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Senior Associate- New Business Development & Global Food Practice APCO Worldwide

Job Title: Senior Associate- New Business Development & Global Food Practice
Location: Central London, UK
Reporting into: Executive Director - Business Development, Public Affairs (London)

SUMMARY:
The Senior Associate will be a team leader involve with day–to–day management of client projects by supervising project teams and junior staff, and delegation of projects for APCO’s new business development and our global food practices. Further responsibilities would include the development and coordination of new business, management of client relationships, development of communications’ strategies and client budgets. Strategic abilities and strong multi-lingual written and oral communication skills are required. The Senior Associate will interface with all levels of staff and clients regarding projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • New Business Development coordination
  • Lead in client meetings on new business development and for the global food practice
  • Prepare strategic planning and communications plans for clients, monitor plans
  • Serve as day–to–day client contact
  • Inform team members of possible issues regarding client projects and manage outcomes
  • Produce accurate written materials, such as press releases, summaries, presentations, reports and other client materials
  • Identify new business opportunities
  • Prepare new business proposals, grow new business from existing clients
  • Manage media/public affairs strategies, maintain media and key government relationships
  • Develop business/government/political communications strategies
  • Develop and manage budgets and assist with budgeting for practice group
  • Support billing process, reviewing pre–bills with timely entry of timesheets
  • Establish project timelines: ensure deadlines met
  • Lead other team members as necessary in order to complete client projects
  • Mentor junior staff
  • Provide input into staff evaluations as appropriate
  • Aim to achieve 6.25 billable hours on average per day
  • Other responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS:

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate University Degree in political fields such as political studies, European Affairs etc.
  • Working experience at an agency, consultancy and in Public Affairs desirable
  • Strong UK and EU institutional knowledge essential
  • Fluency in written and verbal English and a second language such as German or French desirable

OFFICE ENVIRONMENT:
The physical abilities needed to perform the duties of this position, in addition to the office climate.

  • Office environment is general office setting
  • Some travel required

APCO WORLDWIDE INC. will make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in order to enable them to perform the essential or primary duties for this position.

If you would like to apply, please go on our website: www.apcoworldwide.com to the careers section and apply online.