Government Affairs Partner

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In an Organization with big ambition, there is opportunity to make meaningful change a reality.  Our mission is to deliver better outcomes for more patients faster. It is worth our hard work and innovation.

The Government Affairs Partner is a full time role in Algiers. His/Her mission is to focus on shaping public policy to instigate system change in the Algerian healthcare environment.

The role:

Optimize system change through Public Policy

• Develops a Roche Algeria Public Policy strategy to shape and future proof the Algerian Healthcare environment for innovative technologies.

• Navigating political landscape and delivering projects with relevant stakeholders e.g.: Government Industry Associations, Advocacy Groups, Journalists, KOLs, Decision Makers and all stakeholders within the healthcare system

• Identifies opportunities to shape policy in collaboration with Primary Points of Contact (Patient Journey Partners  & Healthcare System Partners)

• Identifies opportunities to enhance Roche’s reputation and positioning as a preferred and impactful partner for sustainable healthcare.

• Provides in-depth knowledge and insight on healthcare legalization, keeping relevant internal stakeholders up-to-date with any changes.

• Liaises with Regional counterparts on Public Policy projects to ensure shared learning and efficient delivery of initiatives.

• Collaborates closely with internal Stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives and coordination of activities.

• Leads the production of high quality internal/external responses to relevant policies and discussion documents as required.

• Works with the GM on key policies shifts.

• Provides support to PPOCs on issues of a political or healthcare policy, to deliver on company mission to get better outcomes, for more patients, faster.

Corporate Communications:

• Contribute to the delivery of Policy inputs into an integrated communications plan aligned to Roche Algeria key goals

• Ensure an understanding of Healthcare environmental influences to direct the development of communications strategies aligned to healthcare policy opportunities.

Compliance / Monitoring:

• Agree KPIs in line with Policy Plan and monitor regularly to ensure appropriate action taken

• Take personal responsibility for maintaining high ethical standards and operating in compliance with local and global policies.

Who you are:

• You have a knowledge of Algeria Healthcare and General Health policy and understanding of how this is shaped.

• You have a strong networking and influencing skills to facilitate stakeholder engagement. 

• You have and excellent written and oral communication skills to facilitate communicating complex information clearly internally and Externally (Arabic, French and English)

• You have good Interpersonal Skills

• You are a self-starter with demonstrable ability to plan both strategically and tactically and to effectively prioritize tasks.

• You adept at project management to coordinate project delivery perhaps requiring managing of third party inputs to time and budget.

• You have the ability to successfully navigate regulatory and legislative environment

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.