In this role, you will deliver political and community engagement services to companies, carry out research and intelligence gathering that will be used to inform political and community engagement strategies as well as office administrative duties. This is a varied role that would suit anyone with a passion for politics and who has previous experience in:
- A public affairs agency;
- A parliamentary office or political support/research role;
- An in-house comms team who is looking for a role with a more political focus.
OBJECTIVES
- Monitoring parliament, government departments and other public bodies;
- Work with the account management team to develop engagement strategies, client proposals and political appraisals;
- The day-to-day running of client account tasks alongside the relevant Account Manager, including responding to client emails, taking client phone calls, joining client strategy meetings, monitoring media coverage, updating project websites and updating key contacts/stakeholder lists;
- Work with the wider team to deliver public consultation for client projects, including public exhibitions, community liaison forums, attendance at community council meetings and indirect engagement with the general public;
- Facilitate political engagement for clients, by organising and attending meetings with key political stakeholders at a local authority and national level;
- Work with the wider team to undertake media engagement for client projects, including drafting press releases and organising photo ops, client interviews etc;
- Analyse and research key legislation and initiatives relevant to clients’ business;
- Monitor activity for each of your client accounts, producing monthly activity reports.
REQUIREMENTS
Experience in public affairs, public relations or a political support role would be advantageous, however, relevant experience in a non-PA related job, as well as unpaid work experience or traineeships relating to your degree, will also be considered.
The post holder should be educated to at least undergraduate degree level, preferably in a related subject (Social Sciences, Humanities).
BENEFITS
- Support with work-related training and personal development courses;
- 20 days annual leave (with an increase of up to 25 depending on service) plus 10 bank holiday days;
- A contribution to the cost of driving lessons.