Head of Government Affairs Korea

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Job Description:

Role and Responsibility

As the Country Leader of Government Affairs, your primary objectives are to assist in driving profitable growth of our subsidiary’s government markets segment, working towards creating conducive regulatory and policy framework conditions, raising 3M’s profile and brand with government, and advance our reputation as a respected, professional, and ethical company.

You will work in a corporate role, collaborating with the regional Government Affairs team as well as 3M Korea’s various business groups, divisions, and functions.

Being part of a conglomerate with a wide product portfolio, you will be working within areas such as transport, safety, infrastructure, energy & electronics, EV and more.

The Leader of Government Affairs for 3M Korea has a solid reporting line to the Regional Head of Government Affairs (based in Australia) with a dual reporting line to the Managing Director of 3M Korea The job scope and associated responsibilities fall within two major areas, Government Affairs and Government Markets:

Government Affairs:

• Provide strategic guidance and support to the Managing Director, Subsidiary Leadership team, and Regional Head of Government Affairs.

• Develop & execute Government Affairs strategies in support of our subsidiary’s business objective and closely align with government’s strategic priorities.

• Develop & lead the subsidiary’s Government engagement.

• Represent the company in key industry associations, business councils, and Chambers of Commerce.

• Create opportunities for executives and subject matter experts to provide thought leadership and engage with decision-makers.

• Draft comments, white papers, and other research for submissions to ministries and other governmental institutions.

• Monitor, anticipate, and analyze key public policy, regulatory, and legislative developments.

Government Markets:
With the 3M Business Groups and Divisions, provide support to:

• Transform market intelligence into actionable business plans and opportunity-based capture plans.

• Drive business development activities, identify and capture new government growth opportunities.

• Participate in ongoing initiatives in key areas of importance to the businesses, e.g. within Sustainability & ESG, Road Safety, Worker Safety, and Pandemic Preparedness.

Qualification

• Relevant Master’s Degree (preferred) or Bachelor’s Degree

• 8 to 15 years of relevant working experience, e.g. from a corporate Public Affairs/Government Affairs role, Management Consultancy, Embassies, Government, Associations, Chambers of Commerce, etc. A combination of both public and private sector experience will be an advantage.

• Proven experience in working with or within Government institutions in Korea

• Experience from regulated industry sectors, e.g. Energy, Electronics, Transport, Infrastructure,  etc.

• Ability to and interest in working as part of a team in developing business strategies and plans involving government outreach and engagement.

• Understanding of the country’s political process and knowledge about how to research and best collaborate with Government institutions to create public value

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (esp. Excel and Power Point)

• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills

• Confident, diplomatic, a good team-player

• Fluent in English (Speaking/ Written)

Condition

• Type: 정규직 (수습기간 3개월)

• Location: 한국3M 서울 본사 (서울시 영등포구 의사당대로 82)

Application Guidelines (입사 지원 시 주의사항)

• Click ‘Apply ’ button

• Fill in basic information such as employment and education

• Upload your both of Korean/English Resume (merge your files into one file )(이력서 내 경력기술서 및 자기소개서 포함)

Others

• 해외여행에 결격사유가 없어야 합니다.

• 국가유공자 및 보훈대상자(veteran) 은 관련 법규에 따라 우대 합니다. (지원 시 Veteran 관련 질의에 YES 선택) 

• 장애인(Disability) 은 관련 법규에 따라 우대합니다. (지원시 Disablity 관련 질의에 YES 선택)

• 채용과정 중에 제출하신 서류에 대한 반환을 청구하실 수 있습니다.(단, 온라인접수/전자메일로 제출된 경우나, 구인자의 요구없이 자발적으로 제출한 경우에는 제외됩니다.)

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