Your role will involve supporting client managers and directors in managing public affairs projects across multiple client accounts. The role would suit a highly organised and ambitious individual with experience or an interest in the healthcare/life sciences policy sector who aspires to make a difference to the lives of patients.
You will need to be highly self-motivated, happy to work from home in a fast-paced working environment, and educated to degree level with exceptional writing and verbal skills. There will be opportunities to rapidly develop your skillset and experience with our rigorous personal development and training programme, and travel to London to attend team meetings, external client meetings, and meetings in Parliament.
Key responsibilities:
The Account Executive (or Client Executive as we prefer to say) will be expected to:
- Support the client service team (client managers and directors) to deliver the highest standard public affairs and policy advice/campaigns.
- Drive key client projects, support project management, undertake research and develop client documents and materials.
- Be able to liaise effectively with clients and external stakeholders, including politicians, patient groups, clinicians, to providing support and advice across the agency’s functions.
- Be able to draft responses to parliamentary, government and other consultations/developments.
- Monitor the political and healthcare policy environment to feedback timely intelligence to all relevant internal staff and clients, including supporting the delivery of our weekly policy monitoring digest.
- Track the progress of parliamentary activity, such as debates and ministerial questions.
- Develop and manage stakeholder databases, assessing developments with stakeholder activity and acting on it where necessary.
- Be a point of contact for the offices of politicians and public officials, including parliamentarians, All-Party Parliamentary Groups, parliamentary committees, government departments and other stakeholder groups.
- Present information and updates to clients in regular online and face-to-face meetings.
Essential skills and experience:
- Educated to degree level, ideally in a related subject area such as the humanities, policy or biomedical sciences.
- A clear understanding of current affairs, healthcare policy and the life sciences industry, and able to demonstrate political sensitivity/acumen regarding the public affairs environment.
- Some degree of work experience in a government relations/public affairs role, such as with a pharmaceutical company, think tank, NGO, government, parliamentary, professional or trade body.
- A track record of influencing stakeholders, an understanding of the opportunities and risks of working collaboratively with stakeholders, and experience in developing and implementing effective public affairs campaigns.
- Ability to work at pace on multiple projects to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest standards, including strict workload prioritisation.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to distil complex and often technical material into straightforward language.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
What we offer:
As well as a competitive remuneration package and an exciting work environment, we offer:
- A competitive remuneration package (reviewed every 6 months) with an expectation for rapid year-on-year salary growth for high-performing individuals.
- Transparent pay scale policy showing earning potential and required skills/experience for all pay grades within the business.
- A discretionary annual performance-related bonus scheme and discretionary ‘stretch target’ Christmas bonus scheme for exceptional company performance.
- Comprehensive personal development and training programme focused on enhancing your skills and experience in senior-level public affairs. This includes tailored internal and external training opportunities to fit individual training needs, and a senior-level mentorship programme to develop your long-term capabilities.
- 25 days’ holiday per year with an extra day for every full year worked up to 30 days.
- Opportunities to develop your skillset and experience by working at a senior level with leading life science companies, policy organisations and politicians.
- A commitment to work-life harmony with a strict focus on staff wellbeing, a happy working environment, a ‘9-5’ working culture with an early clock off at 4pm on Fridays.
- Regular opportunities to socialise with colleagues through online socials, including craft sessions, debates, meditation, lunchtime workouts, as well as opportunities to chat over a cup of tea and a slice of cake (all on expenses).
- Twice a year team away days including social activities and overnight accommodation.
- Monthly ‘lunch and learns’ to share team insights and expertise on different aspects of policy/skills.
- A reward and recognition scheme where team members pitch against each other every Friday to win a £10 voucher which can be redeemed or banked up to the value of £500.
- Private health insurance.