Government Liaison Officer

Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing service companies, providing a variety of self-delivered logistics solutions across several geographies, aimed with the vision to Make Africa Work Better! With core competencies in road freight, warehousing, commodity trading and operational hire of material handling equipment, the Group strives for continuous expansion of innovative ancillary services to grow the business vertically, complimented by a healthy dose of entrepreneurial flair. The business has gone from strength to strength, growing quickly in both its geographical coverage and variety of services offered to clients. In 2024, the Group exceeded the 1000 employee mark and managed a fleet of well over 1000 trucks. With Alistair’s aggressive and exciting growth strategy, the Group is poised for significant further expansion and a greater impact in Africa.

Core Services:

Freight Forwarding

Clearance & Forwarding

Energy Industry Support Services

Equipment Rental

Commodity Trading

Integrated Solutions

Warehousing

Ocean Freight

Industries:

Mining

Oil & Gas

Agriculture

Construction

Explosives

Renewables

Mission

To make Africa work better

Company Values

Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety

Overall Purpose

To liaise with the government to ensure the overall customer experience is best in the region

Building relationships within relevant Government agencies and influencers to ensure customer satisfaction.

To manage liabilities to ensure legislative compliance and achievement of best practice to meet Corporate objectives to the ultimate goal of providing

Build a systematic approach to resolving issues.

Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and relevant Tanzanian legislation.

To promote continual improvement, humility and safety across the Group. Accountabilities & Responsibility Areas

Working closely with public affairs, government relations and internal stakeholders.

Supporting the monitoring of legislative developments and internal company policies and procedures affecting the business environment.

Overseeing the Government regulations.

Monitoring the regulatory environment on potential logistics regulations.

Ensuring the smooth running of our operations with the government officials.

Health, Safety & Environment

Actively support Alistair Group health, safety & environment policies and procedures.

Formal Training/Education/ Experience

University graduate with at least 3 years relevant experience with solid knowledge of government functions and policies.

Knowledge & Skills

International exposure.

Possess a good trade contacts network.

Excellent communication skills, analytical skills and planning ability.

Excellent command of English and Swahili, both spoken and written.