Engagement Business Lead

Role title: Engagement Business Lead

TPR grade & pay group: Core Grade 5

Directorate: Market Oversight

Salary: 75,099 Per Annum

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Brighton/hybrid 6 days per month in the office

The role and responsibilities

As Engagement Lead, you will play a key role in helping The Pensions Regulator deliver its corporate strategy and support a pensions system that is resilient, sustainable and focused on member outcomes. Working closely with colleagues across Marketing and Engagement, Public Affairs and the wider organisation, you will shape how we engage with the pensions industry at a time of significant reform and change. You will lead our stakeholder engagement function, ensuring engagement activity is focused on the areas where it can make the greatest difference and supports TPR's strategic priorities. The role brings together stakeholder engagement, communications and insight, creating opportunities for meaningful dialogue with industry partners and helping us better understand the needs and perspectives of our audiences. Through leadership of a specialist team, you will build strong relationships across the market, develop effective engagement approaches and ensure stakeholder insight informs decision-making. Your work will contribute directly to improved outcomes for pension savers and help shape how TPR works with the industry to deliver positive change.

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Enjoys building productive relationships and bringing people together around shared goals.
• Is motivated by contributing to positive outcomes for pension savers and the wider pensions landscape.
• Likes working collaboratively across different teams, disciplines and stakeholder groups.
• Values using evidence, insight and feedback to improve decision-making and delivery.
• Enjoys leading others, developing capability and creating clarity during periods of change.

The role criteria

• Significant senior-level experience in corporate stakeholder engagement within a complex, high-stakes environment.
• Experience of working with very senior stakeholders and collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to influence, challenge constructively and negotiate priorities and trade-offs.
• Leadership experience with the judgement to provide direction and clarity through ambiguity and change.
• Ability to understand and navigate complex organisational, regulatory or reform environments.
• Experience of translating organisational objectives into clear engagement strategies and delivery plans.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages for different audiences and explain complex issues clearly.
• Ability to build alignment and effective working relationships with senior stakeholders, including where there is no direct reporting relationship