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Senior Account Manager – Public Affairs

Employer
VMA GROUP
Location
Westminster
Salary
circa £40,000
Closing date
11 Feb 2019

Job Details

Senior Account Manager - Public Affairs, for a Westminster based, strategic communications consultancy.

Excellent opportunity for an experienced agency candidate looking to gain more responsibility working across a range of issues rich consumer, B2B and membership clients.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage client accounts across a range of policy areas and media specialisms
  • Liaise with key external stakeholders across Westminster and Whitehall – including running events in Parliament;
  • Be the main point contact across various clients – project/campaigns and retainers
  • Help develop campaigns and media relations strategies
  • New business opportunities - support in the development of new business proposals

 The successful candidate will have:

  • Strong experience of working in public affairs
  • Established political connections
  • Deep knowledge of the workings of Parliament
  • Strong understanding of the wider political landscape
  • Experience of deploying social media channels effectively
  • Ability to work flexibly, under pressure and to short deadlines
  • Experience of having managed a team, or keen desire to manage one
  • Commercial instinct, and desire to get involved in new business pitching

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VMAGROUP is a leading international interim and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist for communications, digital and marketing. Specialist practices cover internal and change communications, external communications, investor relations, public affairs, marketing, digital and agency services.

VMAGROUP has an international presence with five offices across Europe. We have a reputation for providing leading consultancy services and advice supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions we recruit for. Our thought leadership and benchmarking studies have become go-to resources for the communications and marketing industry supporting planning and decision-making.

VMAGROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is a Diversity Pledged Recruiter.

Company

VMA GROUP is the international executive search and recruitment specialist for communications, marketing, digital and change, operating across permanent, contract and interim markets.

With offices across the UK and Europe, VMA GROUP has a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions it recruits for.

For over 45 years, VMA GROUP’s team of recruitment professionals, which includes ex-industry specialists, has maintained long-term, successful relationships with an international network of clients. From innovative, independent start-ups, to large multinational corporations and not-for-profit organisations, VMA GROUP has helped build formidable teams across the world.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7436 4243
Location
10 Bloomsbury Way London, England
London
England
WC1A 2SL
United Kingdom

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