Public Affairs and Public Policy Manager | S3 | CRB

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As a Public Affairs and Public Policy Manager you'll play a key role in helping Santander UK manage its relationships and engagement with political and policy audiences. You'll get to work across a range of issues which impact the bank and its customers, helping to develop our policy positions and supporting senior leaders when engaging with external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Public Affairs and Public Policy Senior Manager, you'll help Santander UK navigate the political landscape, and help shape public policy so that the bank can best deliver for its customers. We work closely with colleagues across the business, and you will gain particular exposure to our Communications and Regulatory Relations teams in the UK and abroad.

The difference you'll make:

• Supporting the Public Affairs and Public Policy team in developing our public affairs and public policy approach


• Managing communications with MPs and other political stakeholders to develop a positive and productive dialogue, particularly around our work supporting the Santander Universities programme


• Briefing senior stakeholders within the business ahead of external engagement


• Working closely with colleagues within the Communications, Marketing and Responsible Banking directorate to maximise our impact and grow the profile of the Public Affairs and Public Policy team within the business


• Identifying opportunities and risks for Santander UK within public policy debates, particularly around the upcoming UK General Election, We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.


By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we're happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in London, Triton Square and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.

If you're interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

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• Excellent understanding of the UK political landscape and how to engage with the public policy landscape


• Extensive experience working in a public affairs or public policy role. This could be working for Government, for a corporate affairs agency or in-house


It would also be nice for you to have:

• Brilliant written and spoken communication skills


• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm to support across a wide variety of policy areas


• Experience working with senior stakeholders, internally and externally


• An understanding of financial services and the key public policy issues for the sector
  
  As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.


• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus


• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.


• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year


• £6,000 car allowance per year


• Company funded individual private medical insurance


• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments


• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover


• Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans