{"id":102943,"date":"2026-07-21T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/senior-specialist-public-affairs-communications\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:45:53","slug":"senior-specialist-public-affairs-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/senior-specialist-public-affairs-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Specialist &#8211; Public Affairs &#038; Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Specialist - Public Affairs & Communications\", \"description\": \"Responsibilities-\\nBusiness Enablement\\nWork with stakeholders towards Biolsolutions policy advocacy,\\nIdentify and develop new business opportunities across key industry sectors in Africa\\nIdentify and address barriers to market entry and scale for Novonesis' products and technologies in Africa.\\nProvide strategic insights to commercial teams on status and progress of key Government programs and potential business opportunities\\nBusiness development and issues management. Monitoring and mapping of public policy and regulatory issues of relevance to Novonesis businesses in Africa; in coordination with business leaders prioritizing issues based on a value-at-stake approach; monitoring and reporting on developments.\\nAct as a trusted advisor to Novonesis leadership; in Africa, regionally and globally.\\nTrack emerging trends, competition, and customer needs to shape commercial strategy.\\nRepresent Novonesis at key industry events, conferences, and trade missions.\\nGovernment Affairs\\nCollaborates with Public Affairs PA and Regulatory colleagues to develop material towards market access policy inputs and policy advocacy\\nLiaison with key influencers and aid agencies towards technology adoption of Biosolution across Africa.\\nSupports the team by coordinating on ongoing research projects with external entities and drafting in-depth analysis reports on key, business-impacting policy issues\\nSupports key programming activities, including issue-specific roundtables and periodic government engagements,\\nSupport the information requirements of regional and global teams on policy and regulatory developments in Africa.\\nAttends select conferences and external meetings, providing concise analysis and readouts on key engagements to relevant internal teams\\nManages engagement with select government offices\\nCoordinates the submission of written materials and company input required for government and regulatory bodies\\nInternal enablement of business teams on policy developments.\\nPublic Relations\\nDevelop a PR strategy for focus countries with the objective of positioning biosolutions and Novonesis\\nWorks on media outreach with relevant media in the region to amplify Novonesis\u2019 visibility\\nHave a good understanding of the media landscape in target markets and experience working with media in the region\\nQualifications\\n10 years+ experience in the public sector or international corporate government relations\\nEducational qualifications: A master's degree in Public Administration\/public Affairs\/ Business Administration, or related field.\\nStrong understanding of Sub-Saharan African market dynamics, business culture, and regulatory environments.\\nAbility to work well with internal and external stakeholders\\nHighly effective written, and interpersonal communications skills; demonstrated ability to effectively interact with senior corporate and political stakeholders\\nA deep working understanding of the policymaking process and government relations\\nAbility to communicate complex information and interpret legislative\/regulatory language to diverse audiences\\nExperience \/ exposure to Public Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa\\nAbility to grasp and translate complex issues into a language suitable for concerned audiences in a fast paced and dynamic work environment.\\nHigh ethical standards, confidentiality and strong professional reputation\\nEnsures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports the company purpose, values, and standards of ethics and integrity\\nDemonstrated ability to build and foster effective relationships and professional networks\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-20\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Novonesis\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-29T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Novonesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time , Hybrid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-29<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Responsibilities-<br \/>Business Enablement<br \/>Work with stakeholders towards Biolsolutions policy advocacy,<br \/>Identify and develop new business opportunities across key industry sectors in Africa<br \/>Identify and address barriers to market entry and scale for Novonesis&#8217; products and technologies in Africa.<br \/>Provide strategic insights to commercial teams on status and progress of key Government programs and potential business opportunities<br \/>Business development and issues management. Monitoring and mapping of public policy and regulatory issues of relevance to Novonesis businesses in Africa; in coordination with business leaders prioritizing issues based on a value-at-stake approach; monitoring and reporting on developments.<br \/>Act as a trusted advisor to Novonesis leadership; in Africa, regionally and globally.<br \/>Track emerging trends, competition, and customer needs to shape commercial strategy.<br \/>Represent Novonesis at key industry events, conferences, and trade missions.<br \/>Government Affairs<br \/>Collaborates with Public Affairs PA and Regulatory colleagues to develop material towards market access policy inputs and policy advocacy<br \/>Liaison with key influencers and aid agencies towards technology adoption of Biosolution across Africa.<br \/>Supports the team by coordinating on ongoing research projects with external entities and drafting in-depth analysis reports on key, business-impacting policy issues<br \/>Supports key programming activities, including issue-specific roundtables and periodic government engagements,<br \/>Support the information requirements of regional and global teams on policy and regulatory developments in Africa.<br \/>Attends select conferences and external meetings, providing concise analysis and readouts on key engagements to relevant internal teams<br \/>Manages engagement with select government offices<br \/>Coordinates the submission of written materials and company input required for government and regulatory bodies<br \/>Internal enablement of business teams on policy developments.<br \/>Public Relations<br \/>Develop a PR strategy for focus countries with the objective of positioning biosolutions and Novonesis<br \/>Works on media outreach with relevant media in the region to amplify Novonesis\u2019 visibility<br \/>Have a good understanding of the media landscape in target markets and experience working with media in the region<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>10 years+ experience in the public sector or international corporate government relations<br \/>Educational qualifications: A master&#8217;s degree in Public Administration\/public Affairs\/ Business Administration, or related field.<br \/>Strong understanding of Sub-Saharan African market dynamics, business culture, and regulatory environments.<br \/>Ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders<br \/>Highly effective written, and interpersonal communications skills; demonstrated ability to effectively interact with senior corporate and political stakeholders<br \/>A deep working understanding of the policymaking process and government relations<br \/>Ability to communicate complex information and interpret legislative\/regulatory language to diverse audiences<br \/>Experience \/ exposure to Public Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa<br \/>Ability to grasp and translate complex issues into a language suitable for concerned audiences in a fast paced and dynamic work environment.<br \/>High ethical standards, confidentiality and strong professional reputation<br \/>Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports the company purpose, values, and standards of ethics and integrity<br \/>Demonstrated ability to build and foster effective relationships and professional networks<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Novonesis on novonesis.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1283156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-29 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Novonesis Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time , Hybrid Apply Before: 2026-07-29 Job Description Responsibilities-Business EnablementWork with stakeholders towards Biolsolutions policy advocacy,Identify and develop new business opportunities across key industry sectors in AfricaIdentify and address barriers to market entry and scale for Novonesis&#8217; products and technologies in Africa.Provide strategic insights to commercial teams on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1416,1413,1412,2357],"class_list":["post-102943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time-hybrid","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-novonesis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}