Senior Government Engagement Advisor
Employer: Care Quality Commission
Location: Home-based OR office-based opportunity, flexible location. The role may require some travel to London, potentially at short notice.
Temporary: Fixed Term, Secondment opportunity up until October 2027. This post is currently advertised for 12 months due to time limited funding. Internal applicants must obtain written confirmation from their line manager, granting permission to be released from their current role, before applying for this opportunity.
Working hours: Full-time 37 hours per week or talk to us about compressed hours.
Salary: £42,044 (National) or £47,900 (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.
Closing date: Thursday 2 July 2026 at 11.59pm
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Make a differenceEvery role at CQC helps us make care better for people. If you’re looking for a role in government and stakeholder engagement with real purpose, this could be for you.As a Senior Government Engagement Advisor, you will play a key role in shaping how CQC works with government departments, leading high-profile engagement with civil servants and Ministers, particularly in relation to CQC’s work assessing local authorities, helping ensure CQC is open, clear and trusted, while building strong partnerships and confidently presenting our independent regulatory voice.
You will also play a key role in ensuring insight from government stakeholders is captured and used to inform CQC’s approach, helping us continuously improve how we regulate and support better care.
Bring your experience to a role in CQC that really makes a difference.
The role
You’ll play a key role byLeading day-to-day and strategic engagement with government teams, including senior civil servants and Ministers
Preparing clear, insightful briefings and providing strategic advice to senior leaders ahead of key engagements
Building strong, two-way relationships with government stakeholders, ensuring CQC’s priorities are understood and government perspectives are reflected in our work
Leading and coordinating responses to government requests, inquiries, and accountability processes
Monitoring external developments and translating insight into clear advice and action for colleagues across CQC
Show usWe’ll be looking for you to evidence the following skills, knowledge and experience:
Delivering engagement or communications work with senior stakeholders ideally within a government, parliamentary or health and care organisation context
Preparing and presenting clear briefings or strategic advice to senior leaders on complex or sensitive issues
Managing multiple priorities while maintaining high quality, accuracy and good judgement under pressureComplianceNote for internal candidates:This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying.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.
Next stepsIf you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job DescriptionThe Benefits
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 14% 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.
Equity for all
We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.
We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:
Age
Sex
Gender identity or expression
Sexual orientation
Religion or belief
Ethnicity
Disability
Values and vision
We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.
Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity – doing the right thing.
Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.
We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.
A Note on AI
AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:
AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.
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