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Reference: 92028

Date Added: 16 March 2024
Closing Date: 15 May 2024

Job Title: Account Manager

Working For: College Green Group

Location: London

Salary: £38,000 - £50,000 (dependent on experience)

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

College Green Group is looking for an Account Manager to help run our Policy Liaison Groups (PLGs) that focus on Housing and Regeneration. You must have prior experience working with the housing and regeneration sectors alongside excellent knowledge of the British political system. You will serve as the primary point of contact on a day to day basis for PLG stakeholders, and will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of services against briefs and plans.

Primary responsibilities

  • Identifying, building and managing relationships with key stakeholders

  • Identifying and engaging new stakeholders

  • Media relations

  • Monitoring parliamentary proceedings

  • Writing PLG reports and policy-focused briefings to a high standard

  • Organising PLGs events

  • Engagement of Parliamentarians

  • Working with colleagues at all stages of the client journey, ensuring continued client satisfaction and delivery of results

  • Ability to lead meetings, including with senior politicians and senior business leaders, ensuring meetings are productive and clearly documented

  • Undertaking research tasks to a consistently high standard

  • Networking, with a view to building CGG’s brand, reputation and relational reach

  • Any other duties as reasonably required by a member of the SMT

Primary characteristics

  • High level of attention to detail

  • High level of commercial awareness

  • Enthusiasm to learn and develop new skills, competencies and capabilities

  • Proactivity in creating opportunities for growth and development

  • Demonstrating a desire to be a team player

  • Flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously

  • Commitment to values of integrity and individualism, and to being innovative, inspirational and informative

  • Willingness to go beyond contracted hours where relevant

Core knowledge

  • Good understanding of the British political landscape

  • Strong knowledge on housing & regeneration policy

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to 30 days

  • Working from abroad policy

  • Professional development budget

  • Quarterly team training days

  • Personal development budget of £1,000 for independent learning unrelated to the role requirements

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Travel loan scheme

  • Health insurance

  • Enhanced employer pension contributions (matched up to 7%)

  • Employee referral bonus

  • Team socials

  • Sponsorships (for applicants not from UK)

  • Hybrid working (in agreement with line manager)

  • CIPR membership

https://www.collegegreengroup.com/careers/

Closing Date: 15 May 2024

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will take place on an ongoing basis. Start date, we may appoint before the official closing date (15th May 2024).

First round interviews will be scheduled over zoom, second round interviews will take place in-person in our Westminster office.

Application Details

Please send your CV and cover letter to frances.ingram@collegegreengroup.com 

Website: http://www.collegegreengroup.com/

Additional Notes

10/04/2024 - The title of this post and some details of the job description have been amended at the request of the advertiser.