Senior Responsibility & Policy Manager

Function: Corporate Affairs
Location: London (Oxford Circus) Hybrid- a mix of office & home working
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 base depending on experience + performance bonus + plus 15% of base salary as a benefits allowance plus full benefits listed below.

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 15th August 2025. Please note that we may close vacancies early when we receive significant numbers of applications.

As the nation’s leading pub, cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we’re looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future.

We’re looking for someone who’s as ready to evolve for the future as we are. If you’re ready to brew a new career, apply for our Senior Responsibility & Policy Manager role today.

“We have long been known for leading the way in Responsibility. In this role, you’ll get the chance to bring it to life for our stakeholders and customers.” Guy, Hiring Manager

About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Responsibility & Policy Manager to drive HEINEKEN UK’s responsibility agenda and strengthen our reputation with key external stakeholders. Reporting to the Head of Public Affairs & Responsibility, this role plays a key role within our Corporate Affairs team, shaping policy, leading inspiring responsibility campaigns, and representing HEINEKEN in the public policy arena.

This role protects our licence to operate and promotes our freedom to grow through:

Responsibility leadership: create and deliver HEINEKEN UK’s Responsibility strategy, activating campaigns that make moderation aspirational, reduce harmful consumption, and highlight our leadership in Low & No alcohol. Public policy influence: monitor UK and international policy developments (duty, labelling, health policy, minimum unit pricing), advise the business on risks and opportunities, and help shape the regulatory environment. External engagement: represent HEINEKEN UK with politicians, regulators, and industry bodies (e.g. Portman Group, Drinkaware, IARD, WBA), building strong advocates for our business and category. Thought leadership: deliver programmes and partnerships that position HEINEKEN as a positive force in society, including charitable initiatives addressing harmful consumption and data-led evidence for beer and cider differentiation. Internal mobilisation: engage colleagues and commercial teams with responsibility campaigns, develop tools and content for customers and licensees, and lead cross-functional teams on policy topics.

You’ll also lead horizon scanning, maintain risk registers and policy matrices, and ensure our leadership team is prepared to respond proactively to emerging public policy and media issues.

Who we’re looking for

Minimum 3 years’ experience in Corporate Affairs, Public Policy, or a related business role. Proven ability to plan, design, and deliver projects that achieve key business or policy outcomes. Experience engaging senior internal and external stakeholders, including public bodies or politicians. Strong communication and storytelling skills – able to translate complex policy into clear, actionable messages. Project management experience and the ability to work across multiple functions. Knowledge of current public policy issues affecting alcohol or consumer goods is desirable. Experience in leading partnerships and delivering long-term public affairs or responsibility programmes is a plus.

This is a highly visible role in a challenging and fast-changing environment. You’ll need to be proactive, influential, and credible, with the patience and skill to build trusted relationships with stakeholders who may be cautious about aligning with big business or the alcohol industry.

If you’re ready to lead responsibility and policy work that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Benefits
As part of the team, along with your salary, you’ll also receive;

Discretionary Annual bonus Benefits Allowance (15% of base salary) Company-funded Private Medical Healthcare Double matched pension (up to 10%) 35 days holiday A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers! (Low and no alcohol options available) Comprehensive Opportunities to develop.
 

You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks, where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

Our ways of working 
Heineken’s Global Purpose is to “brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world”, and to fulfil this, we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating face-to-face when we can.  To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of the colleague’s choice.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! Together with your application, please provide a cover letter outlining why we should want to meet you and what you would bring to HEINEKEN. We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

Who we are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK.

There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us and brew a better career.