External Affairs Tme London Senior Specialist

Company Information:
**TOYOTA** is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937. Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 350.000 people. Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing, and engineering operations.

We are excited to be transforming into a mobility company focusing on bringing even more happiness to our customers through various mobility solutions.

Your team and your responsibilities:
**Team description**

The Toyota Motor Europe London office (TME-London), a branch office and antenna of TME European & Government Affairs (EGA), is in charge of Government and Corporate Affairs for the U.K. Our mission is to create a favourable environment for the industrial, commercial, technological and corporate activities of Toyota in the U.K. This includes establishing quality relations with policymakers, administrations, institutions, NGOs, and stakeholders on issues related to the automotive industry, as well as the coordination of Corporate Affairs between Toyota entities across the U.K. (sales and marketing; manufacturing; financial services and materials handling).

**Your responsibilities**

You will be a part of a small, welcoming team of 3, including a Manager (who you will report into) and the Head of the London office who also holds the duel position of Head of European Government Affairs.

**More responsibilities in depth**:
Together with the Manager and Head of TME-London office, you will:

- ** Help strengthen and maximise Government affairs capacity in the UK in support of Toyota business objectives**:

- ** Help promote, protect, and defend Toyota’s corporate reputation in the UK with key media, industrial and third party audiences**:

- ** Help promote a beneficial regulatory environment in support of Toyota’s environmental and technology leadership, manufacturing and sales presence**:

- ** Help support the smooth operation and running of the Toyota Motor Europe London office and team activities**

**Government Affairs**

Together with the Manager and Head of TME-London office, you will:

- Support with monitoring of political announcements and intelligence.
- Monitor regulatory trends such as and not limited to net zero & decarbonisation, carbon neutrality, electrification and new mobility trends, infrastructure technology, hydrogen society, autonomous & connected vehicles, data and digital, trade and business taxation.
- Lead for developing ad-hoc reports such as Government speeches/ national announcements. Report and inform wider business on a regular basis by selecting content and contributing actively to regular TME-London weekly and monthly reporting.
- Monitor U.K. Parliamentary reports, debates, questions, inquiries, statements, and regulations relevant to our key corporate topics and support management in contributing to the content provision and drafting of consultation responses and position papers.
- Maintain political contact databases and support with delivering political promotional events (MP dinners, briefings, parliamentary receptions, manufacturing site visits etc).

**Corporate Activities**

Together with the Manager and Head of TME-London office, you will:

- Help coordinate Toyota’s corporate activities including preparation of presentations, hot topics, press release distribution, media Q&A and speak-out events.
- Help coordinate PR events and communication strategies with Toyota entities in the UK and in Europe.

**External Company Representation**

Together with the Manager and Head of TME-London office, you will:

- Support Toyota’s external affairs activities with key 3rd party industrial, policy and other key stakeholders, effectively representing the company on agreed stakeholder working groups and trade body committees, protecting and promoting key company positions.
- Attend Parliamentary activities (APPGs/Select Committee hearings) and reporting internally

**Budget Control and Office Support**

Together with the Manager and Head of TME-London office, you will:

- Support team budget control, including budget tracking, status reports and submission of forecasts.
- Jointly support with office health and safety compliance and overall office management including with suppliers.

Want to know more about how it is to work at Toyota? Check-out Working at Toyota Motor Europe Or Meet the people working at Toyota Motor Europe

Your Profile:

- You are fluent in English (TME’s business language), any other European language is an asset
- You have a minimum 3-5 years’ experience in government, public affairs, policy, regulatory affairs or communication, preferably in a multinational company, political consultancy, Government, trade or business association
- You have an excellent un