Corporate Affairs Officer

Ready to make a real impact with a company dedicated to a healthier planet? Join BURN as a Corporate Affairs Officer! Bring your organizational skills and passion for policy to help us expand access to clean cooking solutions across Africa. Apply now and be a part of changing the world, one cookstove at a time!

BURN is working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on earth by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.

BURN is the largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company in the world, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa.

About the role

The proposed Corporate Affairs Officer role is designed to improve operational efficiency within the GR & Policy team by centralising administrative coordination, harmonising schedules, and standardising processes across markets. This role will ensure that engagements with governments, industry bodies, and associations are well-prepared, documented, and followed through in a timely and consistent manner.

In addition to administrative support, the role provides capacity to reinforce the organisation’s policy positions through participation in mid-level external meetings with industry stakeholders, associations, and working groups. This strengthens continuity of engagement, institutional memory, and visibility within relevant policy forums, while allowing senior leadership to focus on high-impact negotiations and strategic positioning.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve productivity and time management across the GR & Policy team
• Enhance coordination and tracking of multi-country engagements
• Strengthen consistency in policy messaging within industry bodies
• Support the scalable growth of the Corporate Affairs function across the region’s projects

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, Law, Communications, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in corporate affairs, government relations, policy support, or a similar coordination role.
• Strong administrative, organisational, and scheduling skills.
• Experience supporting multi-stakeholder or multi-country teams is an advantage.
• Familiarity with industry associations, regulatory environments, or policy processes is desirable.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across markets
• Professional judgment and discretion in external engagements
• Interest in public policy, regulation, and stakeholder engagement.