Advocacy and Regulatory Engagement Lead

HARRIS HILL EXECUTIVE SEARCH; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Advocacy and Regulatory Engagement Lead to drive impactful policy and regulatory engagement in digital finance. The role focuses on collaboration with consumers and stakeholders to ensure consumer protection. Candidates should have experience in advocacy and government relations, complemented by strong project management and networking skills. The position offers a salary of £45,000 and is remote, appealing to European and East African time zones.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in advocacy, ideally in financial regulation, consumer protection, or digital policy.
• Demonstrated ability to influence regulatory or policy change with civil society.
• Strong understanding of regulatory processes in low- and middle-income contexts.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and experience with diverse stakeholders.
• Pro-active self-starter with strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive policy and regulatory engagement under the Fair Digital Finance Accelerator.
• Shape and implement advocacy strategies targeting financial services regulators.
• Represent the organisation in high-level forums related to consumer advocacy.

Skills

Advocacy

Government relations

Public policy

Relationship-building

Networking

Project management

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to partner exclusively with Consumers International, the only global membership body for consumer organisations, to recruit their new Advocacy and Regulatory Engagement Lead.

Consumers International unites over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries. Together, they work to protect and empower consumers everywhere, championing their rights and ensuring their voices shape products, policy and practice.

In this newly created position you will play a lead role in one of the world’s most innovative global programmes on fair digital finance. Working closely with consumer associations, regulators, policymakers and global partners in the digital finance ecosystem, with a focus in low‑ and middle‑income countries, the Lead will ensure that the voice of consumers informs digital finance reform.

As Advocacy and Regulatory Engagement Lead, your role will be to drive impactful policy and regulatory engagement under the Fair Digital Finance Accelerator. You will shape and implement advocacy strategies targeted at financial services regulators to strengthen consumer protection and resilience in digital finance, particularly in instant interoperable payment systems.

Representing the organisation in high‑level forums, you will also champion innovation in consumer advocacy and ensure tangible impact in markets around the world. Your experience will combine political acumen, relationship‑building skills and a network mindset, and you will be able to talk to stakeholders in the Financial Inclusion space with confidence.

Your experience;

• Proven experience in advocacy, government relations or public policy (ideally in financial regulation, consumer protection or digital policy).
• Demonstrated ability to influence regulatory or policy change in partnership with civil society or multistakeholder coalitions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory processes in low‑ and middle‑income contexts and familiarity with digital finance ecosystems.
• Excellent relationship‑building and networking skills, with experience facilitating collaboration across diverse stakeholders. Bringing in and utilising your connections with stakeholders in this space is highly desirable.
• There is a unique opportunity to shape the role, and run with your ideas, therefore it is well suited to a pro‑active self‑starter, someone who is highly detail oriented and with strong project management skills.

Salary: £45,000
Full‑time hours, 3 year FTC.
This is a remote based role. Drawn to candidates living in European and East African time zones, to be able to effectively work with their team. There is no office, however, if you are London based, there is an option to meet at a co‑working space weekly.

To apply, please submit your up‑to‑date CV by 09:00 (UK time) on Friday 7th November 2025.

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever‑improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.