Account Director, Public Affairs - Advisory

Brunswick Group; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advisory firm in London is seeking an Account Director for Public Affairs. You will deliver high-quality advice to clients and manage key workstreams, developing relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have strong knowledge of business and political issues, excellent communication skills, and proven project management experience. This role offers opportunities for professional development and networking within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Employee benefits for financial security

Support for health and wellness

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Previous experience within government or parliament.
• Strong understanding of business, finance, policy, and politics.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regulatory, political, media, and market analysis to clients.
• Manage development of high-quality client advice documents.
• Guide teams in effectively supporting accounts.

Skills

Knowledgeable on business issues

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven project management experience

Ability to synthesize large amounts of intelligence

Curiosity and enthusiasm to build networks

Job description

Account Director, Public Affairs - Advisory

London, England, United Kingdom

Account Directors produce high-quality advice demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will be regularly providing analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding executives and assistants on the account.

As an Account Director, you will also be developing a network and building relationships with clients, advisers, government and other political stakeholders, and your Brunswick colleagues in the UK and around the world. You will work to develop a good understanding of Brunswick’s different sector and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients to give the best advice on high-stakes issues as part of our one firm offering.

About the Role

As an Account Director at Brunswick, you will be at the forefront of our client engagements, playing a pivotal role in delivering impactful advisory services. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Deliver regulatory, political, media and market analysis to clients, with intelligent insight and recommendations informed by data, analysis and experience.
• Manage the development of high-quality client advice documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams.
• Guide executives and assistants on your teams in effectively supporting accounts.
• Work to develop a solid understanding of different sectors and specialist offers.
• Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly and manage upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectations.
• Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
• Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.
• Be part of a team that encourages professional development, in person collaboration and external networking.

What We're Looking For

At Brunswick, we seek smart and curious individuals dedicated to learning and growth. We value potential, a strong work ethic, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Standout candidates demonstrate:

• Highly knowledgeable on business issues and current affairs; up to date on key trends, issues, commentators and debates, particularly as it relates to UK and European regulatory and political landscapes
• Prior experience working within government, parliament or a political party, ideally at Westminster, or experience in engaging and influencing politicians to secure outcomes.
• An understanding of business, finance, policy, and politics, with a genuine interest in the positive role business can play to contribute to public policy issues.
• Knowledgeable in business-facing policy and political issues; up to date on international trends, key commentators and debates.
• Able to demonstrate excellent written research and analysis for business audiences; must be able to synthesize large amounts of intelligence across numerous sources in a timely but thoughtful manner to develop evidenced advice. Experience communicating to senior audiences in writing and verbally would be preferred.
• Proven project management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic, curious to learn and enthusiastic to build networks and relationships.
• High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
• An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.

Why Join Us

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.

Applications will close 5pm Friday 26th September

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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