Atticus Partners, an award-winning full-service agency working across a range of international public affairs and corporate communications clients, is looking for a motivated, intelligent consultant with strong experience and a passion for public affairs to join our team.
Experience working in the technology sector and other highly regulated industries is preferred, but not essential.
Atticus is rapidly growing and changing every day – and we believe our employees are at the heart of this success. The successful applicant will be part of an impressive team of talents, chosen to help our clients solve problems in innovative and creative ways.
We are looking to foster a company culture where every voice is welcome, heard, and respected and the chosen applicant will play a critical role in contributing to this culture. We strive to be as inclusive as possible, so we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, minority groups and those with disabilities. The majority of the team are based in our central London office, and we offer flexible working policy.
Requirements
- Able to lead and deliver effective campaigns and strategies for clients;
- Assertive, calm and confident when pitching and providing advice;
- Proven experience in a public affairs and communications role, ideally in an agency environment;
- Strong track record of delivering results for clients;
- Excellent knowledge of Government and parliamentary procedure, politicians, and the broader UK political and media landscape;
- Track record of new business attainment including seeking opportunities, drafting proposals and presentations, and playing a key role in pitches.
Responsibilities
- Provide intelligent strategic counsel across public affairs, media relations, and communications to clients;
- Deliver integrated strategic political campaigns as part of a wider team;
- Day-to-day lead for client accounts and usually first port of call for clients;
- Drafting of policy documents, Select Committee responses, letters to political stakeholders, press releases, op-eds;
- Using individual experience, contacts and knowledge to help expand the business;
- Support the wider team, sharing experience and developing junior colleagues.
Behaviours
- Accountability: takes responsibility for quality of own work and can work on own to achieve goals, interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence and builds trust;
- Organisation: manages own time, priorities and resources to achieve goals and meet deadlines, can effectively handle several problems or tasks at once and remains calm;
- Communication: communicates clearly and confidently in written work and when presenting; conveys information and ideas in a variety of ways to engage audiences;
- Initiative: takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required, is proactive, accurately assesses problems and creates solutions, shows enthusiasm for learning;
- Client and results focused: knows what results are important, and focuses resources to achieve them, strives to put clients first in every interaction;
- Team work: supports colleagues and actively contributes in meetings, listens, understands and learns from what others have to say, encourages diverse perspectives.
Benefits
- Pension: Atticus Partners abides by statutory obligations and accordingly will contribute to mandated amount per year, to the NEST pension scheme;
- Holidays: 25 days per annum, in addition to UK standard National and Bank holidays and 3 days off between Christmas and New Year;
- Development: The employee will be eligible for an annual contribution of £600 towards a personal development activity of their choice;
- Parental leave: Enhanced parental leave policy for new parents;
- Bonus: A discretionary bonus may be awarded to the employee linked to annual review and performance.