Fleishman-Hillard (FH) is one of the world’s largest international communications consultancies with more than 2,000 employees in over 80 offices around the globe. FH was founded over 60 years ago and has since established a strong reputation for delivering a meaningful, positive and measurable impact on its clients’ performance. We are widely recognised for excellent service and our long-term relationships with clients.
We are looking to grow the team and looking for an experienced Public Affairs (PA) professional to be part of our exciting and award winning team. The role will involve working on a varied portfolio of clients, across multiple industry sectors. Our clients require proactive engagement and strategic thought and will provide extensive opportunities to work on major and complex political issues.
Our PA team sits within our combined PA, Corporate and Financial Services Practice. Consisting of 25 people we are bring together expertise from party politics, political campaigns, the corridors of Whitehall – together industry experts and people who know how to use all channels to communicate with our target audiences.
We won the Holmes Report EMEA Public Affairs Agency of the Year in 2012 and our London PA team won the EMEA Public Affairs campaign.
We provide expert knowledge, insight and analysis on Westminster and Whitehall but also recognise that politics is global and we work with our colleagues from Washington DC to Brussels to Beijing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic and tactical political advice to a portfolio of high profile clients;
- Develop recommendations, ideas, and strategic responses to client situations with internal account teams;
- Develop new business leads and assist with the implementation of client key stakeholder programmes;
- Be an ambassador for the company at and actively seek opportunities to network by participating in relevant events and forums;
- Inspire, mentor and motivate junior team members;
- Initiate ideas for marketing activities.
Experience Required:
- Public affairs professional with agency/in-house/political experience and a proven track record in client relationship management;
- An in-depth understanding of the workings of the political and policy environment;
- Ability to analyse legislation and its impact on stakeholders;
- Strong media contacts across national media, particularly in tier 1 business;
- Experience negotiating client challenges and resolving to client/agency’s satisfaction;
- Demonstrates first-class presentation and inter-personal skills;
- Skilled at mentoring and developing junior members of the team;
- Eligibility to work in the UK is a must.
More About Us:
We are the world’s most complete global communications firm, specialising in public relations, public affairs, marketing and social content. We deliver on ‘the power of true’, reflecting the firm’s high values and unique ability to guide clients through a world demanding unprecedented authenticity and transparency.
Awards – we have recently been awarded the Holmes Report European Consultancy of the Year for the second year running. We have also been named “Standout Agency” on Advertising Age’s 2013 A-List; NAFE’s “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women” for 2010-2013; Advertising Age’s 2012 “Best Places to Work”; and The Holmes Report’s 2012 Global “Public Affairs Agency of the Year.” The firm’s award-winning work is widely heralded, including at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.
Career Development – we have been a leader in the integrated communications business for 60 years and this continues today, irrespective of medium. This is because we hire the best people from all areas of communications, and develop their talent as communicators through our best-in-class development programmes.
Benefits – as well as working in one of the world’s best communications agencies – sabbatical policy, massages, a great holiday allowance, healthcare and much much more!