Life at  Grab

At Grab, every Grabber is guided by The Grab Way, which spells out our mission, how we believe we can achieve it, and our operating principles - the 4Hs: Heart, Hunger, Honour, and Humility. These principles guide and help us make decisions as we work to create economic empowerment for the people of Southeast Asia.

Get to Know the Team

The Public Affairs ID team is a longstanding team responsible for managing public stakeholders at the regional level and ensuring that Grab business can operate smoothly with no/minimum disruption from relevant stakeholders. We make an impact by executing a variety of strategic projects with support and endorsement from local government entities. Our team is made up of people who enjoy learning and collaborating across multiple divisions. If these missions align with yours, then you should join our team!

Get to Know the Role

The Head Public Affairs Strategic Engagement will be in charge of assisting the Director of Central Public Affairs in analyzing various public policies that are relevant for Grab businesses, including spearheading the series of lobbying activities for key Government officials. In addition, it will also help the overall PA team in keeping track of PA initiatives/projects at the national level.

The Day-to-Day Activities

• Analyze public policies with relevance to various Grab verticals to provide internal recommendations to advocate for a favorable clause for Grab business or to mitigate risks associated with any of Grab's verticals;

• Create and update a comprehensive stakeholder mapping of relevant Government entities to strategically propose suitable partnerships with selected entities;

• Build and maintain relationships with key central Government stakeholders, including but not limited to Ministers, DGs, and working levels;

• Collaborate with other functions and verticals within Grab for cross-department initiatives;

• Collaborate with the overall PA Team for corporate objectives alignment, troubleshooting, and communications purposes.

The Must-Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree / Postgraduate from a leading university in any major with working experience of at least 8-10 years.

• An extensive national network with a high-level and working level of Government entities, authorities, and other crucial stakeholders related to Grab businesses;

• Ability to build new relations and manage existing relations with Government officials;

• Ability to take initiative and work independently;

• Good social and communications presence;

• Ability to perform well under pressure and tight deadlines;

• Previous experience working with Government or Government projects is an advantage

Our Commitment

We recognize that with these individual attributes come different workplace challenges, and we will work with Grabbers to address them in our journey towards creating inclusion at Grab for all Grabbers.

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Equal opportunity

Grab is an equal opportunity employer. We owe our success to the talents of our globally-diverse team and the varying perspectives they add to our thriving community.

Recruitment agencies

Grab does not accept unsolicited resumes sent by recruiting agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our job postings, Grab employees or other parts of the business. Grab will not be liable to pay any fees to agencies for candidates hired as a result of unrequested resumes.