Strategy & Government Relations Officer - 32590

Description

• Supporting incident management activities.
• Delivering impactful engagement with external stakeholders.
• Managing shared inboxes, tracking actions, and improving information flow.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships across the Defra Group, including senior leadership.
• Coordinating and quality-assuring responses to high profile requests, such as for ministerial correspondence.
• Supporting responses to parliamentary questions, ministerial or senior briefings.
• Monitoring trends, government and political activity, helping to share good intelligence across the organisation.

Requirements

• An understanding of parliamentary and government processes, or experience in stakeholder engagement (desirable but not essential).
• A flexible approach with the ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.
• Experience in a customer-facing or stakeholder engagement role, with a focus on building relationships and maintaining a positive reputation.
• Resilience under pressure and confidence in knowing when to seek guidance and support.
• Strong organisational skills, including effective management of knowledge and information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to present information clearly and accurately.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance