Account Director

Account Director

London

£48-60k +

VR/05476

Our client, a leading communications consultancy in London are looking to recruit an Account Director who can oversee project/client accounts. The successful candidate will be a stakeholder engagement and communications specialist and should be able to manage and plan everything involved in a growing client relationship, with minimal involvement from board or managing director.

The successful candidate will be a fully rounded PR professional who has a thorough understanding of the communications skills needed, and the business skills to grow their projects or accounts within the context and plans of the agency. Experience within the public affairs, energy, infrastructure and environment sectors would be hugely beneficial.

Account Director Role and responsibilities:

• Project/account strategy development
• Oversight of project/account delivery
• Leadership in project/account governance including budget and financial management, reporting and quality assurance
• Leadership in achieving effective client/team relationships
• Management and mentoring of project team
• Pro-active support of business development strategy to win new business
• Leadership in encouraging continuous improvement and innovation
• Risk management.

Account Director Skills and Experience required:

• Previous experience in a similar role either within an agency or clientside in the energy, transport or renewables sectors
• Public affairs: recognised as an expert on public affairs strategies
• Stakeholder relations and consultation; able to provide trusted strategic advice to clients on engagement and reporting and be experienced in community relations.
• Communication skills: recognised as an expert in communications; able to provide trusted strategic advice to clients on message development, audience segmentation and reputation management
• People management- responsible for managing and developing a talented young team
• Project management – Overseeing a number of exciting projects in the energy, resources and transport sectors.
• You will also need to have a proven track record in winning new business, with a flair for proposal writing and pitching.

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