Head of Public Affairs

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Head of Public Affairs

Final date to receive applications: 8 February 2026

Department: Strategy

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Compensation: GBP 70,000 - GBP 72,800 / year

Description

The Public Affairs team manages relationships with London & Partners' key strategic stakeholders to create economic growth that is resilient, sustainable and inclusive across London. The team manages the day to day contact with Greater London Authority (GLA) and advises on, and supports the production of briefings, speeches, and Mayoral bids.

It also leads on liaison with the London Assembly including supporting L&P attendance  team develops strong relationships with stakeholders at London Councils, Boroughs, City of London and subregional partnerships. It also carries out policy analysis and engagement with relevant political and civil service stakeholders in government departments, MPs, Select Committees, APPGs and think tanks. The team also leads on being the main point of contact for universities, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), key business stakeholders, and supports them to access London & Partners' services.

The Head of Public Affairs is responsible for London & Partners' relationships with political, policy and civil society groups, including managing the corporate relationship with the GLA and our vital links to London's borough councils. The role also manages important aspects of the CEO's office, including ensuring the CEO is appropriately briefed, effectively deployed towards high impact opportunities, and correspondence managed.

The role manages four Stakeholder Managers to deliver this work.

• Assist the Director of Public Affairs and Management Committee to develop a Stakeholder Relations strategy for London & Partners
  . Lead the department to implement the strategy successfully.
• With the Director of Public Affairs and the Management Committee,
  agree the role and aims of Stakeholder activity
  . This includes agreeing clear guidance on L&P's involvement in influencing policy making at local and national levels.
• Lead on aspects of stakeholder relations including policy and political engagement, trade associations, and civil society to create the optimum environment for L&P to operate
  . In this work, coordinate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure coherent and broad approach.
• Lead on all aspects of daily public affairs
  , including analysing relevant policy developments and updating L&P on what they mean for the organisation, managing relationships with all relevant public affairs audiences.
• Policy monitoring - understanding the emerging debates in our specific policy areas, to understand who is influential and what discussions are relevant.
• Policy analysis - desk research to create evidence base to support our proposals, linking our ambitions to funder objectives.
• Writing for impact - turning our delivery ambitions into compelling proposals that meet our funders' policy objectives, highlighing our impact and credibility.
• Influencing service design - by articulating how a service design could be modified to make it more likely to meet policy objectives and therefore win funding.
• Assist in managing a team positioned to both tell our story well to our key stakeholders and funders but also create data led points of view aligned to policy
  .
• Lead on all aspects of daily stakeholder management work, leading on the relationship with the GLA.
• Managing the three Borough Relationship Managers
  and Public Affairs Manager to lead a deep, broad stakeholder relationship with London's borough councils, ensuring that they understand the London & Partners strategy, and support borough teams in navigating our services.
• Work closely with the Director of Public Affairs on corporate reporting and publications
  , including the drafting of the annual report, business plan, reviews etc.
• Managing team resources, lead on providing appropriate and timely briefing to the CEO, Chairman, and when appropriate members of the Management Committee and Senior Leadership Team, to support…