Account Director, International Affairs & Development
- Employer
- Media Contacts
- Location
- Remote work
- Salary
- £55000 - £65000 per annum
- Closing date
- 7 Sep 2022
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Work From Home
- Discipline
- International, Public Affairs / Policy, Crisis Communications, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG), Purpose / Cause Communications
- Seniority
- Senior Management
- Sector
- Associations / Institutions, Central Government, Environmental, Not-for-profit, Public Sector
- Business Type
- Agency / Consultancy
- Benefits
- Remote Working
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Job Details
Our client is a leading communications consultancy that specialises in international public policy and development. With clients including NGOs, it strives to make a difference in international development, helping to attract inward investment into areas such as HIV prevention, access to clean water and improving infrastructure. The consultancy works closely with global figures to achieve this, shaping and communicating public policy to help effect change. Headquartered in London but with a truly global outreach, it offers remote working opening up the opportunity to applicants both in the UK and overseas (providing within a similar time zone).
The role includes:
Visit our website media-contacts.co.uk to see other vacancies we are currently recruiting for!
The role includes:
- Directing client teams, including advisory and relationship management with clients and overseeing the planning and delivery of international public policy campaigns through targeted communications
- Hands-on and supervisory involvement with a broad range of communications activities such as media relations, digital, brand work, crisis and policy communications
- Working with a range of different client types, especially in Africa
- Identifying and leading new business activity
- Liaising, mentoring and working with wider internal teams, including staff based overseas
- A strong background in public policy/international affairs gained in an agency environment
- Experience and interest in Africa preferred although not essential
- Exposure to a range of issues such as philanthropy/direct investment, politics, corporate communications and international development
- Capable and motivated to work remotely
- Digital communications experience
- Ability to manage crisis communications
- Media contacts in Tier 1 international media
- Entrepreneurial spirit and new business capability
- Highly professional and focussed on exceeding client expectations
Visit our website media-contacts.co.uk to see other vacancies we are currently recruiting for!
Company
Media Contacts is a specialist communications recruitment agency - having been around since 1993, we’ve built up an extensive network of contacts who have come to value the advice and expertise we provide.
The company began solely as a London-based media sales and editorial recruiter, but has since expanded into a range of other areas: media, events, marketing, PR and healthcare communications among them. We also work internationally and have clients across Europe, North America and Asia.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.media-contacts.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7359 8244
- Location
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The Windsor Centre
Windsor Street
Islington
London
Greater London
N1 8QG
GB
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