Head of Public Affairs

3 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom National Composites Centre Full time
Lead Strategic Partnerships at the National Composites Centre

We are seeking an experienced professional to lead on the development of regional and research partnerships, including locally focused innovation and skills development at the National Composites Centre (NCC).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development of strategic public affairs, partnerships, and policy activities with regional partners, delivering a targeted approach to research, innovation, investment, and skills.
  • Incubate and advance NCC's relationships with regional/national university and research assets, including knowledge centres and incubators.
  • Influence policy and investment decisions to achieve business impact and collaborate with partners to meet business growth objectives.
  • Monitor policy and political developments, using these insights to inform NCC's advocacy and organisational strategy.
  • Inform NCC's approach to its investment in regional talent and skills, working with the regional supply chain, academic/vocational institutions, and national departments.
  • Prepare and review briefings for senior-level meetings or events with ministers, senior civil servants, local leaders, parliamentarians, and businesses at C-Suite level.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and local innovation ecosystem.
  • Work effectively with the 'Head of Public and Government Affairs' to ensure local-national alignment and join up NCC teams and communications colleagues to deliver an aligned, organisation-wide approach.
  • Demonstrable professional experience and knowledge of public affairs, including liaison with the political and policy environment; producing high-quality briefings and supporting senior visits.
  • Developed understanding of strategic account management principles and experience in driving their adoption for key stakeholder relationships.

The post involves regular travel to Bristol and London.

Hybrid and flexible working as standard, annual salary reviews, company-paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI, and learning and development, this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

We ensure that all hiring decisions are made without regard to age, race, national origin, sex, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, or any other protected characteristics, and will treat all applications with the strictest confidence. We're always open to hearing how we can support flexible working in different ways, including part-time work. The future of composites manufacturing relies on the NCC, and we rely on the right individuals to make it happen, whether they're engineers or not

Diverse Challenges

The NCC isn't just about aerospace. We're working with over 16 sectors and a variety of customers, from private ventures to the global tier 1 companies, providing variety to your experience.

Innovation

A world-leading research and development centre, the work we do brings novel and innovative solutions to industry, with the future firmly in mind.

Development in Composites, and You

If the scope of exciting work isn't enough to sway you, our ethos of continued learning and development and flexible working patterns will.

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