We are looking a Government and Political Affairs Lead ready to shape strategy, build influence, and travel across our sites in Nottingham, Solihull and London and beyond, to connect with key stakeholders
Join E.ON UK as our Government and Political Affairs Lead and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy policy. You will lead our engagement with political stakeholders across Westminster, devolved governments and regional leadership, building trusted relationships with Ministers, Members of Parliament and senior advisers.You will also lead a small team of dedicated Policy Advisors, providing guidance, mentoring and setting a clear direction This senior role comes with a company car allowance, private medical cover, and other outstanding benefits, reflecting the responsibility and impact of the position. Acting as a strategic advocate for E.ON, you’ll influence the policy and investment frameworks needed to accelerate the UK’s energy transition, support economic growth and ensure energy remains affordable. This is a rare opportunity to operate at the intersection of business, government and public impact.
As Government and Political Affairs Lead at E.ON UK, you will play a central role in shaping our engagement with political stakeholders and influencing the policy environment for the energy transition. This is a senior, high-profile role requiring strong judgement, credibility and the ability to operate effectively at the intersection of business and government.
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and executing a comprehensive government and political affairs strategy across Westminster, devolved governments and regional leadership
Building high-impact relationships with Ministers, MPs, Peers, Special Advisers and senior political stakeholders
Leading parliamentary engagement activity, including Select Committees, All-Party Parliamentary Groups and political events
Delivering strategic advocacy and lobbying campaigns aligned to key policy and investment priorities
Monitoring and interpreting political developments, providing insight and advice to senior leadership on risks and opportunities
Preparing senior executives for ministerial meetings, parliamentary appearances and major stakeholder engagements
Working collaboratively across communications, policy and regulatory functions to ensure a consistent and effective external voice
Reference no.: 243510Closing date: 31/03/2026 Salary: circa 80k
For more information about the role please contact Sophie.saunders@eoenergy.com.
E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.
We are one of Europe's largest energy companies with the business areas of energy networks, energy infrastructure solutions and energy sales. It’s on us to make new energy work, and we are actively leading energy’s future – putting our customers first and delivering innovative solutions that help advance the energy transition. With our 1.6 million kilometre-long energy distribution grid and around 47 million customers, we are playing a leading role in shaping a green, digital, and decentralised energy world and are investing massively to meet the rapidly growing demand for energy infrastructure.
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