Manager Public Affairs Needed at Vodacom July 2025

We at Vodafone are putting a lot of effort into creating a better future. a world that is more sustainable, inclusive, and linked. Together with technology, our human spirit enables us to accomplish this as a vibrant global community.

We innovate and challenge to bring people, companies, and communities together globally. We explore, pick things up quickly, and work together to satisfy our consumers and win their loyalty.

You may be who you really are, feel like you belong, exchange ideas, seize new chances, flourish, and actually change the world with us.

Role Purpose & Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose:

A thorough and knowledgeable grasp of national and international political, economic, and sociopolitical concerns is necessary for this position, as is in-depth familiarity with the legislative and regulatory framework development cycle as it relates to issues that primarily affect the ICT and financial services industries. Addressing Vodacom Tanzania’s public policy concerns requires strong writing, analytical abilities, and evaluative judgment.

Key Responsibilities:

Policy Advocacy & Strategic Advisory:

• Serve as the principal advisor on legislative affairs, and public policy positioning, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and legal compliance.
• Design and implement integrated advocacy plans that leverage evidence, partnerships, and narrative framing to influence national and regional policy outcomes.
• Advise leadership and business units (Regulatory, Finance, Vodacom Business, M-Pesa, and Consumer Business Unit) on political risk, regulatory positioning, and policy windows to shape proactive and reactive strategies.

Policy Research, Intelligence, & Trend Analysis

• Continuously monitor and interpret macroeconomic, legislative, and geopolitical developments to identify regulatory risks, policy shifts, and emerging opportunities.
• Conduct forward-looking policy foresight analysis using scenario planning, horizon scanning, and systems thinking to support long-term strategic planning.
• Generate policy briefs, consultation submissions, and regulatory impact analyses to inform internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Mapping, Influence, and Engagement

• Maintain a dynamic, tiered stakeholder map, identifying power dynamics, influence pathways, and potential allies or detractors across government, regulatory bodies, multilateral institutions, and civil society.
• Lead engagement strategies that embed customer value and national development goals into Vodacom’s external messaging.
• Ensure strategic participation in public-private dialogues, parliamentary hearings, and working groups relevant to the digital, telecom, and financial services sectors.

Public Policy Leadership

• Act as the lead public policy representative in cross-functional initiatives and high-level forums in the absence of the Director of External Affairs.
• Champion internal capacity-building in regulatory literacy, political economy, and policy influence across business units.
• Represent Vodacom in regional and international public policy platforms, advocating for an enabling policy environment in Tanzania and across Africa.

Qualifications, Experience, Competencies and Skills

• Degree in Law, Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, or related fields.
• 5+ years in public affairs, politics, or public sector engagement at a senior level.
• Strong diplomatic and relationship-building skills.
• Politically astute with social fluency and ethical integrity.