Senior Manager, Group Public Affairs

End Date Thursday 09 February 2023 Salary Range £70,784 - £88,480
Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK based financial services group providing a wide range of banking and financial services, focused on personal and commercial customers. Job Description Lloyds Banking Group is a leading UK based financial services group providing a wide range of banking and financial services, focused on personal and commercial customers.
Be it mortgages, long term savings or the provision of finance to SMEs, our services are influenced by a constantly evolving political and public policy environment. It's our Group Public Affairs (GPA) team that plays the central role in working with policy-makers to explain our point of view and to achieve a more conducive business environment – one in which we can strive to be the best financial services provider for our customers. Could you help us make this possible! In joining our team, you'll contribute to our work with government, parliament, civil servants, devolved authorities and other external partners. You'll work collaboratively with teams across our Group to generate ideas for political engagement on topics of importance to our customers and our businesses. You’ll help our policy and campaigns senior managers to design and implement effective engagement strategies to influence policy-makers on our policy advocacy priorities with the aim of securing lasting change. You'll be speaking directly to our audiences on these issues, as well as harnessing the expertise of our specialists across the organisation. The GPA team seeks to be agile and the role holder will be expected to fulfil a wide range of responsibilities and tasks which include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with internal experts and GPA colleagues to develop and coordinate a political engagement plan – including a tailored Westminster engagement strategy – aligned to the team’s priorities.
• Devising effective advocacy campaign strategies and identifying opportunities to influence the direction of public policy.
• Representing the Group and its policy stance in various external forums including with policy-makers (within or outside of Westminster), other industry representatives and opinion formers.
• Working closely with the campaigns senior manager to identify, assess and deliver opportunities for political visits that highlight common agendas as well as partnership opportunities with think tanks, which help to bolster LBG’s policy positions.
• Developing a post General Election engagement plan for newly elected MPs.
• Leading on the Group’s political engagement strategy for critical business decisions and strategic announcements e.g. branch closures.
• Identifying opportunities to showcase the Group’s activity on a range of pertinent issues including the work of our Foundations, financial resilience and inclusion and our diversity agenda.
• Take ownership of specific themes or topics of pertinence to the Group’s political engagement agenda at any given time.
• Working with the relevant business teams to interrogate and respond to enquiries from elected representatives, ensuring they are handled with appropriate sensitivity and diligence. Providing political counsel to senior leaders and writing informative and concise political briefings to support relevant engagement activity.

What skills, capabilities and experience you will need to bring to the role

• A natural curiosity about politics and the UK’s socio-economic challenges.
• A passion for political engagement and securing lasting relationships that help to build reputational capital.
• Strong understanding of the political landscape, especially relating to housing, financial resilience, businesses or sustainability issues.
• A proven ability to communicate confidently with high profile external stakeholders and to deliver counsel to senior leaders in compelling and authoritative ways.
• Energy and enthusiasm to enhance the reputation and interests of the Group.
• A willingness to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment in order to meet urgent requests from both internal and external partners.
• A commitment to fostering diverse, inclusive and high-performance teams.
• Excellent organisational skills.

This role will require frequent visits to, and face to face engagement with policy-makers in, Westminster and Whitehall. As such, applicants who are London-based or have easy access to London are preferable. What will you get in return? We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We would also consider flexible and agile working practices to suit you. You’d also get a benefits package that includes:

• A performance related bonus
• A generous pension contribution
• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible cash pot (4% of base salary) to spend on benefits
• Private health cover
• Wider corporate benefits and perks

We're dedicated to providing you with opportunities and support to help you develop and realise your full potential. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. So, if you have the skills we’re seeking then get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.