Corporate Affairs Partnerships Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

PepsiCo is seeking a Corporate Affairs Partnerships Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position supports the development and delivery of PepsiCo’s partnerships and social impact agenda across Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East region. The role focuses on building and maintaining relationships with external organizations and key stakeholders to strengthen PepsiCo's community connections.

Role Purpose and Scope

The Partnerships Manager is responsible for identifying opportunities and developing impactful programs that align with PepsiCo’s business priorities, reputation goals, and social impact objectives. This role involves close collaboration with internal functions such as Communications, Marketing, and Public Policy to ensure programs and partnerships are effectively implemented, contributing to PepsiCo’s regional reputation and purpose agenda.

Key Responsibilities: Partnerships and Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, industry platforms, innovation and cultural organizations, and community partners across the region.
• Identify partnership opportunities that support PepsiCo’s business priorities, reputation goals, and social impact agenda.
• Develop and execute partnership plans, ensuring strong collaboration and delivery.
• Collaborate with Public Policy and Government Affairs teams on partnerships involving government, semi-government, or public sector entities where relevant.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure programs are executed effectively.
• Maintain a database of existing and potential partners and track partnership performance, milestones, and commitments.

Key Responsibilities: Social Impact Programs

• Develop and execute social impact initiatives across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
• Manage day-to-day implementation of flagship programs focused on areas such as youth development, entrepreneurship, education, innovation, community development, food security, and sustainable agriculture.
• Coordinate program timelines, budgets, reporting, partner management, measurement of results, and overall program governance.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen existing programs and introduce new initiatives that create meaningful impact in communities.
• Define success measures for partnerships and social impact programs and support the tracking and reporting of outcomes and impact.
• Track program budgets and spending, ensuring initiatives are delivered in line with PepsiCo policies and regulations.
• Support employee volunteering and community engagement opportunities linked to PepsiCo’s social impact agenda.

Key Responsibilities: External Engagement and Communications

• Identify and support opportunities for PepsiCo to participate in relevant regional platforms, events, and initiatives aligned with company priorities.
• Work with internal teams and external partners to develop activations, collaborations, and engagement opportunities around key programs and partnerships.
• Support the planning and execution of partnership-related events, launches, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.
• Stay informed on developments across innovation, youth, sustainability, sports, culture, and community development to identify relevant opportunities.
• Collaborate with Communications teams to identify stories, content opportunities, and engagement moments linked to partnerships and social impact programs.
• Propose ideas for initiatives, campaigns, and collaborations that can strengthen PepsiCo’s reputation and presence across the region.
• Support the development of program narratives, impact stories, case studies, and content showcasing PepsiCo’s contribution to communities.
• Gather program results, beneficiary stories, and partner testimonials for use across internal and external communications channels.
• Support the identification of relevant awards, recognition opportunities, and external platforms that align with PepsiCo's priorities and programs.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience.