Public Affairs Officer F/M

Allianz Trade is the trademark used to designate a range of services provided by Euler Hermes.

We are the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, structured trade credit and political risk. For over a century, we have been helping businesses like yours anticipate risks, act with speed, make informed decisions and grow securely.

Headquartered in Paris, we are present in more than 50 countries with 5,500 employees. In 2021, our global business transactions represented 931 billion Euro in exposure.

As a member of the Allianz Group, we are a strong global community committed to a culture where both people and performance matter.

We truly care for our employees and their individual needs and aspirations. We all shape an environment in which everyone has the confidence to dream, to explore and to grow.

Let’s take control of tomorrow, together.

About the Role and Responsibilities

The Public Affairs Officer will operate within the Allianz Trade Economic Research team.

The mission of the Public Affairs Officer :

• Understand the governmental, political and policy environment for credit insurance, bonding and B2B trade worldwide with a focus on Europe and the US to inform Allianz Trade stakeholders.
• Identifying key political and policy change impacting major client sectors for thought leadership and research purposes.
• Support the research team in building political scenarios.
• Identifying and review key political and policy change and develop Allianz Trade position on those issues to communicate the firm's position to regulators and policymakers.
• Systemically monitor Allianz Trade’s commitments to society, public administration and other companies (e.g. ESG).
• Influence at government level for upcoming legislation to ensure that Allianz Trade’s voice is understood and taken into account, especially during crisis period.
• Increase awareness of credit insurance as an enabler of trade growth which should support business development.
• Promote partnerships with other organizations (e.g. trade associations, public banks) in the sector at the national and international level.
• Liaison with Allianz Institutional Directors (GRPA network) to speak with one voice and to coordinate the interventions.
• Represent Allianz Trade in external institutional meetings.
• Coordinate the search, reception, and diffusion of institutional and sectorial publications when appropriate.
• Lead on the preparation of internal briefings and external reports to various stakeholders.

Position reports to: Head of Corporate Research 

About the Qualifications

• Master’s in public affairs and political science with a 6/8 years of proven experience in that field ;
• Understanding of trade credit insurance ;
• Ability to quickly absorb and synthetise complex information ;
• Ability to handle complex issues and communicate in a clear and convincing way;
• Autonomy; problem solving; flexibility and initiative in a fast-moving work environment ;
• Excellent analytical and writing skills ;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Strong team spirit and inter-personal skills;
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and presentational;
• Excellent command in English; German or French would be a plus.

The position is based in Paris (La Defense).

We at Allianz Trade believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.