Team Member

**Division**:

- Corporate Affairs

**Department**:

- Plant Sites

**Sub Department 1**:
**Job Purpose**:

- Cascade corporate affairs agenda at unit locations
- Ensure positive engagement with key external stakeholders
- Support in obtaining approvals/permissions/ NOCs for the plant location on time
- Support in ensuring business continuity at the unit location
- Keeping track of political/ government level developments and share timely updates having an impact on the business

**Key Accountabilities (1/6)**:
**Timely approvals**
- Ensure timely approvals and permissions from Government/ regulatory authorities.
- Support cross-functional teams to expedite approvals for obtaining various permissions for upcoming new projects or licences from the State authorities such as
- EC, CTE/CTO, Fire NOC and other licenses.

**Key Accountabilities (2/6)**:
**Relationship building with external stakeholders**
- To support in strengthening relationship with existing stakeholders and build new relations to support business in areas relating to regulatory/policy matters, interaction with the state government, local administration, and other stakeholders such as CMO, Industries dept, health dept, FDA, CSDCO, Pollution control Board, police administration, MIDC etc.
- Execute stakeholder engagement matrix for State level officials, tracking of ministerial/ bureaucratic reshuffle and appointments.
- Maintain a regular rhythm of engagement (weekly/ monthly) with the relevant stakeholders
- Representing on behalf of plant location for government hearings/ proposals/ briefings etc

**Key Accountabilities (3/6)**:
**Risk management and business continuity across the business units**

Ensure Business Continuity and Mitigate Risk. Support plant team in all critical incidents/IR issues by way of effective advocacy and negotiation with external stakeholders/authorities.

**Key Accountabilities (4/6)**:
**Support to site management, business support and compliance**
- Support the site team/ management, Site HR, EHS & Admin team
- Execute CA stakeholder engagement strategies in coordination with central and site leadership
- Support unit team in handling major compliance issues and reviewing monthly compliances
- Support in obtaining EC/ CFO/ CTE, key safety compliance such FIRE NOC, Safety trainings.
- Keeping watch of policy level changes at State Pollution Norms/MOEF and aligning internal stakeholders accordingly to avoid any business threats/damages.
- Oversee Ciplaâ„¢s additional plot investment and support business with required regulatory permissions and support.
- Track state level industry policy, incentives, events announced by govt.
- Extend support in obtaining necessary approvals from Industries dept. for investment/divestment related projects

**Key Accountabilities (5/6)**:
**Engagements with State level Industry Bodies, Events, and tracking of State Notifications and News**
- Ensure engagement with state level industry bodies and events. Track state notifications and news for timely intelligence updates
- Represent Cipla by participation in key state level events

**Key Accountabilities (6/6)**:
**Support to Cipla Foundation**

Support Cipla Foundation team for CSR Initiative, Government and Community engagement as per requirement

**Major Challenges**:
Coordination with multiple internal/ external stakeholders

Expectation management of external stakeholders

**Key Interactions (1/2)**:
HR, EHS, manufacturing, Admin, CSR, QA

**Key Interactions (2/2)**:
Various State Ministries, regulatory and licensing authorities at the State level such as Chief Ministerâ„¢s Office, PCB, DISH, labour department, Environment department, industries dept. etc

**Dimensions (1/2)**:
Timely plant level approvals in compliant manner

Good relationship with external stakeholders

Business continuity and compliance

**Dimensions (2/2)**:
**Key Decisions (1/2)**:

- Engagement with external stakeholders to ensure timely project approval
- Follow up and advocacy before external stakeholders for key issues faced by the unit

**Key Decisions (2/2)**:

- New/ upcoming projects being undertaken
- Advocacy for critical projects and engagement with high-level government stakeholders
- Guidance on strategy to mitigate key issues at unit

**Education Qualification**:
MBA / B.Pharm/ M.Pharm

**Relevant Work Experience**:
8-12 years of experience