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Reference: 82130

Date Added: 14 January 2022
Closing Date: 28 January 2022

Job Title: Senior Public Affairs Advisor

Working For: Thames Water

Location: Reading/Internet

Salary: Up to £45,000 dependent on skills and experience

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

We are looking for an experienced Senior Public Affairs Advisor to deliver stakeholder engagement activities that help ensure the company meets its strategic objectives. We’re looking for you to: Develop strong relationships with influential stakeholders, both internally and externally (for example with MPs) and understand their positions and expectations Have experience of engagement with external opinion formers and decision-makers, or a background in communications, together with the ability to advise others in the business on how to engage, where necessary, with stakeholders An ability to challenge accepted views in order to develop and improve current positions, drawing on a strong understanding of the environment in which the company operates, including the workings of Whitehall and Westminster Deliver a programme of meetings, briefings, site visits and events, and represent the company at meetings and forums with external stakeholders Monitor, interpret and act on political developments affecting the company and industry Develop engagement plans to advance the company’s position on key issues Educated to Degree level (or equivalent); have excellent time management skills and be able to balance a variety of competing deadlines and demands. IT literate, particularly with Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Closing Date: 28 January 2022

Interview/Start Dates

Start Date - ASAP

Application Details

Please visit our Thames Water careers page to apply Job Reference 28627 or for more information please email pippa.pashley@thameswater.co.uk

Website: https://www.thameswater.co.uk/

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