Government Relations Adviser

**Government Relations Adviser**
**043114**

**Organisation**
- Public Affairs & Stakeholder Engagement

**Job**
- Corporate / Public Affairs

**Position Type**
- Full Time

***Job title: Government Relations Adviser**

**Salary: £47,000 - £50,000**

**Location**: Palestra - Hybrid

**Contract Type**: Permanent, TFL Pay Band 3

Transport for London’s Government Relations Team is looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative adviser who has strong political judgement and an understanding of the needs of our key political stakeholders

The Government Relations Team sits within the Communications and Corporate Affairs (CCA) Directorate at Transport for London (TfL). The directorate plays a key role in helping to shape and steer the strategy of the organisation by using the team’s knowledge and awareness of the political and media landscape. Working for one of the most recognisable brands in the world, life in the CCA Directorate is fast-paced, energetic and exciting. The directorate is well-renowned and respected both inside and outside of the organisation and is looking to welcome somebody who can help us to continue to successfully build and enhance TfL’s reputation.

The team focuses on managing, protecting and enhancing TfL's reputation and relationships with key political stakeholders. We're the single point of contact for all elected representatives, officials, civil servants, and political organisations across central government, Parliament, the London Assembly, international institutions and the UK's major cities and regions. We help the business understand the evolving political landscape and provide communications advice and political counsel to ensure TfL’s policies make London a brilliant place to live, travel and work in.

**Overview of project/role**

Reporting to a Head of Desk, the Adviser will be accountable for the day-to-day implementation of TfL’s public affairs strategy working with the relevant senior managers through developing and managing successful relationships with our key stakeholders.

No two days are the same and the role includes drafting responses to correspondence from elected officials, developing and implementing communications plans for our political stakeholders linked to TfL’s strategy, planning and delivering visits and events with our key stakeholders, drafting responses to Mayor’s Questions and preparing senior managers for national and regional committee sessions.

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**Key Accountabilities**

The post-holder will be accountable for:
2. Supporting senior managers to ensure the effective preparation of Executive Committee members and other senior managers to build successful relationships and attend meetings with political and other stakeholders

4. Safeguarding TfL's reputation through the effective resolution and coordination of TfL responses to political correspondence and monitoring the progress on scrutiny including Mayor’s Questions, committees, and government announcements

5. Representing TfL effectively with assigned stakeholder audiences, resolving issues successfully and addressing any concerns raised. Provides prompt escalation to drive quick and appropriate resolutions

6. Ensuring senior managers and TfL more widely are well-informed about the policy and political environment by effectively monitoring and analysing developments and communicating them in a timely way

7. Securing a conducive funding, policy and legislative environment for TfL by working with and supporting senior managers to design and implement campaigns

8. Collaborating effectively across the public affairs teams, Communications and Corporate Affairs directorate and wider TfL to ensure joined-up communication and effective achievement of TfL and Mayoral goals

**Skills**:

- Able to produce and adapt clear and concise research on complex issues often to tight deadlines, including drafting briefings, position papers and correspondence.
- Confidence to play a full and active part in internal meetings up to senior management level (including briefing the Executive Committee) and externally.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing on complex issues, to edit and improve the written work of others.
- Proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with senior colleagues and external political groups.
- Politically astute, with a sound awareness of the key policy issues affecting transport decisions in London.
- Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal skills, with an ability to perform in high-pressure situations.

**Knowledge**:

- Understanding of the political environment in which TfL operates, internationally, nationally and regionally, including relationships with Government, Parliament and the London Assembly as appropriate.
- Excellent understanding of the way that policy is developed and implemented, and how political engagement influences this.
- Excellent understanding o