Multilateral Strategy & Policy Manager

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Job reference 321003
Multilateral Strategy & Policy Manager
Competitive salary, £4800 Car allowance or £4300 cash equivalent, plus Healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential with 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time 

This is a Remote working role with occasional travel to our London Farringdon office, with flexibility required in line with business needs. Some international travel will also be required at least once or twice per month.

There’s never been a better time to join RMI as we enter a period of significant change, entering hyper-growth for the group that positions the brand at the forefront of the market.

Reporting into the Head of Postal Policy Multilateral, you’ll be responsible for the development and delivery of RMI’s multilateral strategy and policy. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of postal policies on a global scale as you engage with international forums, strengthen partnerships with postal and overseas allies, and navigate the evolving landscape of global relationships. 

This is a Remote working role with occasional travel to our London Farringdon office, and some International travel, with flexibility required in line with business needs 

About the role 
•    Identify key priorities for RMG relationships with key multilateral groups (UPU/IPC/PostEurop), postal and overseas partners, delivering RMG's multilateral strategy and policy to meet the business priorities in relation to global multilateral forums and postal and overseas operators, whilst leading on specific forums within these multilateral teams
•    Lead and collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g. business development, finance, operations, statistics, legal) to scope and design RMI’s multilateral strategy/policy objectives, including expected timelines and desired outputs  
•    Support the development of pricing models and align to the multilateral framework, advocating Royal Mail pricing/cost strategy for pricing structures and impact of bilateral arrangements, supporting multilateral renumeration processes within Royal Mail International
•    Respond to external challenges, including those on an unprecedented scale, leading on crisis management and adapting RMG’s strategy and policy as appropriate whilst engaging and helping to mitigate changes in regulatory policy which can impact on postal flows.  
•    Provide policy recommendations with Royal Mail and engage with UK Gov, EC and other legislators and regulators, to help manage outcomes which are beneficial to Royal Mail, working with policymakers, trade associations, and other bodies to ensure compliance with global agreements, and ensuring compliance with International trade frameworks.
•    Ensure RMI’s strategies and policies contribute to RMI’s wider business objectives 
•    Represent RMG on multilateral forums as appropriate (UPU/PostEurop/IPC etc)

About you 
To truly excel in role, you will possess the necessary skills and experience listed below – 

•    Experience of dealing with International Business/Post in a Multilateral environment 
•    Influencing and negotiating skills, political awareness, and sound commercial judgement is essential for this role
•    Demonstration of core values
          o    Commercial judgement 
          o    Strategy and policy development
          o    High level influencing and team working skills
          o    Professional knowledge and practical experience of customs procedures
          o    Professional knowledge and practical experience of international mail business
•    Leadership Breadth
          o    Take a holistic view of Royal Mail Group businesses
          o    Work with and take input from business unit directors and senior managers 
•    Represent Royal Mail Group at senior level with a wide range of external stakeholders on multilateral postal matters

Qualifications 
•    Degree level or equivalent 

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Extra Benefits

•    Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•    Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•    Supportive and generous company sick pay
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. We plan to hold interviews at the end of April.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people. 

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. 

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Tuesday 15th April 2024. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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