Policy & Advocacy Advisor Berlin

The Role

What’s the role?

You will represent Shell’s interests to the government, parliament, regulatory bodies and other external stakeholders that influence Shell’s license to operate.

Your accountabilities include:

• Understanding political and international relations drivers affecting Shell in Germany, in particular, the ‘energy transition’ and its impacts on existing and future value chains in Germany.
• Identifying, managing, communicating and escalating key risks and opportunities for Shell’s success and license to operate.
• Developing and delivering coherent Policy & Advocacy (P&A) strategies in support of business priorities.

Moreover, we’ll entrust you to:

• Develop stakeholder maps and engagement strategies in support of business strategies.
• Cultivate trusted relationships with external stakeholders and provide adequate Shell representation in external meetings and conferences.
• Engage in policy and regulatory development, building understanding between business and regulatory officials, politicians and other stakeholders, with the aim of advocating policies in support of the business and flagging political risks/opportunities to the business.
• Ensure/coordinate alignment and involvement of colleagues from various parts of Shell businesses and functions in the management of issues and opportunities. You will also be expected to work closely with e.g. the P&A office in Brussels to understand and influence EU Directives and policies.
• Provide advice to the businesses on Corporate Relations (CR) advocacy strategy as well as on positions of the government, political parties and industry associations or other relevant organisations.
• Prepare and advise the Country Chair and other senior leaders with regard to their external engagements with government representatives and industry bodies.
• Possess and leverage politically impactful stakeholder networks.
• Represent Shell externally to defend value and develop new opportunities.

Dimensions

• Geographical area of work is Germany, with a strong link to e.g. EU affairs.
• Stakeholder landscape covers political, governmental organizations and industry bodies.
• The formal reporting line will be into the CR function.
• Complex and dynamic environment with external and internal challenges.

What we need from you

Ideally, you are an all-rounder who has a keen interest in German and European politics as well as Shell’s activities. Furthermore, you must have:

• Prior governmental, public affairs, regulatory affairs, legal affairs are beneficial
• Ability to communicate technical issues in an appropriate way to government stakeholders
• Good understanding of German and European governmental institutions and frameworks including legal and regulatory frameworks
• Broad understanding of energy policy in Germany
• Native German language skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in German and English, ability to find the right tone in different settings
• Ability to deliver through others
• Broad interest, but eye for detail
• Ability to build and cultivate trusted stakeholder relationships with relevant members in the public policy/government community
• Ability to analyse a lot of information in a short time-span and identify the relevant components

Company Description

At Shell Germany, our drive is to employ world-class individuals. We employ 4,200 people whose careers have benefited from our industry-leading career development programme and unrivalled inhouse access to local and global experts. We are active in many areas such as Gas, Gas Marketing, Manufacturing & Distribution of oil products, Petrochemicals as well as Research & Development. Shell in Germany is one of the biggest retailers of energy products and one of the largest refinery operators. Our extensive R&D facilities in Hamburg allow us to offer a broad range of expertise on Retail Fuels, Lubes, and Marine, Power and Engine Vehicle Technology. Shell began operations in Germany in 1902.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell.

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.

• We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
• We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
• We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.