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What you’ll be part of— Our Culture

In Deloitte, everyone has an opportunity to lead. We see the importance of your perspective and your ability to create value. We want you to fit in—with an inclusive culture, focus on work-life fit and well-being, and a supportive, connected environment; but we also want you to stand out—with opportunities to have a strategic impact, innovate, and take the risks necessary to make your mark. 

Deloitte supports our talented professionals in answering the question: What impact will you make?

Who you’ll work with:

In the Africa Sustainability Office, we make an impact by inspiring, educating, and supporting the advancement of sustainability at Deloitte. Our contributions lead to helping Deloitte change ourselves and the world to truly make an impact that matters. You will work under the leadership of the Deloitte Africa Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). Additionally, you will collaborate with a large network of internal stakeholders.

Main Purpose of Job

Support the implementation of the firms Public Policy (PP) mandate under the leadership of the CSO.

Key Performance Area

Strategic Impact

• Provides support to the CSO in the development and implementation of the firm's public policy strategy
• Stakeholder management – supports the CSO to develop and implement a market and stakeholder engagement strategy

Differentiators for this specific role

• Drafting position papers relating to key areas of public policy focus, including POVs, talking points, and thought leadership as appropriate
• Co-ordinating communication with PP community across Africa
• Conduct desktop research sense, shape and support key public policy focus areas
• Monitoring of external developments in non-market environments across Africa to support PP sensing activities
• Project management and co-ordination of PP initiatives including co-ordination of PP-led events with internal/external stakeholder teams
• Assist with regular team reporting for Executive/Board submissions.

• B Com: Economics/Political Science/Public Policy or similar 

Experience Required:

• At least 5 years of experience in Public Policy or similar
• Experience in professional services environment, or knowledge of South African/African financial economic or political landscape is an advantage.

Competencies

Technical

• Strategy development and implementation
• Ability to develop and multi-task
• Strong Project management
• Expert in field with excellent industry and business knowledge
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to interpret, communicate and implement strategy
• Demonstrated execution of complex projects within time frames and cost
• Experienced in development and delivery of professional presentations
• Excellent report writing skills
• Solid financial knowledge

Behavioural

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Strong client delivery focus
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Exceptional business acumen
• Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable working with senior executives
• Self-starter, able to operate independently with limited supervision

At Deloitte, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work—in every country, in everything we do, every day. We aim to create a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect, including reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. We seek to create and leverage our diverse workforce to build an inclusive environment across the African continent.