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This is a permanent role, pay band 3, salary ranging from £46,348 to £65,000.
To apply for the role, please send your CV and a short covering letter setting out your suitability for the role to recruit@cbi.org.uk by Tuesday, 9th June.
Role summary
Based at the CBI’s Cannon Place office, the Policy Manager, UK Competitiveness will lead the CBI’s work to strengthen the UK’s competitive business environment, with a particular focus on regulatory reform, capital markets, the UK listing regime, and the conditions needed for firms to scale, invest and grow.
Reporting to the Director of UK Competitiveness, the role will be responsible for key elements of the organisation’s focus on Competitive Markets across the CBI’s UK network. Working closely with colleagues across Policy, Campaigns, Commercial, Membership and the UK regions and nations, the postholder will ensure that the CBI’s competitiveness agenda is commercially relevant, member-led and politically impactful. Matrix-style management will be required across the CBI on a project basis.
The Policy Manager, UK Competitiveness will lead delivery of a strong year for the CBI Listed Companies Group under a new chair, while expanding the CBI’s capital markets work to better reflect the needs of scale-ups, frontier firms and growth-stage companies. The role will also oversee delivery of the CBI’s annual reporting review consultation and related engagement with members, policymakers and regulators.
The role has strategic and commercial importance, with responsibility for generating and progressing commercial opportunities aligned to the policy portfolio, including securing sponsorship through Scale and Retain. The postholder will work with senior colleagues to develop member propositions, deepen relationships with existing members and support the CBI’s wider commercial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and drive the CBI’s policy approach to competitive markets
- Lead the CBI’s work on reforming the UK’s listing regime, ensuring the UK is an attractive and competitive place to list and raise capital.
- Shape policy proposals to modernise listing rules and support growth-stage companies.
- Strengthen the CBI’s capital markets work, helping firms access growth funding more easily and supporting globally competitive UK capital markets.
- Expand the CBI’s capital markets activity to scale-ups, frontier firms and other growth-focused businesses.
- Lead delivery of the annual reporting review consultation, ensuring strong member input and high-quality policy recommendations.
Leading member groups and stakeholder engagement
- Deliver a strong year for the CBI Listed Companies Group under a new chair.
- Manage and grow engagement through the Listed Companies Working Group and Capital Markets Working Group.
- Ensure working groups provide high-quality member insight, clear policy recommendations and strong commercial value.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior business leaders, investors, regulators, policymakers and relevant government departments.
- Represent the CBI externally on competitiveness, capital markets, regulatory reform and listing issues.
- Produce high-quality briefings, consultation responses, reports and member communications that translate complex issues into clear, impactful messages.
Supporting the CBI’s commercial priorities
- Generate and progress commercial opportunities aligned to the UK competitiveness policy portfolio.
- Secure sponsorship and commercial support through Scale and Retain activity.
- Work with commercial and membership colleagues to identify member propositions linked to regulatory reform, listed companies, capital markets and growth finance.
- Use member insight to strengthen the CBI’s policy influence and deepen relationships with existing and prospective members.
- Support the development of events, roundtables, reports and campaigns that deliver both policy impact and commercial value.
- Contribute to the CBI’s wider income generation objectives by identifying revenue opportunities linked to the competitiveness agenda.
Supporting strategic decision-making and organisational priorities
- Provide strategic advice to senior colleagues on competitiveness, capital markets, regulatory reform and listing policy.
- Contribute to cross-CBI strategy discussions and campaign planning.
- Support the UK Competitiveness Director and senior leadership colleagues in shaping the CBI’s business environment agenda.
- Ensure the CBI’s competitiveness policy work is integrated with wider campaigns, communications and commercial priorities.
- Monitor political, regulatory and market developments relevant to the UK’s competitiveness and advise colleagues on implications for members.
- Deputise for senior colleagues on relevant policy and stakeholder matters as appropriate.
Knowledge & Experience
- Professional understanding of how to influence UK policy development
- Good grasp of challenges and opportunities facing businesses operating in the UK
- Experience of policy development or influence in the UK or similar jurisdictions
- Knowledge of the regional, national and international economic and political climate
- Experience working in a matrix model with influence and delivery through programme management
- Demonstrated intellectual interest and curiosity
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