Public Affairs Manager

CityFibre; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fibre-optic network provider in London seeks a Public Affairs Manager to enhance government support and engage with MPs. The role requires experience in Public Affairs, solid understanding of political dynamics, and excellent communication skills. The company offers a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, including 25 days annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Support for charity involvement

Qualifications

• Experience supporting MPs or Lords.
• Direct experience in political or public affairs roles.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with MPs, Lords, and civil servants.
• Lead engagement with APPGs and trade associations.
• Provide policy advice to senior leadership.

Skills

Public Affairs background

Understanding of Parliament and politics

Excellent communication skills

Job description

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. You’ll join your colleagues in our Covent Garden office 3 days per week.

As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

Joining us as a Public Affairs Manager

You will produce clear, concise briefings on issues impacting CityFibre’s success, helping to secure government support. You'll coordinate cross-departmental efforts to engage local MPs and play a key role in planning and delivering parliamentary events with the wider team.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with MPs, Lords, Select Committees, and civil servants
• Lead CityFibre’s engagement with APPGs and trade associations, shaping industry position
• Leading political and parliamentary monitoring, stakeholder mapping and horizon-scanning, pro-actively identifying opportunities and risks
• Provide timely policy advice and strategic updates to senior leadership

What you’ll bring to the role

You will have a background in Public Affairs, either from an agency or in-house role, with hands-on experience supporting MPs or Lords.You’ll also have:

• Excellent understanding of Parliament, Whitehall, devolved governments, and politics in general
• Experience in political or public affairs roles, ideally with direct MP engagement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, being able to present complex issues clearly

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed byWORK180and we’re a partner ofDiversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we’re a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check outThe CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

Additional information

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at [e-mail]. We want to help!