Archived Vacancy Details

Job Description

Six months fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will need to build relationships with external technical experts, opinion formers, parliamentarians, policy think-tanks, other trade bodies and NGOs.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent communicator and network builder. Experience of managing teams and PA projects; in particular: a proven track record of having developed strategy from scratch and delivered results; a good understanding of food issues
• Public affairs experience appropriate for the position, ideally having worked for both a corporate organisation and agency. Experience of the food industry would be useful, as would knowledge of the FDF.

Specific Duties:

• Developing a positive PA strategy for FDF (combining both proactive and reactive elements)
• Monitoring activities in Westminster to ensure our voice is heard (early) on any key issues
• Understanding which parliamentarians should be taking an interest in food industry matters
• Building relationships with parliamentarians to create a group of ‘advocates’ for the food and drink industry
• Monitoring and co-ordinating PA activities of senior FDF staff and members to ensure a common approach
• To coordinate all public speaking engagements within FDF
• Building good working relationships with PA staff at member companies
• Liaising with issues and PR managers to develop a database of independent ‘advocates’ that can be used to support our communications work
• Working with the Media Relations team to manage all key events; Cocktail Party, Presidents Dinner and Awards and Parliamentary reception
• Liaising with members, Communications Divisional Managers, other FDF divisions
• Building relationships with government departments, parliamentarians, special advisors, policy think-tanks, other trade bodies and NGOs.

Applications

Applications closed on 30 January 2009

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