Senior Stakeholder Relations Officer

Grade C: £34,890 (National) or £40,746 (London – for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – please note this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours
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Full-time 37 hours per week or talk to us about compressed hours.

Contract Type
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Fixed Term/ Secondment opportunity until 31/03/2027 (maternity cover).

Location: Home-based OR office-based opportunity, flexible location. You can also opt for hybrid working (3 office days and 2 days a week from home). CQC’s offices are in London, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham and Bristol

Closing Date: Tuesday 25 August 2026 m

Every role at CQC helps us improve health and social care for people across England. If you're looking for a role in communications and engagement that offers real purpose, this could be the opportunity for you.

As a Senior Stakeholder Relations Officer, you'll be part of our Stakeholder, Parliament and Government Team, helping to build strong relationships with national organisations and partners. Your work will support openness, collaboration and accountability, while ensuring CQC stays connected to the people and organisations that shape the health and social care landscape.

• Worked closely with senior colleagues and their offices to understand their briefing and meeting requirements.
• Worked with colleagues and external partners to strengthen how CQC listens to stakeholder views, helping ensure national organisations and the communities they represent have a voice in our work.
• Led a national stakeholder forum ensuring we hear first hand views on our rebuilding and thematic work.
• Gathered and analysed insight from stakeholder organisations to help CQC better understand emerging issues across health and social care and inform future regulatory approaches.
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• Preparing briefing materials and providing engagement support for senior leaders attending external meetings and events.
• Building and maintaining relationships with national stakeholder organisations across health, social care and partner sectors.
• Sharing regulatory updates, key messages and organisational developments with stakeholder networks.
• Monitoring developments across the external environment and keeping colleagues informed about issues that may affect CQC's work.
• Measuring and reporting on stakeholder engagement activity to support continuous improvement and effective partnership working

• Experience planning and delivering stakeholder engagement activities within a public sector, healthcare, public affairs or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience building productive relationships with external organisations and using those relationships to share information, gain insight or support organisational objectives.
• Experience turning complex information, policy updates or technical content into clear briefings, recommendations or messages for senior leaders and external audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and at a senior level.

To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 23.7% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

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