ERICSSON-Regional Managers,Regulatory Affairs(West Africa)
ERICSSON REGIONAL MANAGERS: Regulatory Affairs (West Africa) Ericsson is the world’s largest supplier of telecommunications equipment, supplying many companies in Africa. Based in Africa since 1896, Ericsson has an extensive presence in West Africa. The successful applicant who will be based in Lagos will cover our West African hub from Cameroon to Sierra Leone and will be reporting to the Director of Regulatory Affairs, sub-Saharan Africa (who is based in Nairobi). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Development creation and development of the role Development of Ericsson’s policy on regulatory issues within the region. Development of a regional strategy for the promotion of Ericsson policy. Development and maintenance of close internal relationships with key staff, in particular local account and country managers. Development and maintenance of a close working relationship with the regulatory departments and other influential staff in our customer operators. Critically, development of a close working relationship with policy makers and regulators across the region, and other interested institutions. Marketing Ericsson’s regulatory views within the region. This will include speaking at conferences and raising of own personal profile. REQUIRED SKILLS: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with substantial experience within the telecoms industry, part of which must have been in a supervisory capacity Strong commercial knowledge of the telecoms supply chain Understanding of network topography and spectrum issues desirable Familiarity with the application of economics is essential Ability to work independently, take own initiative and to make presentations Ability to travel, sometimes outside West Africa Interested applicants should please send CVs with a short covering letter to Imn.human.resource@ericsson.com DEADLINE- 31st March 2008-03-18