Stakeholder Engagement Manager (National Programmes)

National Physical Laboratory (NPL); Teddington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) seeks a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to oversee government relations and stakeholder engagement for the National Timing Centre Delivery Programme. This mid-senior level role involves developing strategic programmes, managing relationships with key stakeholders, and contributing to significant national projects that enhance the UK's public and private sector engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Commitment to diversity and equality

Broad range of benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in managing government engagement projects.
• Skilled communicator with ability to analyze complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Experience in developing relationships with public and private sector stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead government relations and policy engagement.
• Develop and manage a programme of government engagement activity.
• Build positive relationships with government stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Government relations

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

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• Lead on government relations and policy engagement at NPL, an organisation with a unique role to play in the UK economy.
  
  

• About the Role
• Lead on government relations and policy engagement at NPL, an organisation with a unique role to play in the UK economy.
  
  

NPL operates a partnering agreement with BEIS and works at a strategic level with government to tackle challenges and realise opportunities for UK industry. You will take responsibility for leading, developing and reporting on government relations and policy engagement across NPL. This will give you a key role in ensuring we demonstrate NPL’s impact.

The position is based within the Government Relations team of our Strategy Directorate and involves close collaboration with NPL economists and colleagues in PR and marketing. We want you to develop and manage a programme of government engagement activity that builds our profile of NPL, including political visits, meetings and events.

You’ll also identify and respond to appropriate policy consultations, select committee inquiries and policy announcements, in addition to managing and co-ordinating the scientific input into policy responses.

It will be vital to build positive and constructive relationships with government stakeholders and increasing NPL’s network of government contacts. You will also manage more junior colleagues in the policy team.

About You

Join NPL as a Stakeholder Engagement Manager to manage relationships with public and private sector stakeholders within our National Timing Centre Delivery Programme (NTCDP).

The NTCDP, led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), is the UK's first nationally distributed time infrastructure. It aims to provide trusted and assured time and frequency distribution across the UK; reducing reliance on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS. This initiative ensures the resilience of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI); including

• Energy grids
• Telecommunications (5G/6G)
• Financial systems
  
  

By establishing a secure, reliable, and nationally distributed time infrastructure, the NTCDP enhances the UK's competitiveness in global trade and manufacturing, ensuring consistency and recognition of measurement units and standards worldwide.

In this role you will develop and deliver a programme of proactive and impactful stakeholder engagement across the public, private and R&D ecosystem, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders within NPL and externally and driving benefits realisation within the NTCDP. You will work closely with NPL's central stakeholder and policy engagement teams, and the management and delivery teams within the NTCDP.

About the Candidate:

• It is essential that you have experience in managing engagement projects and programmes across government and the public and private sectors, including the science, innovation and technology ecosystem.
• You will be a skilled communicator, able to understand and analyse complex stakeholder landscapes and brief senior colleagues on developments.
• You will be experienced in developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders and in supporting colleagues in their relationships with senior officials in Government and the public sector.
• You will be able to manage a small team, and also work across teams to deliver programmes or work in public sector engagement.
  
  

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.

About Us

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK.

NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity, as part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we hold memberships and accreditations to ensure we’re creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome, please see our Diversity & Inclusion page.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of benefits. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success.

To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss, please contact us.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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