Public Affairs Manager YesMinister

As Public Affairs Manager at yesMinister you will be responsible for working with our clients and servicing their needs.

The main focus over the next 3 months will be:

• Identifying and securing opportunities to raise the profile of our clients,
• Pro-actively establishing communications with external parties for and on behalf of our clients,
• Building strong, active relationships with key decision makers.

Typical tasks will include:

• Maintaining regular contact, in person and in writing, with politicians, civil servants, and/or staff in local authorities and regulatory bodies to brief them on clients\' work and concerns;
• Working closing with clients to provide a client focused service;
• Responding to requests for information;
• Researching, forecasting and evaluating the effects of public policy on our clients, using public sources, political intelligence and personal contacts;
• Monitoring information relevant to our clients area/s of interests including sources such as Hansard, think-tanks and other bodies in order to keep clients informed of any developments related to their field of activity;
• Establishing and maintaining two-way communication with relevant official bodies and stakeholders;
• Planning, developing and implementing PR strategies.

Person specification

• Educated to degree level or above;
• Minimum 2 years\' public affairs, government relations or public relations experience.

Skills and abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
• Proven ability to strategise, organise and articulate the mission and vision of an organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills; the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Team-oriented work style, with a pro-active, open-minded and flexible approach.
• High level of professional integrity and discretion.
• High degree of computer literacy (Windows XP, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and the Internet).

►Salary: £28,000 pro rata

►Contact: Application form is on the home page of our website. CVs will not be accepted.

Due to the number of applicants that we expect we will not be able to acknowledge ALL applications.