Public Affairs Manager (m/f), Paris

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Your challenges

The missions of the Jobholder will focus on parliament relations support, export support and ad hoc public affairs missions.

Parliament relations

In collaboration with the Head of Institutional relations, the Jobholder will :

• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments.
• Prepare messages on the Group's challenges to the French institutional community in the following fields:
• Participate in the drafting of notes for the Top Management, divisions and public affairs.
• Follow up of the parliamentary agenda.
• Convey relevant messages and liaise regularly with the parliamentary stakeholders.

Export support

• The Jobholder will contribute to the French government awareness of Airbus export countries and strategic campaigns.
• He/she will liaise regularly with the French Economic Diplomacy in particular, as well with the ministerial cabinets and the high administration, as well as with the international/export ecosystem (eg. Medef international).
• Internally, he/she will coordinate the inputs from various entities in order to establish Airbus position and priorities.
• Externally, he/she will explain what are Airbus priorities and needs in relation with the company’s major export campaigns to the French institutional stakeholders.

Ad hoc missions and contribution to the team deliverables and performance

• Manage, contribute and/or proofread all kinds of institutional communication tools, in coordination with the divisions and communication.
• Contribute to the Public Affairs France: contribution to the preparation of major events, exhibitions, institutional visits,etc.
• Represent Airbus in some think tanks of choice.

Profile

• Excellent knowledge of the sector’s and the company’s environment and activities
• Strong analytical skills and ability to summarize and see the global picture
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Proven experience in public affairs and lobbying in strategic sectors
• Good institutional network
• Fluent in French and in English, speaking and writing