The Whitehouse Consultancy is a small, dynamic team with clients across the health, food and drink, energy and creative industries. The new Associate Director would thrive in a fast-moving entrepreneurial atmosphere, have a love of politics and a high level of professionalism. We’re looking for someone with substantial experience in public affairs, corporate communications or external relations either in agency or in-house, or with equivalent experience in government or the media.

As Associate Director your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on client accounts: devising integrated communications strategies that meet client business objectives and overseeing their delivery as head of the account team.
• Delivering high-level client outcomes, achieving profitability and account growth with a view to developing a client cluster or leading on a particular policy area. Working with the EU team to identify opportunities across accounts.
• Driving forward new business development, including development and delivery of new business strategies, identifying opportunities for potential clients, and oversight of new business proposals.
• Working as part of the senior leadership team to progress Whitehouse business strategies and meet business targets, playing a central role in training and developing staff and in delivering the Whitehouse marketing strategy.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience in a political or policy-making role in Westminster, Whitehall, a think-tank, NGO or the private sector.
• Substantial experience of delivering public affairs, media relations and social media strategies.
• The ability to devise and carry out successful political campaigns for the public, private and voluntary sectors encompassing both media relations and public affairs tactics.
• Experience in providing senior counsel to leaders at senior executive and C-suite levels.
• The ability to operate in a collegiate manner and provide high-level and strategic advice and counsel to the Managing Director.
• Desirable: a proven ability to retain clients over the long-term, a proven track record of winning new business and working independently and autonomously in overseeing and managing client accounts.
• Desirable: a passion and expertise in a particular policy area.