Associate Director, Public Affairs - Award Winning Communications Agency
- Advise clients on policy, regulation, and political risk—building trusted relationships and guiding strategy.
- Oversee programme delivery, ensuring work is impactful, compliant, and aligned with client goals.
- Set the standard for excellence across all client work, from strategy to execution.
- Develop and lead best-in-class public affairs and advocacy strategies.
- Support clients with parliamentary engagement, regulatory submissions, and consultation responses.
- Advise on issues, crisis management, stakeholder mapping, and reputation campaigns.
- Champion analytics to inform campaign decisions and measure success.
- Ensure alignment between public affairs, media, digital, and broader communications objectives.
- Manage resources, utilization, and capacity planning.
- Scope work, set budgets, and forecast revenue for clients.
- Collaborate with project management, finance, and client teams to implement effective ways of working.
- Line-manage and mentor junior and mid-level colleagues.
- Lead account teams with a focus on development, inclusion, and professional growth.
- Oversee project management and resource allocation across accounts.
- Lead new business strategy, from ideation and proposals to pitches.
- Identify and convert opportunities for account growth.
- Represent our agency at industry events and contribute to thought leadership and marketing.
- An experienced public affairs consultant—either an established Associate Director or a Senior Account Director ready for promotion.
- Skilled in tracking political and policy developments and translating them into insightful client counsel.
- Possess an integrated communications mindset—combining digital, media, coalition building, and traditional engagement.
- A proven business developer—adept at marketing activity, lead generation, and winning pitches.
- A friendly and inclusive team with a global reach
- Opportunities to work across multi-market campaigns and collaborate across our Omnicom network
- A clear pathway for growth, development and leadership
- Global mobility and secondment opportunities
- Flexible hybrid working with a culture that truly values work-life balance
- Amazing Culture Club perks – from rooftop yoga to in-house massages
- Comprehensive wellbeing and benefits package (including BUPA, generous parental leave, gym membership, fertility & menopause support)
- Generous holidays, including birthday leave, Christmas closure and sabbaticals
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