Head of Public Affairs - Italy
Ryanair, Italy

Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda Europe, Malta Air, Ryanair and Ryanair UK. Carrying 165m guests p.a. on more than 2,500 daily flights from 89 bases, the Group connects almost 230 destinations in 36 countries on a fleet of over 500 aircraft, with a further 145 Boeing 737s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to lower fares and grow traffic to 225m p.a. over the next 5 years. Ryanair has a team of 18,500 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry leading 36-year safety record. Ryanair is Europe’s greenest, cleanest, airline group and customers switching to fly Ryanair can reduce their CO emissions by up to 50% compared to the other Big 4 European major airlines.

Ryanair’s Legal amp; Regulatory Affairs Department deals with a wide range of public affairs issues, both at national and European level. The Department is also responsible for Legal, Regulatory and Company Secretarial duties.

All CVs must be submitted in English by 31 July 2022.

The Role

The Legal amp; Regulatory Affairs Department is now offering a full-time position to an experienced public affairs professional with a focus on Italy. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team that is responsible for Ryanair’s public policy and government relations, and will be expected to:

• Monitor and identify legislative proposals, relevant issues and decisions that could affect the Company in Italy;

• Identify and deescalate issues that could adversely affect the Company
• Develop and advocate legislative, regulatory and public policy positions;
• Prepare briefing materials, position papers and presentations for stakeholders, regulators and senior management;
• Develop a stakeholder network across Italy;
• Represent Ryanair in meetings with stakeholders and trade associations;
• Arrange outreach and organise policy events;

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ professional experience in public affairs roles;
• Familiarity with the aviation industry would be an advantage;
• Master’s degree in law, political science, international relations, or other relevant field;
• Native / professional level spoken and written Italian and English;
• Knowledge of decision making processes, and of organisation of Italian institutions;
• Experience drafting high quality written documents for industry stakeholders, senior executives and politicians;
• Excellent organisational abilities, in particular to manage multiple parallel work streams, and to identify which need to be prioritised;
• Established network, or ability to develop and maintain network with policymakers and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be based in Italy and will report to Ryanair’s Group Head of Public Affairs.

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