Public Affairs Manager Lazio

Public Affairs Manager
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

The Communications, Public Affairs and Policy team is an important part of the business.

It is this team's job to advocate Deliveroo and to communicate the positive impact on customers, restaurants and riders, by offering the flexible on demand work people want and bringing world-leading food to people as they want it.

Working as a Public Affairs Manager Italy in Deliveroo means being involved early in decisions regarding policy and operational matters.

Advocacy is not only about producing a position paper once decisions are made, but rather about helping the business gets its proposition right, for consumers, riders and all partners, and about coming up with proactive positive ideas.

You will work in Rome and will report to the Head of Communications and Public Affairs Italy to help shape the global strategy and implement that strategy in the market.

The role would also work with senior figures in Global HQ in London and will work with the Italian First Line and the Management Team.

**Essential ingredients for you in the Public Affairs Manager Italy role will be**:

- An enthusiasm for up to the minute, difficult issues.

This includes a desire to pick up the phone to members of the parliament, political parties, national and regional governments, and the ability to form and maintain relationships with all of them.

Industrial associations, trade unions, consumers associations, voluntary associations, political journalists and tech correspondents are all relevant.

- A clear understanding of the policy and regulatory issues facing companies in the on-demand economy and a thoughtful view of the food delivery framework.

- An in-depth understanding of Italian politics and government systems.

- Excellent, thoughtful judgement.

- 5+ years of experience in industrial relations and a clear understanding of how the relations between trade unions and employers work.

- The skills to organise engagement plans, to write position papers, to coordinate with agencies, research institutes, law firms, think tanks, journalists.

- The ability to orchestrate plans and to manage projects, getting the support from other colleagues.

- The ability to work together with colleagues across different technological platforms.

- A and a desire to help make decisions right across the business, including commercial and operational decisions.

- A genuine desire to help others in a collaborative way, in a fast-growing business.

**Professional background and must-have**:

- +5 years in public affairs.

- A positive proven track record of regulatory results.

- Must be autonomous with building, nurturing and developing strict relationships with all the partners.

- Must know how corporations operate across markets and their internal processes.

- Must have experience working with people of different backgrounds/cultures.

- Must understand the role of corporate communications, relations with media and previous experiences on communications

- An excellent verbal and written communicator with the ability to prioritise.

- Fluent in Italian and English

**Why Deliveroo?

When you first think about Deliveroo, you probably think of getting great food to your house in less than half an hour.

Awesome right?

But behind the scenes is the real story.

This story is one of high growth, huge challenges, and an enormous opportunity ahead of us.

It began with our founder Will, arriving in London in 2004 and finding it almost impossible to order great food, despite the wealth of incredible restaurants in the city.

In 2013 Deliveroo was launched.

Fast forward to 2020 and we operate in 12 markets with over 60, 000 riders who deliver orders from 60, 000 restaurants in over 500 cities worldwide.

We want to be the definitive food company - the app you go to any time you have a hunger pang.

We are transforming the way people think about food.

We are providing people with limitless access to different cuisines and restaurants, turning cooking from a chore to a choice, and giving people the freedom to eat what they want when they want, where they want it.

**Benefits and Diversity

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare.

We offer different great benefits in areas including health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance, family, finance (pension), community, convenience, growth, time away and relocation. We believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be.

That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander.

WAH