Our Client:
Business Services.
Job Description:
The Government Affairs Manager is required to provide Government relations support to our client’s UK and Group businesses.
You will be:
- Maintaining up to date records of key political and civil service contacts across key UK government departments;
- Tracking diplomatic movements of British Ambassadors and High Commissioners based overseas;
- Monitoring UK Government policy and legislation affecting UK-domiciled corporations & sharing with key business unit leaders;
- Reporting on key political commentary on factors affecting our client globally and locally (via various tools such as Yatterbox and media monitoring);
- Monitoring speeches by MPs and Lords, written and oral parliamentary questions and consultations in relation to our client’s activities (currently using Parliament Today);
- Receiving and handling all incoming political correspondence;
- Researching and co-ordinating responses to issues raised in public forums or direct correspondence;
- Providing advice and support to business unit leaders on engagement with political contacts on key issues;
- External stakeholder management such as UK and International think tanks, trade associations, business lobbying groups;
- Managing visits by MPs and other political contacts to G4S locations across the UK (Prisons, contact centres, etc);
- Managing political events (as required) – party conference attendance, round-table events, select committee appearances.
Essential skills:
- Strong understanding and experience of working in Westminster and Whitehall;
- Previous experience of working for a senior politician or political party, think tank, major government department, public affairs agency or in house public affairs team;
- Evidence of building relationships with key stakeholders, government ministries and external organisations to build, improve and maintain organisation reputation;
- Credibility and confidence to be an external face, with an ability to engage appropriately with key audiences;
- Experience of engaging with political audiences during times of crisis;
- Good understanding of the media and its relationship with political relations.