Public Affairs Director

Hanson Search; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits to join a dynamic Public Affairs team within a rapidly growing agency. In this pivotal role, you will lead a talented team, shaping public affairs strategies and ensuring exceptional service delivery to a diverse portfolio of clients. With a strong focus on business growth and client satisfaction, you will leverage your extensive network to drive innovation and excellence in client work. This is a chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will be valued and recognized. If you are passionate about public affairs and eager to help build a successful team, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in public affairs with major corporate clients.
• Background in agency with a track record of strategic counsel.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership in ensuring quality and client retention.
• Play a central role in new business growth and strategy development.

Skills

Public Affairs

Client Management

Strategic Counsel

Business Development

Networking

Job description

*Application is now closed for this role, please view other opportunities or submit your CV in the form below.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning Public Affairs team within a fast-growing agency of over 200 employees, that works across brand, financial, corporate, health and public affairs.

In this role, you will play a role in helping set the direction of the Public Affairs function, which has seen year on year growth despite the pandemic, as well as helping to manage and motivate a 20 strong team. This vital role will require you to provide counsel across all industry sectors, make new connections and grow the existing client base. In the role, you will help to manage a portfolio of clients ensuring excellent service delivery and high levels of client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Public Affairs leadership team in ensuring overall quality, client retention and delivery of important results and targets
• Play a central role in new business growth, including developing and responding to briefs and growing the existing client base
• Shape and steer public affairs strategies in order to ensure the team continues to grow, innovate and excel in its client work
• Maintain key networks across politics, policy and business that enables continued development for clients
• Help with the overall development of the team

Key Requirements:

• Extensive work in public affairs with experience of major corporate clients across a range of sectors
• Have a background in agency with a track record of working with marquee clients and delivering strategic counsel
• Have a strong network and a proven history of helping to win new business for an agency
• The ability to work as part of an ambitious team and a desire to help build it further
• Consistently exceed client expectations in the development and delivery of client communication strategies.

If you have the relevant experience and this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please get in touch with a copy of your CV as soon as possible via the form below. Please note, only relevant candidates will be considered.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.