Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Stakeholder Engagement - Senior Executive Officer
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Job Summary
We are MHCLG
The Buildings, Fire and Resilience Group within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for shaping, regulating and improving the safety of the built environment. This work has significant impact on residents, the wider economy and future generations.
Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the remediation programme was established to ensure that residential buildings are safe, and that residents feel safe in their homes. Initially focused on buildings with Grenfell-type ACM cladding, the programme has since expanded to address unsafe cladding across high- and medium-rise buildings, reflecting the scale of the challenge.
This is an important role within the remediation programme, with a focus on stakeholder engagement and resident voice. The post-holder will support engagement with campaign groups and key stakeholders, helping to ensure that resident perspectives are understood and reflected in policy development and delivery. The role will involve handling sensitive issues and working across teams in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
We are a supportive and collaborative team. We welcome applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and other underrepresented groups, as we seek to better reflect the communities we serve.
Job Description
As the Stakeholder Engagement - Senior Executive Officer you will:
- Manage relationships with key campaign groups, ensuring resident perspectives are effectively represented and embedded in policy development.
- Contribute to the management of relationships with industry bodies and other stakeholders to ensure a consistent two-way flow of information, including producing and circulating an external newsletter.
- Coordinate engagement between Ministers, senior officials and external stakeholders, including shaping agendas, commissioning inputs and ensuring clear and timely follow-up on actions.
- Own the tracking, management and escalation of stakeholder issues, ensuring they are handled appropriately, progressed at pace and communicated clearly to senior colleagues.
- Produce high-quality, concise briefings for Ministers and senior officials, synthesising stakeholder views, identifying emerging risks and setting out clear advice.
- Lead coordination of cross-cutting stakeholder issues, working across policy and delivery teams to ensure alignment, consistency of messaging and effective information sharing.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including residents and campaign groups.
- Experience of supporting stakeholder engagement, including handling sensitive or complex issues.
- Ability to summarise complex information clearly and produce concise written briefings for senior audiences.
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and follow through on actions.
- Sound judgement and the ability to handle sensitive issues appropriately.
- A proactive and flexible approach, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams to share information and support delivery.
- Knowledge of building safety and remediation issues, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.
Alongside your salary of £45,773, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £13,260 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
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Selection process details
Application and Selection
The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:
- Behaviours
- Experience
Please ensure your CV does not contain any personally identifiable information.
Note: We do not consider direct CV applications. All applications must be submitted via the provided application link.
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Stage 1: Sift (CV & Cover Letter)
Experience: Your covering letter should be no more than 1 page referencing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description.
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Stage 2: Interview
Behaviours: Seeing the Big Picture, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together, Delivering at Pace
Candidates will be expected to complete a written exercise at interview stage, the details of which would be provided upon invitation.
Sift and Interview Dates
Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 5th October 2026.
Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 19th October 2026 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.
Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)
We are a Disability Confident employer.
We apply a fair and proportionate interview process for all candidates. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to progress candidates who apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the required minimum selection criteria.
However, where high application volumes are received, progression to interview may be limited to those who best meet the role criteria. In these circumstances, the benchmark required to proceed to interview may be raised for all candidates.
How We Recruit
Find out more about our recruitment processes here.
- Applying
- Sifting
- Interview
- Interview Results & Feedback
- Reserve List
- Near Miss
- Civil Service Grades
- We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer
- Reasonable Adjustments
How To Apply
Find out everything you need to know before applying here.
You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.
- Security Clearance Requirements
- Civil Service Nationality Requirements
- Right to Work
- Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles
- CV Declaration
- Sponsorships
- Salary and Grade
- Existing Civil Servants
- Conflict of Interest
- Location and Flexible Working
- Fixed Term Contracts
- Internal Fraud Database
- Appeals and Complaints
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Security Clearance Requirements
National Office: BPSS + CTC
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Name: Brandon Gebka
Email: brandon.gebka@communities.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email: recruitment@communities.gov.uk
Further information
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- a procedural irregularity
- an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy
- exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day.
It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision.
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