Senior Manager, Gs1 Public Policy Asia-pacific

**Position Summary**:

- The Senior Manager, Public Policy Asia Pacific _will be part of the GS1 Global Public Policy team, while working with the GS1 offices and colleagues in Asia-Pacific on a daily basis. The position will have responsibility for the execution of Public Policy activities that advance the GS1 Global and GS1 Asia-Pacific regional strategy. _

What we offer is a position in a leading global organisation, working closely with business and government helping to drive safety and efficiency in international commerce. The Senior Manager will be part of a global team working with GS1 offices in close to 20 markets, regional intergovernmental organisations, and national governments on engagement in public policy and related cooperation.

In this role he/she will ensure that the benefits of global standards and the need for regulatory harmonisation are well explained to and understood by key stakeholders across the region. This role requires a passion for regulatory affairs and policy developments, and the ability to be a trusted and neutral partner to authorities and other stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**
- Regulatory Monitoring - Identify and track legislative and regulatory developments at national and regional level in Asia-Pacific that influence the implementation of GS1 standards and recommend a course of action.
- Drive regional public policy engagement through strategic engagements with extended stakeholder community
- Monitoring and evaluation of collaboration and project opportunities with government, intergovernmental organisations and industry groups / trade associations
- Assist in the coordination of policy positions with GS1 member organisations in Asia-Pacific and coordinate with Global Public Policy team as needed
- Consult with CEOs and senior management of GS1 MOs to further the strategic priorities of GS1 Asia-Pacific
- Secure GS1 participation in key conferences, meetings, forums
- Represent GS1 at relevant conferences, meetings, forums
- Oversee the day-to-day activities related Public Policy projects and assist in developing and promoting stakeholder outreach campaigns.

**Position Requirements**
- The Senior Manager must have strong collaborative skills, an international and collaborative mindset and willingness to proactively involve stakeholders from a wide range of countries and support multicultural working groups. He/she likely has sector specific experience in food, retail, e-commerce, supply chain logistics or working in government. _
- Bachelor's level degree (required) in relevant field, such as business, engineering, public affairs, political science with more than 8 years of work experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - confident presenter and public speaker
- Highly motivated and detail oriented, with the proven ability to follow through on short and long-term work streams
- Highly independent with little need for guidance and supervision
- Willingness to be part of a distributed team, meeting virtually, more than in person
- Comfortable learning about new technology and explaining it in a simple way for external audiences such as industry and government
- Thorough understanding of how trade associations and chambers of commerce in Asia function and how GS1 best collaborates and leverages result oriented collaboration
- Experience from APEC, ASEAN and other regional (Asian) and global intergovernmental organisations
- Extensive experience from work on government projects, consultations and other engagements with government agencies in Asian markets
- Understanding of government agencies and functioning in key Asian / Pacific markets e.g. experience from India, China, ANZ, Indonesia, Vietnam
- Fluent in English, working knowledge in additional major Asian language is very beneficial, especially Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean or Japanese
- Willingness to travel 10%