At Connect, we have a proud history of working with organisations that seek to make people’s lives better, from ethical global businesses to trade unions. Our team have brilliant minds and a keen understanding of how to create change. We apply this to some of the biggest public policy challenges facing our society, and we win, grow and retain business as we do it. Our clients value our authenticity and commitment, going the extra mile and sharing their passion for change.
We work across a range of sectors including housing and planning, education, energy, health, local government, pensions, employment and transport to deliver public affairs and PR programmes that help our clients achieve results. This is recognised in the major awards we have received from the CIPR, PRCA and PR Week.
Connect is an inclusive workplace and employer. Our staff are our greatest asset and we are an Investor in People (Gold), committed to building and developing the skills of our growing team.
You will be primarily based at our offices, close to Parliament in Millbank Tower, Westminster.
We are happy to discuss flexible working, including working part-time or reduced working hours, job sharing and limited mobile/teleworking.
Benefits include a pension and performance related bonus. We also offer the same enhanced parental rights to women, men, birth parents and non-birth parents.
Job details:
As a growing, vibrant business, we are looking for confident Senior Account Executives to join our team.
As a Senior Account Executive you will provide high quality services to all our clients. You will have around two years’ experience in providing research and political advice.
In this role you will use your developing consultancy skills to maintain positive client relationships, identify issues which might impact on client activity, actively develop new business ideas and initiatives and contribute to profitable accounts.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be well organised, highly motivated and able to work under your own initiative. You will have good interpersonal skills and you will be developing your own networks within both political and media circles which you will maintain and expand.
Full job description is available on our website at https://connectpa.co.uk/about-us/join-our-team/
Interviews will begin as soon as possible and the start date will depend on candidate availability. There is scope to arrange a date and time for interview that is convenient to the applicant. In certain circumstances, it may be possible to conduct initial interviews online or via telephone.
Please note that the position may be filled before the closing date so please apply ASAP.