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Manager/ Sr. Manager - Corporate Affairs

  • Company

    Essar

  • Location

    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Employment Type

    Full-Time

  • Functional Category

    Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Experience

    5 - 7 years

  • Date Posted

    13-Feb-2026

About Essar

Essar, with an entrepreneurial track record spanning 50+ years, specialises in investing and developing assets to create value in core sectors such as Energy, Infrastructure, Metals & Mining, and Technology & Retail. With a presence in eight countries, Essar generates revenues of US$15 billion and provides employment for over 7,000 people. Over the past five years, Essar has strategically rebalanced its portfolio by monetising some world-class assets. Essar is now positioned to transition its existing assets to a greener regime and invest in businesses driving the transformation of sector landscapes from carbon-centric to a clean energy ecosystem, both nationally and globally. The Group is developing sustainable assets and industry ecosystems, with a particular focus on hydrogen, green mobility, and green steel. Essar Foundation, the CSR arm of Essar, has a rich 50-year heritage of service across India, focusing on areas such as health, education, livelihood, women empowerment, sports, environment, and infrastructure.

Overview of the Role

The role will support Essar’s Corporate Affairs / Government Relations agenda by enabling structured engagement with government ministries, departments, regulatory bodies and industry associations. The incumbent will work closely with senior leaders and the Corporate Relations & Government (CRG) team to facilitate stakeholder interactions, prepare leadership for external engagements, track policy developments and support on-ground coordination.

Job Description

1) Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement Support
• Support identification, mapping and prioritisation of key government, regulatory and industry stakeholders.
• Build working relationships with mid-level officials, secretariat teams and industry bodies to enable smoother engagement.
• Act as a facilitation point for coordinating meetings, forums, events and official interactions.
• Represent Essar (as appropriate for level) at industry association events and external forums (e.g., CII, FICCI), and ensure internal follow-through on action points.

2) Government & Regulatory Interface (Coordination + Intelligence)
• Support routine engagement with ministries/departments/regulators for project and business-related coordination.
• Track notifications, circulars, rulings and policy updates relevant to Essar businesses and prepare summaries/alerts.
• Prepare impact notes highlighting risks, opportunities and implications for the organisation.
• Assist with documentation, submissions and process follow-ups with government bodies as required.

3) Leadership Support & Engagement Readiness
• Support leadership during government / regulatory engagements
• Develop and maintain briefing notes, talking points, stakeholder context notes and background packs.
• Prepare presentations, communication material and structured follow-up trackers for engagements.

4) Relationship Building & Ecosystem Development
• Develop networks with: public policy ecosystem participants, public interest bodies (relevant and appropriate), think tanks / research institutions connected to Essar’s sectors.
• Maintain a contact repository and engagement calendar (stakeholder touchpoints, events, policy consultations)

Required & Preferred Qualifications

Skill

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build credibility with government / regulatory stakeholders.
• High-quality written and verbal communication (briefs, notes, presentations).
• Stakeholder coordination, execution discipline and follow-through orientation.
• Strong discretion, maturity and confidentiality mindset

Experience

5-7 years of experience in Corporate Affairs / Government Relations / Regulatory Affairs / Policy advocacy is preferred