Corporate Affairs Senior Advisor

Corporate Affairs Senior Advisor

About People’s Partnership:

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

What you'll be doing:

This is a high‑profile senior advisory role positioned at the heart of People’s Partnership’s corporate affairs activity, with the CEO as the primary stakeholder. The postholder will serve as a trusted adviser and close working partner to the CEO, requiring strong personal credibility, sound judgement and gravitas. The role is responsible for shaping and stewarding the organisation’s external corporate narrative, ensuring complex pensions and policy issues are communicated with clarity, authority and impact across priority audiences.

Working closely with the Head of Public Policy & Research and senior colleagues across Policy & Public Affairs, Communications and Marketing, the role will lead CEO‑led policy, public affairs and thought leadership activity. It will provide high‑quality strategic counsel and ensure the CEO is consistently positioned as a credible and influential voice within the pensions sector and the wider financial services landscape.

Act as a senior adviser to the CEO on corporate affairs, policy positioning and thought leadership, building a trusted and effective working relationship characterised by discretion, judgement and confidence. Lead and own People’s Partnership’s flagship CEO‑led campaigns with cross‑industry impact (e.g. transfers and value for money), setting direction, shaping narrative and coordinating delivery across Policy & Public Affairs, Communications and Marketing. Lead the CEO’s external engagement and events programme, securing high‑profile opportunities aligned to organisational priorities, advising on audience strategy and positioning, and ensuring high standards across speeches, briefings and supporting materials. Author and oversee CEO speeches, briefings and thought‑leadership content, translating complex and sensitive policy positions into compelling, accessible and authoritative messaging, while managing reputational and political risk. Develop, maintain and steward the organisation’s corporate narrative, ensuring it is coherent, current and consistently understood and deployed by ExCo members and senior spokespeople. Influence and align senior stakeholders across the organisation, working with Policy & Public Affairs, Communications, Marketing and Proposition teams to ensure externally facing messaging is joined‑up, credible and effective. Identify and develop strategic external partnerships (including think tanks, industry bodies and commercial organisations) to enhance People’s Partnership’s policy influence and distinct voice in the sector.

What we’re looking for:

Significant senior‑level experience (typically 8–10+ years) in strategic communications, corporate affairs, campaigns or speechwriting roles, ideally within financial services, public policy or similarly regulated environments. Demonstrable experience of working closely with senior executives or CEOs, providing trusted advice in high‑profile, sensitive or politically complex contexts. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical or policy material into clear, persuasive and authoritative messaging. Strong personal credibility and presence, with the confidence to challenge constructively and advise at pace. Proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships with senior stakeholders across a complex organisation.

What you can expect from us:

Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14% Real living wage Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance Employee healthcare Parental and adoption leave Learning & development opportunities and study support Travel season ticket loans Grab & Go Deli Café at our Crawley offices Volunteering days and charity payroll giving Onsite gym Ride-to-Work scheme Social clubs and events

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website.

Disability Statement

People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working. To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.