtaining and verifying information, and then turning that into meaningful advocacy.
- Work with Manager Digital Policy to interact with key regulatory bodies to understand the future trends of the industry and identify areas of policy intervention. Collaborate with internal departments to understand how issues are impacting the various functions.
- Keep the advocacy database current, for the company, including, assisting with research and drafting written submissions to government consultations and select committee inquiries.
- Work with external think tanks and influencers to map the landscape for policy formulation.
Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Requirements
- Bachelors’ degree in fields of Business Administration, Political Science, Economics, or Engineering
- Have at least 2-4 years of relevant work experience
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- A strong interest in, and enthusiasm for, politics, policy and regulatory issues and current affairs
- The ability to assimilate, analyse and summarize written material quickly
- Good knowledge of the Telecom industry
- Experience of working with Government
Benefits
Why Join Jazz?
As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.
Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 75 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.
