Director/Managing Director, Global Public Affairs (Energy, Financial Services, TMT), London

Based in beautiful offices overlooking the Thames in central London, FGS Global is a leading global strategic communications consultancy operating from 31 offices around the world. We are looking for Directors and Managing Directors to join our Global Public Affairs team to provide an exceptional service to our high-profile corporate and investor clients across sectors and a range of mandates including M&A, reputation-building and crisis. We are specifically looking for great candidates to join our pan-European (UK and EU-focused) Energy, Financial Services and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) teams, where you’ll work at the nexus of policy and business in both the UK and across Europe. When you join FGS Global, you get access to the most interesting business challenges, senior advisors and clients and the opportunity to develop quickly through your work. We offer a rich programme of talks, training and events spanning business, politics, diversity & inclusion and the arts. We are a friendly, driven team working in a fast-paced but fun environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Policy foresight: develop and continually refresh relevant, practical and forward-looking written and oral insights for existing clients and in support of new business opportunities.
• Policy depth: serve as the senior “go-to” person for understanding and applying policy detail across your sector, staying abreast (ideally ahead of) policy and regulatory changes to inform client advice and engagement strategies.
• Relationship building: identifying, mapping and building effective relationships with senior policy, political, and regulatory stakeholders and clients.
• Client account management: lead client accounts and projects, owning relationships and driving cross-sell opportunities.
• Project and team management: lead on day-to-day team management; serve as the senior point-person for project delivery while being prepared to roll your sleeves up to ensure excellent delivery.
• New business: work hand-in-hand with the firm’s Partners to build and grow a pipeline of new clients and projects across practice areas and geographies; drive new business pitch preparation and delivery.

Necessary attributes:

• The ideal candidate will be a sector policy expert who understands commercial models and business well enough to translate how policy and regulatory change will affect investors and businesses active in the TMT, or Financial Services, or Energy sector.
• Bachelor’s level degree plus MPA, MBA, or similar policy or business-related Master’s degree.
• 8-10 years’ experience (Director) OR 10+ years’ experience (Managing Director) in government, parliament, international organisations, regulator, trade association, political party, policy-focused public affairs agency, management consultancy or strategic advisory firm.
• Candidates with direct experience working in policy in a TMT, Financial Services or Energy firm also welcome to apply.
• Significant interest and experience advising clients on UK and European policy, politics and/or regulation related to the Energy, Financial Services or TMT sector.
• Deep knowledge of the UK and EU policy making process.
• Hard working, flexible, adaptable and proactive.
• Organised, efficient, takes ownership, trusted to deliver to deadlines and cares about training and developing junior colleagues.
• Independent, clear and creative thinking, takes initiative, goes beyond the expected, spots opportunities and innovates.
• An expert in their field but continually seeking to broaden and share knowledge and contacts.
• Responsible and trusted to work with confidential information.

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to provide crisp, clear, logical analysis in both written and oral forms, adaptable to different audiences.
• Confident presenting to, engaging with and advising senior clients and contacts.
• Entrepreneurial approach to building teams and new business.
• Ability to liaise directly with senior policymakers/regulators and those around them, often on your own or with limited senior support.
• Excellent project and team management skills.
• Confident with Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

About FGS Global:

FGS Global is a global leader in strategic communications. We are trusted advisers to boards, senior executives and legal counsel of many of the world’s most successful companies, institutions and organisations. FGS Global has its roots in four venerable firms across the world of strategic communications: Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, The Glover Park Group and Sard Verbinnen & Co. As an award-winning consultancy, we have managed some of the most complex communications challenges of the last three decades. We help clients communicate with clarity and impact when it matters most: during times of opportunity, change and crisis. In recognition of this, Mergermarket ranked FGS Global as the number one Global M&A communications advisor by deal value and deal count globally. A vibrant, diverse workforce is good for business, and as a global, talent-driven organization, our people are our greatest asset. By bringing together experienced, intellectually curious professionals from a range of backgrounds, we offer our clients the best-informed and most creative advice. FGS Global is a pre-eminent global strategic communications advisory firm, with locations in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, with over 1,400 multidisciplinary experts across the world’s major financial, government, business and cultural centers. The firm provides combined support in Transaction & Financial, Crisis & Issues Management, Global Public Affairs and Strategy & Reputation Communications, supported by research insights & data, digital & social strategy, media planning and creative solutions. FGS Global serves its global client base from 31 offices around the world.

Package & benefits:

• Base salary competitive according to merits of the candidate.
• Participation in discretionary Company Bonus Scheme (dependent on the performance of the individual and the performance of the company).
• Pension (8% company contribution; 3% individual contribution).
• 26 days contractual leave.
• Gym membership.
• Private Healthcare.
• Private Travel Insurance.
• Private Dental Insurance.
• Life insurance of 4x basic annual salary.

Our normal working hours are 8.30am to 6pm. This position may sometimes require working late nights and early mornings, but we do not have a culture of working unnecessary long hours.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment.london@fgsglobal.com. This position will remain open until 30 April. Please note that we may review applications and contact candidates at any point during this period or after the closing date. We kindly ask for your patience as we carefully evaluate each application.