Overview
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From a fleet of seven cars, more than six decades ago, to a global network serving consumers, businesses and governments, Enterprise Mobility is a leading provider of mobility solutions including car rental, fleet management, flexible vehicle-hire, carsharing, vanpooling, car sales, truck rental, vehicle subscription, luxury rental, technology solutions and more, to help make travel easier and more convenient.
Privately held by the Taylor family of St. Louis, Enterprise Mobility manages a full portfolio of brands including the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo brands. Together with its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management, Enterprise Mobility accounted for $38+ million in revenue for FY ‘24 through a network of more than 9,500 locations and over 90,000 employees.
Responsibilities
1. Advise the business on key political and legislative developments, and support efficient and effective formation of company positions, strategies and action plans.
2. Support the EU-Brussels engagement programme on above key strategic initiatives with a particular focus on priority electrification issues.
3. Support leadership/executive level engagement activities.
4. Support “regular” advocacy activities with scheduling meetings, development of briefings, messaging & materials.
5. Develop relationships and progressively lead advocacy efforts with “working level” officials in the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers.
6. Lead day-to-day Enterprise engagement in our industry associations and in relevant working groups and fora within our horizontal business associations.
7. Attend association working group meetings, reporting key developments back to the business and ensure Enterprise’s positions are clearly understood and advanced.
8. Take a day-to-day lead in building out our Brussels-national capitals and MEP constituency programme in 2-3 of our Corporate Markets.
9. Ensure methodical follow-through on priority engagements in national capitals and constituencies and ensure impact back into Brussels decision-making.
10. Take day-to-day lead on a wider issue portfolio including inter alia Connected and Autonomous Vehicle initiatives, consumer policy, tax and insurance issues.
11. Support the coordination of European Government and Public Affairs activities on a regional basis, including the sharing of best practices.
Qualifications
12. 6-8 years’ experience of working with the European Union institutions in an advocacy role.
13. Experience of working directly or indirectly with vehicle rental, automotive and mobility industries preferred.
14. Direct experience of policy work with the following Directorate Generals: DG MOVE, DG GROW, DG CONNECT, DG ENER and DG CLIMA preferred.
15. Direct experience of policy work with the following European Parliament Committees: TRAN, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO and ECON preferred.
16. Must have full competency in spoken and written English.
17. Second language: (especially French / German / Spanish) preferred.
Competency-based Qualifications:
18. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with ability to concisely communicate complex issues to both the business and policymakers.
19. Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
20. Ability to develop relationships with individuals from multiple cultures and social backgrounds.
21. Ability to develop strategy collaboratively with business partners, plan advocacy campaigns/programmes, deliver, recalibrate as necessary, measure and report.
22. Methodical approach to relationship-building, engagement and follow-up.
23. Ability to consistently provide high quality work product.
24. Ability to self-motivate and work with minimal oversight.
25. Ability to prioritize work-flow to achieve maximum results.
26. Consistently demonstrates honesty and integrity in all work contexts.
27. Supports diversity and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
Additional Information
Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in the recruitment process.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Salary: Competitive
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer