We are looking for a bright and passionate public affairs consultant to join our growing team. You will have an excellent grasp of how Westminster and Whitehall operates, a proven track record of advising clients on UK politics and excellent client and project management skills. As an experienced consultant you will play a vital role as part of integrated campaign teams, working with your account leads to construct political pathways to deliver business outcomes and effect meaningful change. We welcome applications from candidates who have political, agency or in-house experience.
In your role as a consultant you will be responsible for providing high-quality support in the delivery of political strategies, stakeholder management, coalition building and and providing political insight to our clients. Reporting to a senior consultant you will manage research and execution on accounts, building relationships with clients, often leading on client delivery calls, whilst helping us build client and political networks.
Our consultants support the team with day-to-day management of clients across numerous accounts and are expected to develop relationships with clients and wider stakeholders by demonstrating an understanding of how client objectives can be supported integrated campaign strategies.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing day-to-day support on client accounts, assisting the client team with successful delivery of work;
- Proactively meeting client objectives by anticipating needs, identifying challenges, and addressing them;
- Supporting the team in drafting presentations and plans, focusing on high quality of work and attention to detail;
- Keeping track of delivery of work against agreed plans and objectives, helping co-ordinate work and keep track of deadlines;
- Working with wider teams within the business (data and insights, policy, sustainability, and international offices) to ensure research and insights are made available to support client campaigns;
- Staying abreast of political, business, and social trends, whilst building your own network with clients to support organic growth and new business efforts.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Proven relevant experience in a political / public affairs role, such as Parliament / Scottish Parliament / Senedd / Northern Irish Assembly / regional government, political campaigns, agency and / or in-house;
- Strong project management skills and experience, and an ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities at once;
- Preferred experience in a direct client engagement and management role, with strong client handling skills and the ability to develop long-term relationships;
- Preferred experience working directly in politics and / or political campaigns;
- Experience of managing research and data to inform projects;
- Strong political and wider stakeholder network;
- Knowledge of campaign planning and management;
- Knowledge of crisis and issues management.
PERSON PROFILE
- An appetite for continual development of skills and expertise, and intellectual curiosity;
- Comfortable with change and excited to work with your team to solve problems, focusing on solutions and client objectives;
- Passionate about the role Stonehaven can play in delivering change for our clients through our campaigns;
- An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- An ability to build client relationships and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders;
- A strong interest in political / business / sustainability / ESG / media / policy;
- An ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and with competing priorities;
- Respectful and works with integrity.
BENEFITS
In addition to a competitive salary the core benefits programme includes:
- A discretionary annual bonus, based on personal and business performance;
- Pension contribution, private healthcare cover, inclusive of dental and optical and DocTap same day Doctors appointments;
- £500 towards gym membership on completion of probation;
- 25 days annual holiday with additional office closure days;
- An enhanced family leave package;
- An employee assistance programme with 24/7 access to online, phone or face-to-face counselling;
- We are based in Central London, close to several public transport links and for anyone who prefers to cycle in we offer bike storage on site;
- We encourage a mix of home and office-based working to help our team to achieve a healthy balance between work and their personal goals, and continue to adapt to the changing needs of our workforce;
- Potential to work internationally, with offices and clients in Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East.
ABOUT STONEHAVEN
Stonehaven is an international strategy firm helping clients accelerate and unlock change as they navigate the societal and environmental transitions shaping the world’s economies.
Through unrivalled proprietary data insights, deep strategy and policy expertise, sustainability excellence and campaigning zeal, we help business leaders, philanthropists and investors improve their impact and secure long-term success.
Stonehaven, and our specialist sustainability firm Robertsbridge, currently operates from regional offices in London, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney. Our advisers are drawn from a dynamic global team of experts in data insight, ESG, policy, advocacy, business model transformation, coalition building and public engagement campaigning. At the heart of our approach is our proprietary research and data platform, helping us to understand the values and beliefs that are shaping public opinion in markets across the world. With this insight powering our offer, our clients can feel certain in their ability to shape public policy, secure long term success and deliver deep, sustainable change.
Over the last 12 months Stonehaven has been through a period of rapid growth, acquiring a leading sustainability consultancy, Robertsbridge, opening an office in Australia, building our own Creative Studio and carrying out a full rebrand of the business. We have also made considerable investments in our data architecture to build Compass – our proprietary data platform which helps us model trends in public attitudes to some of the biggest issues facing our clients. We are currently looking for ambitious, dynamic and curious campaigners to join our team and help us as we enter our next phase of growth.