Head of UK Government Relations and Public Policy

Job Description

Job title: Head of UK Government Relations and Public Policy

Company: Trainline

Job description: Company Description

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Our purpose is our momentum. It makes us feel good because we know we’re doing good. As we lead the way to a greener future, we do it together. We’re all about connections – with each other, with our customers and with the world. Just as our platform brings the world together, it’s our ambition that connects us. We motivate each other to go beyond our limits, to experiment, to fail and to always grow.

With over 110 million visits every month to our platform and £4.3 billion in net ticket sales, we’re always innovating and making moves towards our final destination – a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.

And we couldn’t do any of it without our incredible people driving us forward. Today, we’re a FTSE 250 company that’s proudly home to more than 1000 Trainliners from over 60 nationalities across offices in London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid and Brussels. It’s this diversity that energises us and makes us stronger, helping us to achieve amazing things.

With our sights firmly set on further European growth, there is no better time to jump on board this high-speed train and be part of our continued success.

Job Description

As Head of UK Government Relations and Public Policy, you’ll be responsible for strengthening Trainline’s voice and reputation in support of our aggressive growth plans. Reporting to our Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, you will be responsible for moving perception with key government, political and public policy audiences.

In a period of major change in UK rail and the technology underpinning it, your team will be supported by our award winning Legal, Comms and Industry Relations functions to influence debates and unlock commercial opportunities. You will deliver counsel at senior levels of the business and help drive our external public policy agenda.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing an advocacy strategy for Trainline across key stakeholder audiences. Working closely with Industry Relations team to support on industry audience engagement.
• Building a distinctive position on key public policy issues as they relate to Trainline’s commercial interests.
• Providing senior counsel on political and policy issues and integrating counsel through the organisation at appropriate levels.
• Growing and developing the Government Relations team within the Corporate Affairs function which also includes our Industry and Communications teams
• Developing an alliance-based model with sector and broader industry to jointly campaign on areas of common interest.
• Identifying and establishing a network of political and wider policy making community supporters for Trainline.
• Providing internal counsel to Brand, Product, Tech and Data teams on interaction with government, political and policy community.

This is a career defining role for someone passionate about policy, public affairs and technology and the difference transport tech can make to customers, industry and the wider green agenda. You will play a key part in helping tell the story of a product that is changing the way we travel by inspiring millions of people to make more environmentally sustainable travel choices every day.

Qualifications

We’re looking for creative big thinkers with small egos to achieve our ambitious plans. You’ll have deep experience in government relations and policy with a proven network of personal contacts within Westminster and beyond, with an impressive track record of influencing policy and political debate. You’ll be used to working in a fast-paced environment ideally within Tech, Travel, Mobility or a broader regulated environment, and will know how to take an innovative, integrated approach to strategic policy execution.

Key attributes should include:

• Highly driven and ambitious, comfortable working within disruptive organisations seeking rapid growth, opening markets and challenging incumbents.
• Proven ability to operate at a senior level internally, comfortable advising at exec levels of organisations.
• Deep track record in engaging senior political, regulatory, media and commercial audiences.
• Confident with commercial acumen and budget responsibility. Experienced in opening markets or launching offerings or new products in a high scrutiny sector.
• Understanding of data-led organisations and putting audience analysis to effect in external communications.
• Skilled influencer and story-teller with seniors, peer group and junior colleagues.
• Understanding and aptitude in broader corporate communication, financial communications, reputation management and crisis communication.

Additional Information

Why should you jump on board?

We pay special attention to learning and development and organise quarterly company learning days as well as offering a learning budget that can be put towards resources of your choice. We will cover the costs of your professional subscriptions and give you access to our very own learning platform.

At Trainline, we care about the wellness of our employees. We host puppy therapy sessions, in-office yoga and run Mental Health First Aider training courses as well as having an Employee Assistance Program as one of our many company benefits.

We regularly throw fun social events such pub quizzes, karaoke nights and our large-scale Summer and Winter Festivals every year. Additionally, we love hosting meetups in our amazing event spaces and having the opportunity to support internal and external community groups.

We also hold companywide hackathons and our annual Trainline Tech Summit, which provides Trainliners with an opportunity to stand up and share their story, learnings, or new skills with their colleagues in a safe environment.

Our flexi-first approach

We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible workforce. Our flexi-first approach outlines our commitment to a hybrid way of working and our expectations of Trainliners. A key part of what makes Trainline special is our people and the value we get from the buzz and energy of our workplaces, and that’s why we’re proud to offer the best of both worlds. In practice this means in-office attendance at least 40% of the time over a 12-week period for all Trainliners. These in-office days are typically team led to help us connect, collaborate and create together.

Our Values

Think Big – We’re building the future of rail

Own It – We care about every customer, partner and journey

Do Good – We make a positive impact

Travel Together – We’re one team

Interested in finding out more about what it’s like to work at Trainline? Why not check out what our employees say about us on ? You can also find out more information by following us on or our ‘Life at Trainline’ account.

We value open expression at Trainline, we believe it’s the diversity of experience, backgrounds and perspectives of our employees that makes us who we are. We encourage everybody to play a part in changing the way people travel across the world.

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Location: London

Job date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:55:22 GMT

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