Public Affairs Account Manager

Job Title: Public Affairs Account Manager

Working For: Higginson Strategy

Location: London

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 depending on experience

Job details

We are looking for a confident and experienced Public Affairs Account Manager to join our team, working with a wide range of clients and supporting them with powerful purpose driven campaigns.

The ideal candidate will have either experience have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Parliament or government department or 3 years in an agency.

Excellent writing skills are a must, as are a keen eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple workstreams.

About us

Higginson Strategy is an award-winning communications agency specialising in delivering engaging and impactful campaigns for purpose-driven organisations. We are a small but fast-growing ambitious team, passionate about driving positive change for society and the environment. Our clients share this vision and include charities, NGOs, and companies looking to do business in a way that means better outcomes for all. We empower clients by putting purpose at the heart of their organisation and spreading their message in a bold and attention-worthy way.

In addition to our client work, we deliver in-house campaigns on female empowerment and the environment.

The role

• Drive forward the day-to-day delivery of Public Affairs programmes and campaigns
• Deploy excellent writing skills to produce high quality written work with a strong attention to detail
• Proactively contribute creative ideas to develop exciting and engaging campaigns for existing and prospective clients
• Plan and lead routine client meetings and instil confidence in your oversight and command of the account with the client
• Think and act independently, taking the initiative when appropriate
• Provide concise and high-quality advice on the significance of political developments and the consequences for the client, making robust recommendations for a response
• Manage the junior team through solid forward-planning and coordination, acting as the key lynchpin between the junior and senior team
• Maintain an excellent political network
• Oversight of political monitoring

 Skills & Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience in Parliament or a government department or 3 years in an agency
• Excellent writing skills across multiple disciplines
• Strong media relations skills and network of journalist contacts
• Confident team player with strong communications skills and the ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues, clients, partners and suppliers
• Understanding and management of the competing pressures of client needs and profitability of the business
• Experience in media relations is desirable

Benefits

• Hybrid working environment (3 days office-based, 2 days at home)
• Premium office space with showers and cycle parking
• Vitality Health Insurance
• Training budget and an ‘academy’ environment with career mentoring
• PRCA membership
• Car and bike salary sacrifice schemes
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays
• 2 spontaneous half days a year
• Christmas and referral bonuses
• Regular team events/socials
• £25/month mobile phone rebate

Application Details: If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and a covering letter (max 1 page) outlining why you are interested in this position and responding to the criteria outlined above to: jacobrobinson@higginsonstrategy.com

Please note, we do accept job sharing applications and flexible working is considered.

Deadline for applications is 09:00 11th July. We reserve the right to invite candidates to interview before this date.