Please ignore the application deadline advertised on the website - initial deadline for applications is Friday 24th April. At Smart Energy GB, we aim to engage and communicate with our diverse nation about the smart meter rollout across England, Scotland, and Wales. We are an independent organisation set up by the government to deliver the national public engagement campaign, raise awareness of smart meters and drive adoption of this technology in everyone's homes. Smart meters are essential building blocks in the creation of a cleaner, greener energy system for the future. We are looking for a detail‑orientated and organised Public Affairs Officer, with the ability to produce high‑quality written materials that require minimal revision and are aligned with SEGB’s tone and quality standards, and with excellent communication skills, to join our team in our London office! Working within our Corporate Affairs team, you’ll be working on public affairs projects across England, Scotland and Wales to inform opinion‑formers in politics and third, public and private sectors, and persuade them to advocate for the benefits of smart meters. You will help to deliver a dynamic programme of innovative communications, events and materials which will bring the importance of smart meters to life, galvanise support and get opinion‑formers across the country behind smart meters. Key tasks / responsibilities

Support the Corporate Affairs team to create and deliver campaigns that build stakeholder support for the smart meter rollout and protect SEGB’s reputation Draft and deliver accurate, audience‑appropriate written materials suitable for political and stakeholder audiences (including letters, briefings, summaries, e‑newsletters, videos and campaigns) that usually require minimum review before sign‑off Undertake meetings with external organisations and parliamentarians Prepare clear briefing materials and relevant notes for internal and external meetings. Ensure timely communication and delivery of follow‑up actions and maintain positive stakeholder relationships Work with the Public Affairs Managers to develop materials, assets and events for a range of public affairs audiences on key areas of interest for SEGB. This will include our private renters, local and microbusiness activity Attend and represent Smart Energy GB at third‑party events for political and stakeholder audiences across Great Britain Coordinate with the Committees, All‑Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) and Cross‑Party Groups (CPGs) Smart Energy GB participate in, and monitor for any new APPGs/CPGs which we should be engaged with Keep abreast of relevant public affairs developments, alerting colleagues of relevant developments. Provide concise, timely and accurate analysis of political and sector activity, including regular written summaries that prioritise relevance and clearly set out implications for SEGB’s work and audiences Provide support to SEGB team members speaking at external events and conferences, supporting development of speeches, presentations and briefings where necessary. Proactively identify and suggest speaking opportunities for colleagues at all levels Assist the Public Affairs Manager with the management of our external political monitoring service, including ensuring that team members are receiving appropriate updates and participating in any reviews of the service Work closely with colleagues within Corporate Affairs, and across SEGB, to ensure co‑ordination of outreach and messages for GB‑wide political audiences. Co‑ordinate the responses meetings for SEGB, which supports joint organisation‑wide responses on issues around the rollout Lead on the day‑to‑day organisation and administration that supports the smooth running of the Policy and Public Affairs function, including but not limited to:

Invoices and POs Travel and accommodation bookings Organising Policy and Public Affairs folder on SEGB cloud storage programme

Provide support to the Policy team as needed, including attending and providing written updates for events/webinars, drafting report summaries, general admin and other ad hoc tasks as required

Skills, experience and competencies Essential

Ability to produce high‑quality written materials that require minimal revision and are aligned with SEGB’s tone and quality standards Excellent communication skills (verbal/writing) Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency and quality control across all drafted materials, including political briefings, communications and stakeholder outputs Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and take a proactive, self‑directed approach to delivering work, including balancing competing deadlines across political monitoring, stakeholder communications and events and other activity Appreciate the diversity of the people and communities of Great Britain and embrace this diversity in your approach to work

Desirable

Experience of public affairs project delivery Good knowledge of the workings and dynamics of the UK Parliament and Whitehall departments Good knowledge of public sector stakeholder channels Commitment to own professional development and seeking out best practice from other organisations Appreciation of the objectives and activities of Smart Energy GB

To apply for the role Please click 'apply' to be redirected to our careers page to submit your application. You will also see more information on who Smart Energy GB are and the benefits we offer to our employees. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email iwanttojoin@smartenergygb.org. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. An audio/visual version is also available upon request. Diversity Smart Energy GB is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We use data to measure the effectiveness of our attraction and selection methods to ensure that they are fair and equitable and that opportunities at Smart Energy GB are accessible to people from all backgrounds. We actively encourage applications from currently under‑represented groups. We have identified ethnic minority, lower socioeconomic backgrounds, disability and gender as the key areas we would like to focus our recruitment efforts. What do we do to promote diversity and inclusion at Smart Energy GB? Every person who applies for a role at Smart Energy GB is asked to complete a diversity questionnaire and they are asked whether or not they consent to their diversity data being taken into consideration at the shortlisting stage. 1. Rooney Rule We are building a team that is able to understand the needs of and effectively communicate with the whole of our diverse nation. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the wider population, in terms of the representation of people from ethnic minority and lower socioeconomic backgrounds. If consent is given, of the candidates who meet the essential selection criteria for the role and who are from ethnic minority or lower socio‑economic backgrounds, at least one will be shortlisted for the next stage in the recruitment process, which is usually an interview. 2. Disability All disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job as set out in the job description will be guaranteed an interview if consent is given for this data to be considered at the shortlisting stage. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make our interview process or working environment more inclusive and to meet your particular needs. Our offices have full wheelchair access. #J-18808-Ljbffr