Description
This is a high-profile, hands-on role with lead responsibility for a portfolio of UKEF's priority accounts, broader stakeholder engagement, and external affairs activity.
You will set the account strategy, coordinate activity across UKEF, and ensure these relationships deliver clear value for UKEF, our partners, and UK exporters.
You will build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, develop advocates for UKEF, and provide strategic advice to ministers and senior leaders.
Responsibilities:
- Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders across government, banking, industry, trade associations, and business networks.
- Manage a portfolio of priority stakeholder accounts, primarily banks and financial institutions.
- Act as the senior relationship lead for priority accounts.
- Develop advocates and partner organisations that can champion UKEF.
- Lead stakeholder engagement programmes.
- Create impactful content and engagement activity across multiple channels.
- Provide ministers and senior leaders with strategic advice.
- Use stakeholder intelligence and commercial awareness to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Continuously improve UKEF's Strategic Relationship Management approach.
- Set clear objectives and KPIs.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent demonstrable work experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Substantial commercial and political awareness.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and delivery skills.
- Ability to create compelling content.
- Significant experience of owning and developing senior strategic external relationships/accounts.
- A demonstrable track record of building trusted senior relationships and influencing decision-makers.
Benefits:
- Salary of £63,500 - £78,971 per year.
- Contribution towards membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- Flexible working options.
- Culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.