Senior Consultant, Energy & Natural Resources, Strategic Communications

Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations. At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by-side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you. Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter who wants to join our market leading consulting team which provides strategic communications to global companies within the Energy and Natural Resources sector. Our clients include listed and non-listed businesses operating across the sector including mining, oil and gas, renewable energy and clean technology. These range from global leaders, Fortune 500s and FTSE 100s through to start-ups and mandates can be ongoing retainers, reputational projects or capital markets transactions. We are seeking a Senior Consultant to help grow our market leading Energy and Natural Resources practice. This role will see you work closely with our energy clients on integrated corporate reputation and capital markets workstreams.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Client Advisory
  • Advising companies how to strategically and impactfully reach financial and corporate audiences at key moments, including key business updates, partnerships, financial results, investor days/CMDs, events and conferences.
  • Developing strategies to advocate and amplify a company’s perspective to key stakeholders, including the media, investors, sell-side analysts, employees, regulators, supply chain and beyond.
  • Partnering with wider account teams to ensure seamless delivery for our clients, including deliverables such as:
  • Strategic communications plans
  • Corporate narrative and equity story drafts
  • Key messages, Q&As, media briefings, consensus tracker
  • Engagement with key audiences including media, influencers, sell-side and more
  • Event attendance, coordination and logistics
• Team Leadership and Account Management
  • Alongside the wider team play a dynamic role in the Energy and Natural Resources team in driving new business development.
  • Contribute regularly to shape team strategies to enhance and cultivate existing client relationships and to identify new clients.
  • Managing account teams, team members and mentoring junior colleagues across the business; ensuring the seamless delivery of exemplary account work and key deliverables.
  • Managing the development of materials by playing a leading role in drafting documents with high attention to detail, and managing junior and senior colleagues to ensure account deliverables are executed in a timely manner.
  • Interfacing regularly with clients in an advisory and executional capacity.
  • Flexibility to be engaged in high-profile fast-moving situations with short deadlines.
• Relationship Building and Market Leadership
  • Play an important role in creating innovative and forward-thinking thought leadership to engage a range of audiences in the Energy and Natural Resources industry.
  • Develop strong relationships with clients and potential clients.
  • Create strong relationships with stakeholders including industry bodies, think-tanks, policymakers, bankers, sell-side analysts and more.
  • Grow your network of journalist contacts.

How You’ll Grow
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth. As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• Basic Qualifications
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent is desirable.
  • Experience in an in-house communications role or at a communications consulting firm.
  • Exceptional writing and research skills, with deep analytical capabilities to distil complex information into succinct messaging.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in the Energy and Natural Resources sector is preferred but not essential.
  • Be curious about the world with an appetite to deepen understanding about geo-politics, business and finance.