Senior Executive Director Corporate Affairs

Summary

ENOWA is looking for a Senior Executive Director with an extensive background in corporate affairs to

• Stakeholder Management: Provide insights on NEOM internal and external stakeholder perceptions and interact & manage these stakeholders, including KSA authorities and the KSA energy and water ecosystem, to enable ENOWA decision making, growth and performance
• Board Affairs: Engage with and manage relations with the ENOWA Board members directly and via the ENOWA Company Secretary
• Internal and External Communication: Identify and protect ENOWA from reputational risks and strengthen the ENOWA brand through internal and external communications; enable strong CEO communication on the company’s narrative and strategic priorities
• Corporate Services: Manage the ENOWA Marketing & Communication, Human Resources, Legal, and Government Affairs function

Position description and responsibilities

Stakeholder Management       

• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relations actively involving the ENOWA leadership team
• Systematically identify ENOWA’s stakeholders, analyse their needs and expectations and develop stakeholder engagement plans
• Plan and implement tasks and activities to engage with ENOWA stakeholders to achieve ENOWA’s objectives and facilitate decision making

Board Affairs  

• Develop and maintain strong relations with the ENOWA Board members
• Engage with the ENOWA Board members to facilitate Board discussions and decision making and to further improve Board governance

Internal and External Communication

• Identify and protect ENOWA from reputational risks and strengthen the ENOWA brand through internal and external communications
• Enable strong CEO communication on the company’s narrative and strategic priorities

Corporate Services

Day-to-da manage the ENOWA Marketing & Communication, Human Resources, Legal, and Government Affairs functions, including:

Marketing and Communication

• Lead the ENOWA Marketing and Communication function ensuring planning, development and implementation of ENOWAs marketing strategies, communications, and public relations activities, both external and internal
• Lead the development and implementation of the ENOWA Marketing & Communications plan
• Build brand awareness and positioning, manage press and public relations
• Oversee the Service Level Agreement with NEOM

Human Resources

• Lead the ENOWA HR function to ensure end-to-end ENOWA HR processes in cooperation with the NEOM Shared Service Center and NEOM HR
• Support ENOWA’s employee growth and develop & implement strategies for effective people management in the organization
• Oversee the Service Level Agreement with NEOM

Legal

• Lead the ENOWA Legal function to ensure best-in-class legal support and end-to-end ENOWA Legal processes in cooperation with NEOM Legal
• Lead legal matters and projects and the related documents, reviews and discussions
• Work effectively with outside counsel, serving as a primary internal liaison
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders to address legal issues and resolve them quickly and effectively and provide legal advice to the business team as needed
• Oversee the Service Level Agreement with NEOM

Government Affairs (GA)

• Manage all ENOWA Government Affairs-related activities in close cooperation with NEOM Government Affairs
• Oversee the Service Level Agreement with NEOM

Knowledge and Experience

• 20+ years’ experience in corporate functions such as corporate affairs, legal, human resource etc., including 10+ years in leadership roles
• Excellent networking and stakeholder management capabilities; strong network in the Kingdom, ideally in the energy or water ecosystem 
• Ability to build effective working relations with multiple stakeholders, across organisations, with differing interests both inside and outside the ENOWA and NEOM organizations
• Strong business acumen with good understanding of the energy and water industries
• Superior interpersonal, team and communication skill as well as a focus on efficiency and effectiveness combined with a hands-on, can-do mentality
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing teams with strong ability to prioritize tasks in a highly dynamic environment
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills to monitor and handle multiple activities at the same, balance key priorities and meet challenging and changing deadlines
• Delivery mindset; high thoroughness and reliability; ability to deliver quality output
• High resilience, proactive problem-solving skills, and strong negotiation skills
• Ability to communicate well both written and verbally with top management and external audiences
• Middle East working experience required

Qualifications

• Master Level Education (Law, Business or similar)
• Relocation to NEOM Community in KSA