Associate Director - Public Affairs

The Associate Director - Public Affairs will need:

Client and account management

• Provide senior counsel and strategic advice on client accounts, including regular client contact and directing and contributing to the work of account teams
• Deliver expert advice in person to senior people across a range of industries
• Manage and conduct research and analysis on political and policy issues relevant to clients
• Provide clients with political/media intelligence and insight, highlighting any implications for the client's business
• Secure high-quality media coverage for client campaigns and reports

Expertise

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the political, business and media environment in general, with provable expertise in one or more areas relevant to clients
• Present to clients and external audiences and develop an external profile
• Write to a high standard for external publication, including reports, press releases, op-eds and blog posts
• Maintain and grow an active network of business, political and/or media contacts

New business

• Help to retain and further develop commercial activities with existing clients and where possible introduce the company to new business leads
• Contribute to new business activities including networking and pursuing leads and managing pitch processes
• Contribute to marketing activities

Team management

• Support more junior members of the team, including through line management and reviewing and feeding back on their work, as well as providing coaching and support across account teams