Account Manager

Working for a leading national government organisation in London, this is an exciting opportunity to join as an Account Manager serving the public sector. You will be a national account manager with a strong understanding of all strategic comms plans for engagement campaigns. This is paying up to £40,000 based in London plus excellent benefits.
Key Responsibilities:

• Actively manage B2B relationships for large organisations to support the public sector objectives and the successful implementation of internal and external stakeholder needs.
• Develop, execute and continually review organisations' engagement plans, including defined targets, ensuring they remain linked to the wider stakeholder comms objectives.
• Work with the wider engagement Communications team to develop and deliver multi-channel communications aligned to campaigns for assigned accounts; implementing account strategy using CRM system.
• Share intelligence gained through engagement at high-profile events with colleagues.
• Appropriately tailor the proposition to maximise its attractiveness and with strong brand propositioning and community engagement.
• Identify clients’ needs and liaise internally to define appropriate solutions and follow up on activities. Investigate and resolve stakeholder needs; identify trends and implement solutions.
• Act as a support internally and externally in providing guidance and advice.

• Strong background ideally 5 years as a B2B Account Manager within corporate relations including experience of operating in a wide range of sectors.
• Preference for previous experience in large organisations or a good understanding of the public sector.
• Confident communication skills with a high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to engage with individuals at CEO-level.
• Understanding of organisations' engagement techniques and approaches to successfully engaging them on matters such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
• Excellent management and leadership skills and the necessary interpersonal skills to engage effectively with stakeholders from a central position.
• Knowledge of Excel, SharePoint and social media, and ideally Salesforce as a CRM system or cloud base.
• Needs to be a team player, articulate, confident, honest, reliable, self-starter, committed and with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent.