Head: Stakeholder Relations and Advocacy

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly accomplished Head: Stakeholder Relations and Advocacy  to join our Corporate Affairs team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Group Head of Corporate Affairs

• →Develop and execute a Group-wide stakeholder engagement strategy aligned to long-term business and societal outcomes.
• →Build and maintain executive-level relationships with priority stakeholders across public, private, and civil society sectors.
• →Lead Takealot Group's stakeholder engagement to contribute to modern, balanced policy and forward regulation for the digital economy.
• →Design and manage multi-stakeholder partnerships and coalitions that support inclusive growth, innovation, and responsible platform business.
• →Drive thought leadership and stakeholder education initiatives that deepen understanding of digital commerce, logistics, and the future of work.
• →Maintain a forward-looking political and regulatory radar, producing scenarios and strategies that strengthen business preparedness.
• →Advise internal leadership on external developments and their strategic implications.
• →Build scalable engagement systems and mentor a high-performing stakeholder relations capability.

• A relevant Honors degree (Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Economics, International Relations, Business, or similar). Postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• 10+ years’ senior experience in public affairs, stakeholder relations, government/regulatory engagement, advocacy, or related fields.
• 5 years of which in senior management.