Senior Public Affairs Associate

Associate Public Affairs Officer

Overview:

Morgan Hunt is currently working with a regulatory body who have a newly established public affairs team and are looking for an Associate Public Affairs Officer to join their dynamic team on an interim basis. Contribute to shaping their future by building their profile, enhancing their reputation, and engaging stakeholders through proactive campaigns.

You will be responsible for contributing and delivering their new public affairs strategy aiming to get the right message across to the right audiences by strengthening their horizon scanning and issue management.

You will also be responsible for building on your overall communications strategy, ensuring that you target and engage stakeholders effectively as well as supporting events management. You will have a strong background in Public Affairs, with experience in developing and delivering parliamentary engagement programmes.

The successful candidate must be extremely reliable. Can work collaboratively and develop strong working relations with colleagues and external stakeholders.

Contract Type/ Length: Temporary 6 Month Contract
Daily Rate: £195.00 (PAYE)
Start Date: March 2024
Location: London, Hybrid (40% in office)

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Engagement: Work collaboratively to develop and implement a public affairs strategy aligned with the organisation's objectives, ensuring effective engagement with key stakeholders.
• Tactical Awareness: Recommend and implement tactics for engagement, raising awareness, and strengthening regulatory reputation with targeted stakeholders.
• Parliamentary Portfolio Management: Manage a busy portfolio of parliamentary activities, including responding to inquiries, developing proactive engagement plans, and engaging with select committees and relevant APPGs.
• Horizon Scanning and Monitoring: Stay ahead of developments in Westminster related to our work, maintaining a public affairs schedule, and providing timely intelligence to internal staff.
• Stakeholder Engagement Support: Actively contribute to broader stakeholder engagement planning and activities, providing logistical and administrative coordination.

Experience and Knowledge:

• Experience in developing and delivering parliamentary and stakeholder engagement programs.
• Understanding of parliamentary procedures and stakeholder best practices.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving approach in various contexts.
• Strategic thinking and ability to plan ahead.
• Strong communication skills across verbal, written, and presentation channels.

Skills and Behaviours:

• Focused on delivering great outcomes in a dynamic environment.
• Builds trust with stakeholders internally and externally.
• Promotes collaboration and cross-party working.
• Makes relationships count.
• Champions change.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.