Role Purpose & Key Responsibilities

Role Purpose:

This role requires a broad and informed understanding of politial, economic, and socio-political issues at a national and global level, coupled with expert knowledge of legislation and regulatory framework development cycle on matters impacting especially the ICT & financial services sector. Good writing, analytical skills and evaluative judgement is required to address public policy challenges to Vodacom Tanzania.

Key Responsibilities:

Policy Advocacy & Strategic Advisory:

Serve as the principal advisor on legislative affairs, and public policy positioning, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and legal compliance.Design and implement integrated advocacy plans that leverage evidence, partnerships, and narrative framing to influence national and regional policy outcomes.Advise leadership and business units (Regulatory, Finance, Vodacom Business, M-Pesa, and Consumer Business Unit) on political risk, regulatory positioning, and policy windows to shape proactive and reactive strategies.

Policy Research, Intelligence, & Trend Analysis

Continuously monitor and interpret macroeconomic, legislative, and geopolitical developments to identify regulatory risks, policy shifts, and emerging opportunities.Conduct forward-looking policy foresight analysis using scenario planning, horizon scanning, and systems thinking to support long-term strategic planning.Generate policy briefs, consultation submissions, and regulatory impact analyses to inform internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Mapping, Influence, and Engagement

Maintain a dynamic, tiered stakeholder map, identifying power dynamics, influence pathways, and potential allies or detractors across government, regulatory bodies, multilateral institutions, and civil society.Lead engagement strategies that embed customer value and national development goals into Vodacom’s external messaging.Ensure strategic participation in public-private dialogues, parliamentary hearings, and working groups relevant to the digital, telecom, and financial services sectors.

Public Policy Leadership

Act as the lead public policy representative in cross-functional initiatives and high-level forums in the absence of the Director of External Affairs.Champion internal capacity-building in regulatory literacy, political economy, and policy influence across business units.Represent Vodacom in regional and international public policy platforms, advocating for an enabling policy environment in Tanzania and across Africa.Qualifications, Experience, Competencies and Skills Degree in Law, Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, or related fields.5+ years in public affairs, politics, or public sector engagement at a senior level.Strong diplomatic and relationship-building skills.Politically astute with social fluency and ethical integrity.