About Hanbury Strategy
We turn insight into impact. Whether you face a communications challenge or have a policy goal, our exceptional team uses our understanding of public opinion, the press and politics to create campaigns that work. We love policy and have a relentless focus on achieving great results for our clients.
The role
To support the continued growth and development of our financial services team, we are looking for a driven and talented policy adviser to join us. The successful candidate will have a passion for politics, specifically with an interest and experience in the financial services policy space. You will be someone who is committed to delivering excellence and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The adviser will be a pivotal player in a team that provides cutting edge regulatory and political analysis and engagement advice to some of the most exciting brands in the industry, and help shape the future of this fast-growth part of the business.
You will have proven experience as a policymaker or working for a financial services institution, a trade association, a consultancy or in a financial services-facing political role.
Responsibilities will include the following:
Client Management
- Work across our impressive portfolio of financial services clients on policy support as well as supporting clients from other sectors;
- Provide regulatory/political analysis and engagement advice. An active player in client delivery;
- Consistently focussed on what matters most to clients, how to add value through policy knowledge and counsel;
- Support client relationship management demonstrating strong lateral thinking and an aptitude for joining the dots across client briefs.
Leadership & Development
- Capable of integrating and quickly establishing a manager position in a team, equally comfortable interacting with senior advisers and directing capable executives;
- Coaches and supervises junior colleagues on accounts, including delegation, motivation, and development;
- Gives final approval of work created by more junior colleagues, providing coaching and effective feedback;
- Makes constructive proposals for changing and improving working practices in the team.
The ideal candidate profile:
- Strong political insight and intuition with a shrewd understanding of the UK political and regulatory landscape, in particular in Financial Services;
- Experience could be across any part of the financial services policy spectrum, in areas including sustainable finance, digital finance, markets legislation or prudential legislation;
- Possesses an analytical mind with first class verbal and written communications skills. Expected to absorb and assess technical policy documents and other source materials, creating crisp summary copy and recommendations;
- Has a nascent network in the Financial Services arena and a keen interest to grow this further;
- Proven experience, for example as a policymaker or working for a financial services institution, a trade association, a consultancy or possibly in a financial-services facing political role;
- Dedicated to producing high quality work and going the extra mile in a fast paced environment;
- Experience as a people manager or coaching others would be beneficial;
- Has excellent interpersonal skills to encourage respectful debate and is not afraid to take risks;
- Is not afraid uo break new ground and find new ways to solve old problems. An entrepreneurial approach, with the ability to think on your feet.
- Enjoy working with people with a diverse range of backgrounds and opinions.
Benefits
- 28 days paid leave plus bank holidays and time off over Christmas;
- Pension plan - 4% company contribution;
- Annual discretionary bonus scheme;
- Normal working hours are 9am - 6pm;
- UK Office by London Bridge;
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan;
- Option to access the ‘work from abroad’ policy for up to 20 days a year;
- The opportunity to opt in to Vitality including private health care and subsidised gym;
- Access to a full social and cultural calendar and employee wellness programmes;
- A rich and diverse people development programme including fortnightly internal training sessions and a full annual programme of external trainers and inspirational speakers.