£65K/yr to £75K/yr
London, England
Permanent, Variable

Associate Director - Public Affairs

Posted by Pathfinders.

A fantastic opportunity to join a talented leadership team as an Associate Director. You will be joining a specialist communications agency that have a strong heritage within the infrastructure and planning sector.

You will be responsible for :

  • A lead relationship holder for your assigned clients.
  • Take accountability for the effective and profitable delivery of projects and retainers for these clients.
  • You will be a key driver of income growth, taking responsibility for developing existing clients and winning new clients
  • Design and implement proactive marketing campaigns for lead generation.
  • Support and lead the delivery of current planning client work including strategy development, tactical delivery, community and media liaison, client meetings
  • Help drive research both in support of individual tenders and pitches and more general campaigns targeted at certain audiences within the property and planning sector
  • Work with the Directors to analyse the market, develop new offerings and products/services.
  • Work in a flexible way across projects and teams to provide support in line with client and new business demands.

To be considered for the role

  • Strong and demonstrable interest in current affairs, politics, and community engagement around infrastructure, property and planning sector
  • Specific knowledge and experience of operating in London, leading on political and community engagement for development projects
  • Strong working knowledge of the London political firmament and current debates around planning and development
  • The ability to think strategically and develop new business proposals, tender responses and client strategies and engagement plans.
  • Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to work across client and internal teams to develop strong and lasting relationships with clients and colleagues