The Conservative Party is seeking an ambitious, highly organised and politically astute individual to co-ordinate the Party's engagement with the business community. This role will be responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive programme of business relations, building and maintaining a nationwide network of business contacts and supporting campaigns that strengthen relationships between the Party and businesses of all sizes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of a robust business contact database and CRM strategy, ensuring structured and effective communication between the Shadow Cabinet, MPs and senior Party stakeholders and business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Success is making good use of senior Party individuals time, ensuring that the Party remains engaged with the issues facing the business community and that business perspectives help inform policy development.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially aware professional with exceptional stakeholder management skills, strong campaign delivery experience and the ability to efficiently co-ordinate relationships at the highest levels.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage CRM processes and a data management systems to support a structured, targeted and effective business engagement programme.
- Build and continually expand a comprehensive database of business contacts across the UK, including business leaders, entrepreneurs, employers, trade associations and sector organisations.
- Design, deliver and evaluate strategic business engagement campaigns that strengthen relationships between the Party and the business community, supporting the Party's wider political and organisational objectives.
- Identify opportunities to establish new contacts and develop relationships with influential business leaders and organisations throughout the UK.
- Arrange contact between members of the Shadow Cabinet, MPs and the business community, facilitating introductions, meetings and ongoing engagement with key stakeholders.
- Coordinate and manage engagement opportunities for Shadow Ministers with businesses across the country, ensuring productive relationships are established and maintained.
- Plan and deliver a programme of business engagement events, including roundtables, networking events, sector forums and regional business visits.
- Lead the organisation of flagship business engagement activity at Party Conference, including Business Day, Small Business Day and other strategic events.
- Develop and oversee a structured communications programme for business stakeholders, ensuring timely, relevant and targeted engagement through CRM and other communication channels.
- Monitor, analyse and report on engagement activity, campaign performance and stakeholder interactions, using data and insights to continually improve effectiveness.
- Support informed and constructive dialogue between the Party and the business community, helping to ensure that business perspectives are understood and reflected in policy discussions where appropriate.
