Graduate Trainee Person Specification
This is a hands-on role with an exceptional opportunity to learn on the job in a fast-paced, often pressurised, outcome-orientated environment.
You will be responsible for the delivery of key weekly reporting and monitoring functions, as well as supporting the client handling team to ensure smooth, timely delivery of agreed campaign activities, goals and outcomes.
You will have a keen interest in politics, business and the media and a developing understanding of the role of public affairs, media relations, stakeholder relations.
You will have a solid understanding of the importance and impact of clear, accurate and timely communications.
You will be well organised, with a critical eye for detail and the ability to plan and track activity to ensure smooth running of client work.
You will be confident in managing multiple tasks and have the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
You will work collaboratively as a team player with Brown O’Connor colleagues to ensure success across client accounts.
Day to Day Role
You will play an essential role in Political and Policy Monitoring of the NI Assembly, Westminster and Oireachtas.
Your proven writing skills will be applied to writing editorial content on behalf of clients including press releases, opinion/platform pieces and blogs.
You will work with trusted suppliers such as photographers, graphic designers, videographers, economists and sectoral experts integral to the successful delivery of client activity campaigns.
You will be able to create appropriate and engaging visual and social media content across multiple platforms. You may have videography, photography, graphic design or editing skills which will enhance your capabilities, although this is not essential.
You will work on political lobbying and public awareness campaigns supporting policy change, legislative change and the smooth running of political engagement programmes.
Your work will support the delivery of outcomes for clients and work to raise their profile in the media and with key stakeholders in a positive way.
Initial shortlisting and interviews end August 2026.
Start September/October 2026.
To apply in strict confidence, please send your detailed CV and a covering email telling us why you think you are the right candidate for this role, with examples demonstrating how you meet the above role description (word limit 300 words) to Brown O’Connor at hello@brownoconnor.com, with the email subject Graduate Trainee by 5pm on the closing date.