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Head of Public Affairs

United Kingdom, London Employment contract 45000.00 - 65000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted April 11, 2026

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Job Description

To lead techUK's political and parliamentary engagement, building the relationships and influence needed to ensure the tech sector's priorities shape policy at every stage of the legislative process.

Job Responsibility

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with political and parliamentary figures, including the key political parties, Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff
  • Support colleagues with engaging government figures, particularly where established relationships already exist
  • Act as an established point of contact for the organisation when working with politicians and political stakeholders
  • Oversee the tracking of legislative and parliamentary developments by the Public Affairs team to understand their impact
  • Work with programme teams to establish and deliver engagement programmes that represent members and their asks
  • Support colleagues across the wider organisation with how best to engage with political and parliamentary figures
  • Advise on how best to address policy challenges in Parliament, working closely with Policy team colleagues to identify, establish and execute engagement plans around particular issues
  • Represent techUK with political and parliamentary stakeholders, acting as a spokesperson for techUK’s messages and wider policymaking engagement
  • Leverage Parliamentary relationships to ensure techUK is relevant and influential with political stakeholders
  • Oversee the delivery of key political and parliamentary engagement plans, including but not limited to the Party Conference programme and Westminster Drinks Receptions
  • Ensure the wider Public Affairs team is able to deliver on the logistics of these events programmes
  • Work across the wider organisation and programme teams to ensure outreach to Parliament and the key political parties is reflective of techUK’s wider strategic aims
  • Provide line management and development support to the Public Affairs team

Requirements

  • Significant experience in public affairs, political engagement or parliamentary relations
  • Demonstrable track record of building and managing relationships with politicians, parliamentary staff and political parties
  • Strong understanding of UK Parliamentary processes, the legislative landscape and political dynamics
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex policy issues into clear messages for a political audience
  • Ability to work collaboratively across a matrix organisation and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Strong judgement and the ability to act as a trusted adviser to senior colleagues

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of the technology sector and the policy issues affecting it
  • Experience of managing party conference programmes or major parliamentary events
  • Existing network across the main political parties and Parliament

What we offer

  • discretionary bonus
  • comprehensive benefits

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