About DevoConnect

DevoConnect is the first and premier ‘devo’ public affairs and communications agency in the UK. We provide research, risk analysis, strategic advice, PR and media campaigns, intelligence and policy training

About the role

The DevoConnect Business and Campaigns Manager will be expected to have a strong interest and knowledge of politics and be able to demonstrate proven organisational and administrative skills having worked in a similar consultancy or agency. Your unique role will be to co-ordinate activity and provide executive support; helping us to forward plan and project manage with a focus on increasing productivity and business growth and success.

You will work to support all of DevoConnect’s team, enhancing capacity, providing co-ordination, organising meetings, events and conferences and being the lead supporting officer on public affairs accounts

Experience of producing and managing successful high profile events is a definite advantage.

Responsibilities

Driving effective and productive team working, including:

• Co-ordination: tracking company activity, organising team meetings, setting agendas
  
• Diary management: organising meetings and appointments, ensuring the Chief Executive’s time is used economically
• Administrative support: e.g. invoices, expenses, office supplies, drafting contracts, database management

Ad-hoc support to the Chief Executive: as required, including trips to Westminster

Working with the Executive Team, supporting new business and company promotion, including:

• Maintaining a social media presence
• Playing a part in new business brainstorms and undertaking desk research for
  new business pitches and client programmes as required.
• Gaining sponsorship for specific accounts

Events and training:

• Working with the Executive Team, developing DevoConnect’s training offer
• Organising summits and conferences
  

Project event organisation:

• Booking rooms in Parliament and elsewhere across the UK
• Maintaining client and stakeholder databases
• Securing and liaising with speakers
• Writing invites and mailings
• Drafting agendas, speaker’s briefings, minutes, delegate lists and other
  documents as required
• Promoting events on social media
• Becoming capable of briefing all suppliers such as designers, photographers,
  printers in a knowledgeable and precise manner