QEII Relationship Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Property Team as QEII Relationship Manager. The role will strengthen engagement between MHCLG and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, supporting effective sponsorship, oversight and delivery against ministerial and departmental priorities.

The role is central to MHCLG’s oversight of QEII as an Arm’s Length Body and key partner in supporting the department’s priorities during this Parliament. This role provides strategic sponsorship and relationship management for the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (QEII), a government-owned commercial conference business, established in 1997 under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973, operating from Westminster on a self-financing basis while remaining part of central government. Conference Events Meetings Exhibition Venue Hire London - QEII Centre.

The postholder will lead MHCLG’s day-to-day sponsorship relationship with QEII, ensuring effective governance, proportionate assurance and robust performance oversight. They will operate with autonomy, exercise sound judgement on complex and sensitive issues, and provide clear advice to senior leaders and ministers.

Reporting to the Head of Property Strategy, the role sits within the wider MHCLG Property team. The Property team is a small, multi-disciplinary and multi-site team who work closely together to successfully manage a range of different streams of work. The postholder will work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes at pace.

• As the QEII Relationship Manager, you will provide leadership of the sponsorship function, setting direction for the relationship with QEII and ensuring the department has the right information, governance and assurance to support effective decision-making.
• Lead the department’s sponsorship relationship with QEII, setting direction, maintaining senior-level engagement and ensuring the relationship supports ministerial and departmental priorities.
• Provide strategic oversight and assurance of QEII performance, governance, risks and delivery against agreed objectives, using monthly and quarterly reviews to identify risks and opportunities, assess delivery, and escalate issues requiring senior attention.
• Lead departmental input into QEII’s annual Business Plan and public appointments to the QEII Board, working with Public Appointments, Private Office and senior stakeholders to deliver robust and timely outcomes.
• Provide high-quality advice, briefings and business cases for senior leaders and ministers, translating complex governance, commercial and performance issues into clear options and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain proportionate governance, assurance and programme management arrangements, including the sponsorship framework document and delegations agreed with HM Treasury.
• Act as the department’s main interface on QEII governance matters, engaging with QEII, the QEII Board secretariat, ARAC, the Remuneration Committee, ALB Governance, Finance, Legal, Commercial, policy and operational colleagues across QEII and MHCLG.
• Respond proactively to emerging issues, exercising judgement, managing risk, coordinating with the National Audit Office and bringing together the right stakeholders to resolve complex matters at pace.
• Provide constructive challenge on key ALB decisions, plans, performance, financial management and emerging risks, ensuring issues are identified early and addressed appropriately.
• Escalate significant risks and issues to the appropriate departmental governance and senior leadership forums, ensuring timely intervention where matters may have wider financial, reputational, operational or ministerial implications.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Application and Selection

The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles:

Behaviours , Experience , Strengths

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Stage 1: Sift (CV & Cover Letter)

Experience: To apply for this role, please provide a CV and short personal statement of no more than 500 words, setting out why you’re a good fit for the role and how you meet the essential criteria, drawing on relevant examples where possible.

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Stage 2: Interview

• Behaviours: Seeing the big picture, Delivering at Pace, Working Together, Changing & Improving.
• Strengths: The strength-based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.

Sift and Interview Dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 14/09.

Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 28/09 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change.

Disability Confident Scheme (DCS)

We are a Disability Confident employer.

We apply a fair and proportionate interview process for all candidates. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to progress candidates who apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the required minimum selection criteria.

However, where high application volumes are received, progression to interview may be limited to those who best meet the role criteria. In these circumstances, the benchmark required to proceed to interview may be raised for all candidates.

How We Recruit

Find out more about our recruitment processes here.

• Applying
• Sifting
• Interview
• Interview Results & Feedback
• Reserve List
• Near Miss
• Civil Service Grades
• We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer
• Reasonable Adjustments

How to Apply

Find out everything you need to know before applying here.

You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.

• Security Clearance Requirements
• Civil Service Nationality Requirements
• Right to Work
• Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles
• CV Declaration
• Sponsorships
• Salary and Grade
• Existing Civil Servants
• Conflict of Interest
• Location and Flexible Working
• Internal Fraud Database
• Appeals and Complaints
• Fixed Term Appointments for:
• External Candidates
• Existing Civil Servants (Including Loans)
• Secondments
• MHCLG employees

Security Clearance Requirements

National Office: BPSS

London Office: BPSS + CTC

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.