End Date Tuesday 24 November 2026 Salary Range £0 - £0 We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: Head of Strategic Engagement - Sustainability SALARY: Regional £106, 565 - £125, 370 | London £126, 523 - £148, 850 LOCATION(S): London, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Help shape how one of the UK’s largest financial services organisations engages, influences and builds partnerships on sustainability. About the opportunity Group Sustainable Business enables the Group to deliver on its purpose of Helping Britain Prosper by working across the organisation to unlock sustainable growth for our customers, colleagues and communities. As Head of Strategic Engagement, you’ll translate the Group’s purpose and sustainability strategy into a coherent approach to market influence, senior stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships. Sitting at the intersection of strategy, partnerships and relationships, you’ll build an AI-enabled intelligence capability, develop a high-value ecosystem of partners and act as a trusted strategic adviser to senior sustainability leaders. A senior, market-facing role developed for someone who can find opportunities, build influential relationships and turn complex external developments into clear choices and action. Success will be measured by stronger market positioning, better-informed decisions and partnerships that create tangible strategic and commercial value. What you’ll be doing: Developing and collaborating on the Group’s strategic engagement approach across our purpose ambitions, including working with internal specialist teams to support policy work and investor engagement, and developing plans for priority stakeholders across NGOs, industry leaders, innovators, customers, media and external platforms. Advising executive leaders and influencing Board, C-suite and senior industry audiences through clear, credible communication and compelling narratives and materials, while ensuring senior engagement commitments are owned and progressed. Owning and strengthening the Group’s partnership ecosystem, prioritising memberships and partnerships, developing relationships with innovators, universities, accelerators and venture partners, and translating these into strategic, commercial and customer value. Using the Group’s convening power to build coalitions and create visible market moments on issues where it can make a distinctive difference. Building an AI-enabled horizon-scanning and intelligence capability, bringing together policy, investor, competitor, research, geopolitical, social, technology and climate developments to provide senior leaders with concise, decision-ready insight and recommended responses. Measuring and continuously improving impact, using evidence on influence, relationships, stakeholder understanding and market position to focus investment, simplify activity and champion an outward-looking, collaborative and innovative culture. Why join us? If you think all banks are the same, you’re wrong. We’re a pioneering, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. If you’re looking for a role where you can influence at the highest levels, build partnerships that matter and do some of the best work of your career, you’ve just found it! What we’re looking for: Significant experience in a senior strategy, stakeholder engagement, partnerships, corporate affairs or Chief of Staff role, ideally within financial services, consulting or another complex, regulated organisation. A strong track record of building senior external relationships, influencing without authority and converting engagement into measurable strategic value. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the judgement and presence to synthesise complex information into clear advice, narratives and materials for Board, executive and external audiences. An entrepreneurial, self-starting approach, with the ability to identify opportunities, build from a standing start, navigate ambiguity and focus on the activity that creates the greatest value. A strong understanding of sustainability, purpose-led business and the transition finance agenda, together with confidence using AI and data responsibly to strengthen intelligence, productivity and decision-making. Exposure to innovation ecosystems, venture, scale-ups or technology partnerships would be an advantage. This is a place for you! Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package and establish a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and have a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance-related bonus Share schemes, including free shares Flexible benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Join us and help shape the relationships, insight and partnerships that strengthen Lloyds Banking Group’s sustainability impact and market position. #LI-II1 At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers. Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future. Should you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at: [email protected] For more Flexible Working Options please use the free text search, e.g. job sharing, variable hours, to identify relevant matches.

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