Account Director, Public Affairs

The Role

As an Account Director you will play a senior role in the delivery of our work. You’ll lead client accounts, oversee strategy, manage teams and be a trusted advisor to businesses, leaders and political stakeholders. You’ll bring expertise in both public affairs and corporate communications, understanding how to build and grow our client base and national government relationships. You will contribute to the team’s business development activities working closely with the director for public affairs.

You’ll be a key part of our leadership team, responsible for delivering results, mentoring colleagues and driving business development. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference.

Ideally you will have previous agency experience and a deep understanding of the UK political landscape, communications and media. You will have a degree level qualification in a relevant subject such as politics, communications, journalism or public relations or in-depth knowledge and experience in the field. You will need to be able to think and write with clarity, make decisions, use your own initiative, and be keen to get stuck into every aspect of a project.

You would be joining an enthusiastic team that values people, makes connections and is driven by doing the right thing. You’ll be supporting a wide range of clients across the country and will need to be comfortable working independently from an early stage and supporting your colleagues and our clients at conferences and industry events.

Skills we’re looking for:

• Excellent written and communication skills
• Strong relationship building abilities, with clients, stakeholders and politicians alike
• A good understanding of the UK’s political landscape and a genuine interest in current affairs
• A ‘self-starter’, able to motivate yourself and work on your own initiative
• Ability to support and guide junior staff
• Customer care and client management abilities
• A commitment to integrity, inclusion and doing the right thing – for clients, colleagues and communities T

The main strands of work are:

• Acting as the lead on client accounts and ensuring that account executives and account managers are providing up to the minute and detailed political intelligence and advice to clients
• Playing a key role within the senior team on business development activities
• Helping to shape our public affairs work in Westminster
• Nurturing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across government and relevant sectors of industry
• Being the key day to day contact for clients
• Leading client meetings
• Editing and authorising briefings and reports for clients from junior members of the team
• Ensuring the excellent delivery of client events and parliamentary receptions
• Support account executives with their work and progression
• Project management and client lead work
• Company responsibilities

Our values

Lead don’t follow

• We challenge the status quo, embrace innovation, and hunt out opportunities to lead positive change
• We take the initiative and set the benchmark for excellence
• We inspire through vision and action, rather than just doing what has always been done

Make connections

• We nurture relationships and build meaningful links between people, organisations and communities
• We build versatile networks to help deliver results for our clients
• We embrace diversity and encourage collaboration to find the best solutions

Value people

• We embrace people’s differences and prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion
• We champion each other, emphasising wellbeing, communication and a sense of belonging
• We take pride in our own and each other’s achievements, nurturing personal and professional growth

Do the right thing

• We prioritise integrity, honesty, transparency and consistency in everything we do
• We hold ourselves accountable for our actions and we keep our promises
• We always choose the actions that we think are right, even in challenging situations

The offer:

• Salary: Competitive
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + birthday leave + one volunteering day
• Central London office with good coffee, free snacks and free on-site gym with classes
• Regular social events
• Flexible working options
• Private medical insurance if you become permanent

To apply:

To apply, please use the form or send your CV and a brief cover letter to [email protected]. We will review applications continuously and the position will be closed when the right candidate has been found.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond the every applicant. If you haven’t heard back from us within three weeks of submission, we haven’t been able to proceed with your application this time.