Public Affairs Senior Manager

Public Affairs Senior Manager

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri) (Hybrid - Office attendance 2 days per week)

Salary: Band 5/ £55,000 to £70,000 depending on experience and location

‘BBB introduced hybrid-working in 2020 and our colleagues work in our offices an average of 2 days a week, combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. The successful post-holder will need to be based a commutable distance from either our London or Sheffield offices.’

Benefits package:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time), opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution, discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible working, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Public Affairs professional to join our team based out of our London office, where we operate a collaborative, fast-paced and supportive working environment. Candidates need not have a financial services specialism, but instead a strong grounding in Public Affairs, enthusiasm and can demonstrate the ability to deliver impact.

You will take a leading role in the design and implementation of the Bank’s Public Affairs strategy, which aims to promote, position and protect the role of the Bank. This encompasses all engagements with government, parliamentarians, thinktanks and business/finance group stakeholders, and a range of other key stakeholders.

You will have substantial knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of all mainstream political parties, the UK Government, parliament and the stakeholder landscape and the parliamentary legislative process in Westminster and the Devolved administrations. You will offer a proven track-record of achieving tangible outcomes from working in a government relations/public affairs role within a think tank, government, parliamentary, financial, professional or trade body. There will be opportunities to work with colleagues across the Bank and manage, or matrix manage, dependant on issues and portfolios.

The Senior Public Affairs Manager must excel at written and oral communication, brief at a senior level and be able to ‘horizon scan’, spotting potential opportunities and challenges.

View the full job description.

ABOUT US

The British Business Bank is a unique and exciting institution. Its mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK, and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by supporting access to finance for smaller businesses.

Established in 2014, it is a 100% government-owned economic development bank but independently managed.

To deliver its programmes, the Bank works through more than 200 delivery partners such as high street, digital, specialist and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds and fintech platforms.

Currently, we employ around 520 people, split between offices in Sheffield and London.

Please note all candidates applying for this role should have the right to work in the U.K.