Public Policy Manager, Mobile Money at GSMA
What the hiring manager says
As the Policy and Advocacy Manager, you’ll join a dynamic
and multi-talented global team spanning Africa, Europe, Asia, MENA, APAC, and
Latin America. You’ll be at the forefront of exciting debates that shape public
policy in the financial sector. In this role, you’ll provide thought leadership
in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, working on innovative global
solutions that create socio-economic impact for the underserved. Working with
the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry and other key
players in the digital financial ecosystem. We offer an exceptional opportunity
to influence the future of mobile and digital financial services. At the GSMA,
you’ll engage with fascinating, industry-changing projects in a stimulating and
dynamic environment, designed to help you thrive and succeed.
About the Role
- Developing
and implementing creative, bold, and targeted policy engagement strategies
to advance GSMA positions.
- Building
and managing relationships with mobile money providers, financial
regulators and other key stakeholders in order to identify strategic
opportunities to provide support and develop initiatives that align with
the programme’s core objectives.
- Coordinating
closely with a large range of actors such as policy and advocacy managers,
regional experts, and data analysts, both inside and outside of the GSMA.
- Participating
in GSMA and partner events to share insights, promote resources, and
reinforce GSMA’s position as a trusted thought leader.
- Convening
and facilitating multi-stakeholder workshops or public-private dialogues.
- Identifying
gaps in the capacity of mobile money providers to address regulatory
barriers for the development of mobile money services and make
recommendations for enabling reforms.
- Writing,
reviewing and editing mobile money policy publications on a wide variety
of subjects.
- Shaping
GSMA’s Mobile Money advocacy efforts with relevant internal and external
stakeholders.
About You
- Strong
policy and/or government relations experience.
- Regulatory
knowledge relevant to digital financial services.
- Track
record of stakeholder coordination and advocacy across public and private
sectors.
- Experience
analysing the commercial implication of policies and designing advocacy
campaigns.
- Strong
strategic skillset for scaling digital financial services.
- Excellent
stakeholder relationship management skills at an executive level.
- Ability
to work in a matrixed structure, influence peers, and support
cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent
cultural awareness for working with globally dispersed teams.
- Strong
grasp of English for expressing complex issues in plain language.
- Charismatic
public speaker, able to inspire and build relationships.
- Ability
to handle pressing deadlines and ambiguity, innovate, and prioritise.
- Willingness
to travel internationally.
Desirable
- Experience
engaging with financial regulators.
- Experience
working with mobile network operators.
- Fluency
in French (oral and written).
- Understanding
of legislative drafting and policy formulation.
- Experience
in emerging markets.
- Knowledge
of mobile money and financial services for the underserved.
- Familiarity
with relevant policy contexts in key markets.
Contract typeRegular
Worker typeEmployee
What We Offer
Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the
mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile,
whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced
rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely
fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic
environment designed to enable you to flourish.