The role will involve:

• Leading a range of significant public affairs accounts – including but not limited to clients across planning, development and local government
• Developing an intuitive grasp of how political and regulatory developments will affect your clients
• Working with the team to formulate imaginative tactics and strategies for responding to political and regulatory developments
• Working with the team to develop and execute long term strategies built around the objectives of your clients
• Identifying creative ways to build momentum behind campaigns, including through utilising media channels
• Drafting and developing a range of written materials, including position papers, policy documents, campaign plans and new business proposals
• Developing more junior members of staff
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and generally promoting the strength of Newington’s offer
• Organising events
• Demonstrating well-grounded political knowledge in specific areas which are of relevance to the client accounts you work on
• Producing informed, concise and high quality written briefings and reports

The ideal candidate will:

• Be graduate level or equivalent
• Have extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for business, politics and the media
• Have a demonstrable background in politics, policy or communications, ideally with strong existing consultancy and management experience
• Have some experience of developing and executing political and corporate communications strategies
• Feel comfortable providing strategic counsel to senior clients and thinking on their feet
• Be able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communications skills, research and organisational skills
• Have exceptional attention to detail
• Be a confident presenter, and be able to play a co-ordinating role in a pitch team
• Be passionate about working as part of a team and developing junior staff
• Have knowledge of planning and local politics
• Have excellent research and organisational skills
• Be actively engaged with a major political party (preferable, but not essential)