About the Role
Public Affairs Officer based in our London office, responsible for supporting Corporate Affairs initiatives to promote the smart meter rollout across England, Scotland and Wales.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Corporate Affairs team to create and deliver campaigns that build stakeholder support for the smart meter rollout and protect SEGB’s reputation.
- Draft and deliver accurate, audience‑appropriate written materials suitable for political and stakeholder audiences (including letters, briefings, summaries, e‑newsletters, videos and campaigns) that usually require minimum review before sign‑off.
- Undertake meetings with external organisations and parliamentarians.
- Prepare clear briefing materials and relevant notes for internal and external meetings, ensuring timely communication and delivery of follow‑up actions and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships.
- Work with the Public Affairs Managers to develop materials, assets and events for a range of public affairs audiences on key areas of interest for SEGB.
- Represent Smart Energy GB at third‑party events for political and stakeholder audiences across Great Britain.
- Coordinate with the Committees, All‑Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) and Cross‑Party Groups (CPGs) that Smart Energy GB participates in, and monitor for any new APPGs/CPGs we should engage with.
- Keep abreast of relevant public affairs developments, alerting colleagues of relevant developments and providing concise, timely, and accurate analysis of political and sector activity.
- Provide support to SEGB team members speaking at external events and conferences, assisting with speeches, presentations and briefings where necessary.
- Assist the Public Affairs Manager with managing our external political monitoring service, ensuring team members receive appropriate updates and participate in any reviews of the service.
- Work closely with colleagues within Corporate Affairs and across SEGB to ensure coordination of outreach and messages for GB‑wide political audiences and co‑ordinate response meetings.
- Lead day‑to‑day organisation and administration that supports the smooth running of the Policy and Public Affairs function, including but not limited to:
- Invoices and POs
- Travel and accommodation bookings
- Organising Policy and Public Affairs folder on SEGB cloud storage programme
- Provide support to the Policy team as needed, including attending and providing written updates for events/webinars, drafting report summaries, general admin and other ad‑hoc tasks as required.
Essential Skills, Experience and Competencies
- Ability to produce high‑quality written materials that require minimal revision and align with SEGB’s tone and quality standards.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and writing).
- Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency and quality control across all drafted materials.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and take a proactive, self‑directed approach to delivering work and balancing competing deadlines.
- Appreciation of and commitment to the diversity of the people and communities of Great Britain.
Desirable
- Experience of public affairs project delivery.
- Good knowledge of the workings and dynamics of the UK Parliament and Whitehall departments.
- Good knowledge of public sector stakeholder channels.
- Commitment to own professional development and seeking out best practice from other organisations.
- Appreciation of the objectives and activities of Smart Energy GB.
Diversity & Inclusion
Smart Energy GB is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and use data to measure the effectiveness of our attraction and selection methods to ensure fairness and equity. We actively encourage applications from under‑represented groups, including ethnic minorities, lower socioeconomic backgrounds, people with disabilities and gender minorities.
All disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job will be guaranteed an interview if consent is given for including disability data in the shortlisting stage. Our offices have full wheelchair access.
We encourage applicants to let us know if we can make the interview process or working environment more inclusive.
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