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ASSOCIATE – Public Affairs

Employer
Career Moves Group
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£30,000 - £35,000
Closing date
23 Feb 2019

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Job Details

Our client a trusted provider of strategic communications in crisis, financial, public affairs, reputation management and digital is currently looking for a dynamic and politically-minded individual Associate to join their team. This full-time role will provide support in tracking policy developments, media and political monitoring, following political and parliamentary activity, undertaking detailed and at times complex research, completing high quality written briefing documents.

Duties:

  • Be confident, ambitious and demonstrate knowledge of, and genuine enthusiasm for, politics and public affairs
  • Be an enthusiastic and reliable team player with a ‘can do’ attitude while also being able to work independently and take initiative as appropriate, working within our relatively small team
  • Use initiative, anticipate needs and be trusted to deliver written work to a very high standard, in a busy environment and to tight deadlines, while maintaining a ‘can do’ attitude
  • Be able to conduct detailed research and offer original, insightful analysis of the political environment, using widely sourced information

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

  • Understand the value of public affairs and how it fits into clients’ objectives, be able to think strategically and see the ‘bigger picture’, especially politically
  • Have a working knowledge of UK Government and parliamentary procedure and institutions. Parliamentary or public affairs experience would be advantageous
  • Possess excellent verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey specialist information in a credible and persuasive manner to a range of audiences
  • Have strong written skills which prize accuracy and attention to detail, as well as an ability to summarise complex policy in a concise and interesting manner

PLEASE NOTE: As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 7 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Company

Career Moves is an established recruitment consultancy based in Farringdon, London. The PR & Marketing team recruits across permanent, freelance and contract PR and communication roles within top agencies and in-house teams.

From junior assistants through to senior director level, the types of roles we recruit for include:

  • Public relations
  • Internal communications
  • Publicity
  • Public Affairs
  • Copywriting
  • Marketing

Career Moves PR & Marketing has an established network of exceptional candidates and exciting clients spanning a variety of sectors including FMCG, media, retail, entertainment, charity and tech organisaitions. This network, combined with many years industry experience, makes Career Moves PR & Marketing the recruitment partner of choice for the PR and communications industry.

For more information, please visit the Career Moves website www.careermovesgroup.co.uk.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7758 4331
Location
6th Floor, The Corner
91-93 Farringdon Road
London
London
EC1M 3LN
GB

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