Cratus Strategic is looking for a personable, gregarious individual to join its busy and growing, cross party team in their London office. The Cratus ethos is our world is local and this defines and drives everything we do. The Strategic team works with both the private and public sector building relationships between the two through the provision of research, political insight, strategic advice and event management.

Your role will entail:

• Political and media monitoring, both on and offline
• Working on bespoke client events, eg roundtables
• Research and writing briefs for the team and for clients
• Attending client meetings, note taking and presenting back ideas and communications plans
• Assisting with business development and client management

You will be:

• Articulate
• Analytical
• Tenacious
• Enthusiastic about politics with, at the minimum, a basic understanding of local government - its role and functions
• In possession of a sense of humour

Core competencies required:

• The ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines
• A clear writing style
• Confident telephone manner