Government Relations Adviser - Aberdeen, United Kingdom - Offshore Energies UK

Offshore Energies UK
Offshore Energies UK
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Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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Government Relations Adviser


We seek a Government Relations professional to fulfil the role of Government Relations Adviser, reporting to the Head of External Affairs as a key member of the organisation's External Relations team.


  • Drive support and engagement with governments and parliaments, civil society stakeholders across the UK and devolved nations with a particular focus on Westminster, Whitehall and Holyrood whilst engaging with EU and other International bodies
  • Assist effective delivery of external affairs strategies and campaigns that meet OEUK's business priorities
  • Cultivate new contacts across the full spectrum of OEUK stakeholders including civil servants, politicians, their special advisors and assistants in the Westminster, Holyrood and Brussels parliaments as well as to stakeholders in local and regional authorities, regulatory agencies, industry bodies, OEUK members and other interested groups
  • Employ appropriate tactics for effective, regular engagement to raise awareness of OEUK's policy positions and strengthen its reputation with key policy makers, decision makers and other external stakeholders
  • Create high quality, accurate content for briefing materials, consultation responses, policy position papers, and other written or oral communications to support the delivery of OEUK policy positions
  • Ensure stakeholder management, engagement and communications processes are comprehensively recorded, reviewed, reported and continuously improved
  • Monitor the political environment in Scottish, UK and European parliaments, identifying and evaluating opportunities and risk, in order to provide timely intelligence to relevant internal staff and coordinate informed response
  • Support development of tactics and strategies for effectively challenging misconceptions and inaccuracies about the industry cited by stakeholders.


You should also have an understanding of the external political environment and political developments, a commitment to stakeholder focus and relationship management along with experience working in partnership with peers and stakeholders at all levels to facilitate effective decision making and issues management to mutual consent.


Why work at OEUK?


The global energy industry is in transition so at OEUK you will get the opportunity to contribute to the progress the UK offshore energy industry is making to meet our net zero targets, supporting our members, developing key skills, being able to participate and make a difference.

The development of our employees is the key to our success, and we support this by offering the following benefits:

  • Learning and development opportunities
  • 27 days annual leave
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Purchase / sell leave
  • Life cover 4 x salary


If you are interested in the above role please send through your CV along with a cover letter to the HR team, letting us know why you consider you are the right person for this role.

You can find a full job description on our website at Careers at OEUK - Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).


If you would like an informal discission about the role with the recruiting manager please feel free to get in touch.


Closing Date: 20th January 2023

You must be able to work in the UK legally and you will not require sponsorship. Relocation for this role would be at your discretion.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£40,000.00-£43,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Additional leave
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life insurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Sick pay
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Aberdeen: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you have any advocacy experience with UK Government departments?

Experience:

Government Relations: 3 years (required)

  • UK Political: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 22/01/2023
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