Head of Public Affairs - Talent Pool

Arch Law Limited; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Westminster Search is seeking a Head of Public Affairs to sit at the table where strategy is set and ensure it survives contact with Westminster. You will lead the public affairs function across charities, membership bodies or agencies, and operate at senior level with the CEO and trustees.

This role requires a substantial track record, established Westminster/Whitehall relationships, and the gravitas to act as the organisation's senior public affairs voice, including crisis advisory and budget

Qualifikationen

• Track record leading public affairs at senior level.
• Relationships across Westminster and Whitehall.
• Ability to advise CEO/Board with confidence.
• Experience building and leading a team and managing a budget.
• Gravitas and excellent communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Own the public affairs strategy for the organisation.
• Advise leadership on political risk and opportunity.
• Build and lead a public affairs function, including budget and agency relationships.
• Represent the organisation at senior political levels.
• Lead on issues affecting reputation and response strategy.

Kenntnisse

Senior public affairs leadership

Westminster relationships

Crisis communication

Budget management

Team building

Jobbeschreibung

Nationwide, United Kingdom | Posted on 11/08/2026

Head of Public Affairs

If you can sit at the table where the strategy is set, and then make sure it survives contact with Westminster, we want to hear from you.

Westminster Search is building a talent pool of strong Heads of Public Affairs for our clients across charities, membership bodies and agencies. We are not recruiting for one role — we are getting ahead of the next ten.

What you will be doing, in roles we place

• Owning the public affairs strategy for the organisation, and being the senior voice that connects it to the wider business or charity strategy.
  
• Sitting close to, or on, the leadership team, and advising the Chief Executive, Board or trustees directly on political risk and opportunity.
  
• Building and leading a public affairs function, including budget, team and external agency relationships.
  
• Representing the organisation at the most senior political and official levels, including with Ministers and their offices.
  
• Taking the lead on the issues that could define the organisation's reputation, and deciding how to respond.
  

What clients are looking for

• A substantial track record of leading public affairs at a senior level, whether in-house, in agency, in Parliament or in party politics.
  
• Established relationships across Westminster and Whitehall, and the credibility to open doors quickly.
  
• The judgement to advise a Chief Executive or Board with confidence, including in a crisis.
  
• Experience building or running a team, and managing a budget.
  
• The gravitas and communication skills to represent the organisation as its senior public affairs voice.