Our role is to develop and advance BT's positions on public policy issues of key customer, commercial, financial and regulatory importance with political stakeholders across the globe - from Whitehall, Westminster and the UK's devolved administrations, to Brussels, Washington DC and beyond.
In this role you will be responsible for executing and developing BT's strategy to inform the EU policies, regulation and trade deals that affect BT. As a UK-headquartered global company with a major EU presence, that means operating differently, in the new post-Brexit environment. And it means covering anything from competition in digital markets to UK/EU data flows, online harms to net neutrality, mobile roaming to R&D support, AI regulation to tech sovereignty.
Do this well and you'll build BT's reputation and relevance with business associations and EU policymakers - while advancing BT's commercial interests and business objectives, building value in the company.
You'll have the following responsibilities:
- Develop BT's policy positions at EU level, playing an important role in prioritising and shaping BT's approach to EU debates, in close co-ordination with BT customer-facing units as well as technology, legal, regulatory and strategy teams;
- Advocate BT's interests through high quality inputs to EU political stakeholders (consultation responses, briefing notes, presentations etc) and business associations / partners;
- Manage BT Group's engagement with EU policymakers and relevant EU, UK and global business associations; building our reputation and relevance through campaigns and tactical alliances; leading day-to-day engagement with the EU institutions and policymakers, business associations and think tanks, as well as UK stakeholders who focus on the EU;
- Be responsible for policy and political horizon-scanning - providing an early-warning system for EU policy risks and opportunities, including where these may cross-fertilise with other UK and global policy initiatives;
- Provide expert and timely support and advice to the wider business - particularly BT Global - on key political developments and respond quickly to fast-changing priorities and enquiries from EU stakeholders.
You'll have the following skills & experience
- Communication, including public advocacy - able to engage in public debate and argument as an ambassador for BT;
- Influencing and negotiating - able to build effective networks with the company and across the industry and political spectrum;
- Political strategy - including tactical campaign planning;
- Policy analysis and policy-making - able to understand and unpick complex policy and technical issues;
- Business development - using political networks and insight to help development of commercial strategies and opportunities.
Benefits
- 15% on target bonus;
- Car allowance;
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays);
- Generous Pension Scheme;
- BT Share Plan;
- Discounted BT products including TV, Mobile and Broadband;
- Flexible working arrangements.
About BT
BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here.
We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.