Entity:

Gas & Low Carbon Energy

Job Family Group:

Communications & External Affairs Group

Job Description:

At bp, we are seeking a Policy & Advocacy Communications Manager who will be a part of our US communications team in the US Communications & External Affairs (C&EA) organization. 

This leadership role on the advocacy communications team will be based in Washington, DC, and will lead bp’s integrated policy and advocacy communications strategy, including:   

• Developing advocacy campaigns that advance bp’s US policy objectives at the federal, state and international levels.   

• Running license-to-operate and trust-building campaigns that reinforce bp’s role as a responsible operator, employer and energy partner.   

• Crafting high-impact content and materials that articulate bp's positions to policy-focused audiences.

It serves as a proactive, engaged integrator between the communications, federal, state and international affairs teams, strategically aligning efforts to advance bp’s policy priorities, and protect and enhance bp’s reputation with the audiences who influence our business. 

What you will deliver:

Translate bp’s complex US policy priorities into compelling narratives that drive understanding, support and influence across federal and state audiences, including: 

• Leading communications for bp’s integrated advocacy campaigns that advance our policy objectives. 

• Collaborating across federal, policy, media and digital teams to build how bp’s positions are perceived by policymakers and stakeholders. 

• Developing campaign strategies and KPIs that effectively measure advocacy impact. 

• Equipping spokespeople and trade associations with clear, aligned advocacy messaging and materials. 

Build proactive campaigns and response strategies that reinforce bp’s role as a responsible operator, employer and energy partner, including: 

• Leading license-to-operate and reputation-building campaigns at regional and site levels. 

• Monitoring policy, media and social sentiment to identify and handle emerging risks; lead proactive or reactive communications interventions as the need arises, working with other C&EA teams. 

• Collaborating with site-based C&EA teams to integrate community engagement, sponsorships and local storytelling to highlight bp’s investments in America and demonstrate bp’s social value.   

• Working strategically with the media relations and digital communications teams to amplify bp’s position on key advocacy and reputation issues. 

Unify bp’s US messaging around policy, business performance and social impact across all audiences and platforms, including: 

• Leading bp’s advocacy and reputation messaging, ensuring consistency across C&EA, businesses and trade associations.  

• Leading the production of high-impact content and collateral that connect bp’s policy positions with its operational and societal footprint, 

• Developing international and site-level communications to ensure alignment between US and global narratives.

• Collaborating with the digital communications team to track narrative penetration, message consistency and stakeholder resonance through regular insights and reporting to leadership. 

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, political science or related field.

• Confirmed experience in critical communications, public affairs or advocacy within corporate, government or agency environments.

• Confirmed ability to develop and complete coordinated advocacy campaigns and reputation strategies.

• Strong understanding of US energy policy landscape and regulatory environment.

• Critical thinking and ability to connect policy priorities with business objectives.

• Outstanding writing and storytelling skills for policy-focused audiences.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

• Professional track record in a large organization and evidence of leading projects from concept to completion using a number of tools and solutions.

• Excellent coordination, communication, project management and networking skills; proven analytical, problem-solving and budget management skills.

• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience in the energy industry, especially oil and gas. 

• Results-oriented with ability to prioritize under pressure.

• Proactive and forward-thinking.

• Collaborative mentality – a natural ability to work across businesses and through various teams within C&EA.

• Consistently meets high standard of quality, performance, and productivity.

• Produce desired results in a timely and highly proficient manner without supervision.

• Seeks additional responsibilities and uses innovation to improve job knowledge and procedures.

How much do we pay (Base Pay)? ($141,000 - $215,000) *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full times employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.  You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at benefits@bp . Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.  

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits may include a pension for eligible employees.  

As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability.  You may learn more about our generous benefits at benefits@bp .

Why bp?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity! We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. We offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life, including flexible working options and paid parental leave policy, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Advocacy, Advocacy, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Brand visual standards, Business Acumen, Campaigning, Channel Management, Coaching, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Content Design, Creating and measuring impact, Crisis Communications, Digital Communication, Digital Fluency, Employee Engagement, Influencing, Issues and Policy Management, Listening, Market Trends, Performance Consulting, Presenting, Stakeholder Engagement {+ 1 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.