External Affairs Manager Türkiye

Job Description:

External Affairs Manager Türkiye

Responsabilities

The ideal candidate will be supporting the Head of Country’s regular representation tasks in the country, promoting and protecting the Airbus brand, products and people, fostering relations with the country’s leading governmental, societal and industrial stakeholders. The jobholder will live a strong “One Airbus” collaborative approach between Headquarters and Region as well as between all Airbus business divisions (Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters, Defence & Space). The candidate will be supporting the One Roof Initiatives as well as the Communications in the country.

Key Responsibilities & Objectives

• External affairs
• Supports the ACR in building and maintaining privileged relationships with high level actor, to lobby, influence and best defend Airbus` interests
• Supports the ACR in advocating for key topics
• Coordinated representation of the company in high-level forums
• One Roof / One Voice / Comms
• public events, establish briefings
• Supports Head of Region and Europe Region leaders with briefings, content, speeches and participation at public events in Türkiye
• Manages planning, execution and budgets for in-country events
• Ensures all local activities are entered in a timely and accurate manner in the global Communications Planning
• Fosters relations with the media in Türkiye
• Liaises with local PR agency to plan yearly communication activities in the count
• Business Growth
• Supports information gathering on political and competitive trends
• Consolidates monthly brief, or ad-how updates when relevant
• Coordinates all relevant actions in support to the implementation of the business development strategy in the country
• Supporting the manager in their day to day activities, anticipating their needs and preparing scenarii, decision-making- or presentations- material accordingly
• Influencing key stakeholders and fostering relationships to deliver reliably
• Managing the coordination of cross-functional and transnational interfaces, being able to manage
• Monitors all One Roof related actions for the Country, when relevant
• Supports in following-up, drum beating and closing all One Roof related actions
• Supports the ACR in all One Voice related initiatives
• Supports Airbus Country Representatives (ACR) when participating at a broad network at all hierarchical levels to collect views from bottom-up approach too
• Identifying customer value, business needs and improvement opportunities
• Leading some specific action plans / projects and supporting the management team
• Joining team meetings, taking notes where necessary and briefing the ACR of the outcome and expected actions.
• Compiling briefings for internal and external audiences.
  

Key Interfaces

• Internal :
• ACR Türkiye
• HO Europe Business Growth
• Ho Comms Europe Region & CIS / Comms Manager Europe & CIS
• Divisional Governance representatives (Airbus Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Defence & Space)
• Local and regional IC&O leads
• Procurement
• Customer support
• Sales and Marketing
• Strategy
• Central comms teams and leadership at Airbus headquarters
• All local teams and employees in Türkiye
• Colleagues around the region
• ACR Türkiye
• President of Region
• Head of Business Line Airpower
• Regional External Affairs Director and GC/GR
• External :
• All relevant political, defense, economic, and industrial decision-makers in Türkiye.
• Home country Embassies
• Media and press. All relevant communication reps of political, defense, economic, and industrial decision-makers in Türkiye.
• Influencers
• Event partners and protocol
• Local fairs and exhibitions organizers
• Local PR Agency
• Government officials and institutional entities (e.g., ministries, regulatory bodies).
• Home country business development teams and institutions
• Local and international business partners and customers.
• Schools and universities for R & D / enhance brand image / future talent
• Potential local stakeholders for sustainability and community partnerships
  

Success in this position is contingent upon the ability to continuously adapt to the shifting international landscape, understanding its direct impact on business operations, supply chains, and market access. Furthermore, a crucial element of the role involves the proactive commitment to aligning yourself with ever-evolving technological tools. This includes mastering new digital communication platforms, data analytics for targeted outreach, and emerging technologies (like AI or AR/VR) to enhance internal and external communication strategies. The ideal candidate will be a forward-thinker who views technological evolution not as a challenge, but as a critical opportunity to drive communication excellence and maintain a competitive edge.

Success in this position depends on excellent organizational abilities, effective prioritization techniques, clear and proactive communication, and the cultivation of strong working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.

Pre-requisites

• Ability to develop and nurture Airbus network in country
• Self-starter with a personable disposition
• Readiness to take responsibility for driving local activities
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to unpredictable schedules
• Ability to answer media questions in timely and accurate manner
• At ease to interact with confidence with Airbus senior management and customers
• Excellent English writing skills (other European languages of advantage)
• Must be available to travel.
• Operating CRM & publication tools & processes effectively (e.g., Salesforce, Drupal, Keepeek).
• Stakeholder management
• Team Spirit
• Improvement mindset
• Analytic and digital skills
• Ability to structure, simplify and give meaning to all hierarchical levels
• Problem solving agility
• Ability to work in complex/uncertain environments
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Leadership and autonomy
• English as a business language, other languages are a clear plus and may vary according to the position.
  
  

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Havacilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Legal

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