Stakeholder Engagement Officer in Cardiff

We have an exciting opportunity for a Stakeholder Engagement Officer on a three month fixed term contract to play a key role in delivering one of our major corporate priorities.

At the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), our purpose is to drive confidence and trust in legal services. We regulate over 200,000 solicitors and 9,400 law firms across England and Wales, making sure professional standards remain high and that the public is protected.

High Volume Consumer Claims (HVCC) are a rapidly evolving area of the legal sector. As we deliver our innovative multiyear programme of work in this space, we are recruiting a Stakeholder Engagement Officer to support its programme of proactive strategic engagement with the SRA's key stakeholders.

This role will have particular emphasis on preparing high quality briefings for senior level staff, and raising the SRA's profile and reputation, by developing strategies and plans to maintain productive relationships with the legal profession and other key stakeholders and interest groups, including consumer bodies. This is a high-profile area of work, offering the chance to influence understanding across the sector and support the delivery of one of our most significant corporate programmes.

What's in it for you:

• Play a managing role in stakeholder engagement for a major regulatory project
• Work closely with colleagues across consumer policy, external communications and public affairs
• Develop and manage a bank of reusable briefing content to support effective stakeholder management, including for the SRA's Chair, Chief Executive and members of the Senior Management Team
• Coordinate a programme of speaking engagements and exhibition opportunities for the SRA
• Help us innovate and refine how we communicate complex regulatory changes
• Gain exposure at senior levels and contribute to work with national visibility

What we're looking for:

• Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management, with an understanding of the importance of taking a strategic, intelligent-led and user focused approach.
• Significant experience of working at a senior/project management level
• Ability and experience of working alongside policy colleagues to manage, shape and deliver content designed for a professional audience
• Proven ability to quickly understand and interrogate policy positions and documents, in order to provide succinct and impactful briefings, presentations and communications support products in a timely manner
• Understanding and ability to plan, manage and co-ordinate stakeholder outreach programmes across a range of external organisations and audiences, delivered through a combination of direct and indirect engagements face-to-face, or online.

Useful and additional information:

There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website. We are recruiting for this role in our Birmingham, Cardiff, and London offices. You will be based in the office nearest to your location, with the expectation of working 1-2 days a week in the office and the remainder of the week from home. Some travel will be required to the SRA's other offices (usually to our Birmingham office), or for meetings with stakeholders or attendance at events.

Interviews will take place 2 and 3 July 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact us via our website.

To apply, please click 'apply' to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the essential criteria listed under the 'what we are looking for' section above. To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages. Closing date for applications is 24 June 2026 at 23:55. Due to the requirements of this role, we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please only apply if you can meet this requirement.