Key Details
JOB TITLE: External Engagement Manager, Group Sustainable Business
SALARY: as per pay range
LOCATION(S): Leeds, Wellington Place
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S): Bristol Harbourside, Edinburgh
HOURS: Full time 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least
two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
About this Opportunity
Join us as an External Engagement Manager and help shape the future of sustainability. You’ll lead strategic engagement across major UK and global events, build influential relationships, and bring external insights to guide our Group’s sustainability agenda—all while inspiring action and driving real-world impact.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.
On a day-to-day basis you’ll be:
Making recommendations on, co-ordinating, and managing the Group’s representation and participation at major UK and global sustainability events e.g. United Nations Conference of the Parties and London Climate Action Week
Working closely with partner functions across the organisation as well as third parties, you’ll prepare briefings and speaker notes for Senior Executives ahead of meetings and events
Co-ordinating and drafting of Group-led external consultation responses
Finding opportunities to maximise value for the Group and its business objectives through active engagement with key external organisational memberships
Identifying appropriate external opportunities to build the Group’s reputation and demonstrate its commitment and actions with regards to environmental and social sustainability e.g. industry awards
Managing responses to Executive level correspondence relating to environmental and social sustainability matters
What you’ll need:
Strong knowledge of environmental and social sustainability.
Excellent communication skills, written and oral, with the ability to convey complex subjects simply, adapting your style and approach based on the audience.
Ability to build and develop strong and positive relationships internally and externally.
Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of people to deliver initiatives for mutual benefit.
Critical thinking, where you use information, logic and creative thinking to support the identification of solutions and decision making.
Attention to detail.
We’re looking for someone who is self-motivated and can learn quickly, as you’ll be expected to continue to build upon your knowledge at pace in the role.
To hear more about the role please join David Thomas on 31 July for a role information chat. Please contact David Thomas (David.thomas3@lloydsbanking.com) for the details.
About working for us
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance-related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
