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Accenture is a global professional servicespany with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at accenture.
Job Characteristics:
1. Full-time.
2. Australia-based (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney)
3. Flexible working (particularly working from home) opportunities.
4. Typical office environment for meetings.
5. Less than 10% of the time spent on international travel.
Organisational Context:
Accenture'sernment Affairs team works across Accenture's businesses to support and amplify the business's strategic priorities. This can include highlighting Accenture's thought leadership and expertise inernment fora, monitoring policy developments on areas of interest, educating policymakers on areas where Accenture has a unique perspective, and positioning Accenture as a trusted andmitted partner in themunity. Theernment Affairs team also works to identify and manage any political, reputational, or related risks to the business that may emerge in a given market.
Job Summary:
Theernment Affairs Lead for ANZ will report to the Chief Corporate andernment Affairs Officer, who overseesernment affairs globally. They will work closely with the business leadership for the ANZ Market Unit, as well as the ANZ Market Unit Legal Director and the General Counsel for Growth Markets. The Lead, working with ANZ Leadership, will develop and successfully deliver aprehensiveernment Affairs strategy that includes:
• Identifying, shaping and delivering opportunities to build Accenture's relationships and positive standing with relevant policymakers and opinion-formers, including by contributing valuable perspectives on issues of importance, leveraging Accenture's cross-industry and global expertise
• Staying ahead of key political and public policy developments, analyzing potential impact to our business, our offerings and/or our market overall and advising our business accordingly
• Managing relationships with industry/trade associations and external strategic/public policy advisors
• Maintaining a strong network of relationships withernment Affairs counterparts at Accenture's clients and partners
• Working as part of a cross-functional team to identify and manage political, reputational or related risk issues as they arise
Person Specification:
• Demonstrable interest in - and good working knowledge of - politics, public policy and issues important to Accenture (, technology, AI).
• Five or more years of relevant experience in ANZ (,ernment service, law firm, and/or similar role at other MNC).
• Experience navigating the nexus of politics, policy, and media
• Oue-focused with a proven ability to organise, manage and deliver projects on time and to budget.
• Excellentmunication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to summarizeplex information effectively for a senior leadership audience.
• Strong network and track record of building trusted relationships.
• Ability to work effectively within a cross-cultural, multinational environment.
• Team player, flexible and pragmatic, with mature judgment and strong interpersonal skills.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia:
At Accenture, we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.
Our unwaveringmitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in 'where', 'when' and 'how' our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.
We encourage applications from all people, and we aremitted to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferredmunication method, please email exectalent@accenture and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia:
At Accenture, we recognize that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.
Our unwaveringmitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in 'where', 'when' and 'how' our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.
We encourage applications from all people, and we aremitted to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferredmunication method, please email exectalent@accenture and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on +61 2 9005 5000.
To ensure our workplace is inclusive and diverse we are setting bold goals and takingprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs. Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement. Job ID R00181205