Account Manager - Public Affairs

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi award-winning PR & Communications agency that truly creates advantage for our clients. We care passionately about our people too and we’re the proud winner of PR Week’s ‘Best Place to Work’ award. From public affairs to consumer PR, crisis management and everything in between, they help clients across the UK and around the world to build their brand, implement effective comms strategies and engage with their audiences better than ever before.
Purpose of role
Our client is looking to recruit an Account Manager to join their award-winning public affairs practice, where you’ll be working on a number of flagship client accounts, including for some of the country’s most recognisable organisations.
The role will require excellent political knowledge and judgement, an understanding of parliamentary process and procedure. This will be an active client-facing role, so the successful candidate must also have a proven track record of advising senior executives, politicians or decision-makers in previous roles. Excellent communication and presentation skills are also essential.
Key accountabilities

• Account management of top public affairs accounts
• Acting as a day-to-day point of contact for clients
• Supporting Grayling’s senior team to provide strategic political guidance to our clients
• Attending and contributing to client meetings
• Drafting political briefing notes and parliamentary correspondence
• Managing the organisation of client events and parliamentary receptions
• Contributing to our departmental marketing strategy and set-piece Grayling events
• Playing an active role in pitching to secure new business opportunities
• Supporting Account Executive’s/Senior Account Executive’s in the delivery of their roles
• Connects with colleagues from across the global network, leveraging opportunities to work together to enhance professional development and learning
• Manages personal and team time meticulously, identifying and resolving time based issues effectively as well as assisting junior staff in managing their workloads

• Candidates will ideally have 2+ years of experience in the political or communication sectors
• A proven track record of working in a client facing role with experience of advising senior executives, politicians or decision-makers
• Strong understanding of politics, politicians and political processes
• Digitally savvy
• A meticulous eye for detail
• Curious – a desire to learn, improve, apply new knowledge and develop self
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Creative thinker and problem solver, with strong judgement
• Commercially aware and decisive
• Confident networker
• Supportive, inspiring and motivational team player
• Personal drive and passion for the industry
• Self-aware and able to adapt personal style and approach to clients and team
• Ability to juggle multiple and changing priorities
• Experience and understanding of the energy sector is preferred but it is not an essential requirement

• A highly competitive salary & benefits package.
• An exciting and dynamic working environment (in a newly refurbished, creative work space)
• An incredibly positive and supportive work culture driven purely by our values (curious, committed & connected).
• Regular team socials and early finish Fridays.
• An abundance of personal development opportunities, with courses ranging from writing, resilience, creativity and more!
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days.
• New business and employee referral bonuses.
• Cycle to work scheme
• PRCA membership