Senior Associate_Associate Director

FGS Global is the world's leading stakeholder strategy firm, operating in the main business hubs around the world. We are looking for an ambitious Senior Associate or Associate Director to join us in London with prior agency experience to provide exceptional service to our high-profile clients in the energy and sustainability sectors.

Your role

When you join FGS Global, you get access to the most interesting business challenges, senior clients and the opportunity to develop quickly through your work.

Understanding your clients' perspective, business, issues and peers, you'll bring ideas, robust account management and strong delivery skills across analysis, drafting and client management.

Supporting with the day-to-day management of client projects and mandates, acting as the key point of contact for clients.

Proactive pitching to and handling of reactive media enquiries on behalf of clients.

Confidently executing first drafts of key materials: client advice notes, briefing notes, Q&A, comms plans and strategies, key messages, media summaries.

Analysing and advising account leads and clients on major sector developments and what they mean for a client's business.

Horizon-scanning for new business opportunities, contributing to new business proposals and pitches.

Using AI-based platforms and emerging tools to provide new insight on behalf of clients and efficiency to daily account tasks.

Thinking creatively and developing impactful communications campaigns.

Helping clients to navigate a fast-changing energy and sustainability landscape and evolving communications strategies.

Contributing to the development of FGS Global and embraces the one-firm culture; generates and implements ideas that advance the firm.

Successful candidates will demonstrate

Necessary attributes

Deep interest in business and current affairs and helping leading organisations grow, change recover and rebuild.

Two-to-four years of experience at a strategic communications agency.

Prior experience working with clients in the energy / climate sector.

Strong relationships with media and an interest in further growing your network.

Ability to confidently use AI platforms to generate insights and complete tasks more efficiently.

Bachelor's level degree or MBA or equivalent.

Independent, entrepreneurial, creative and proactive.

Skills

Strong written skills and ability to confidently produce high- quality written materials for clients e.g. press releases and messaging.

Ability to quickly digest and transform technical detail into accessible and compelling messages.

Strong project and account management skills, able to manage the day-to-day running of a client team effectively.

Proficient in the use of online/digital tools, social media monitoring and distribution channels.

Confident with excel, PowerPoint and relevant AI tools.

About FGS Global

FGS Global is a pre-eminent global strategic communications advisory firm, with over 1,200 multidisciplinary experts across the world's major financial, government, business and cultural centers operating from 27 offices around the world

We are a global leader in strategic communications, trusted advisers to boards, senior executives and legal counsel of many of the world's most successful companies, institutions and organizations. FGS Global hasits roots infour venerable firms across the world of strategiccommunications: Finsbury, Hering Schuppener, The Glover ParkGroupandSardVerbinnen&Co.Wearepartof WPP, the world's largest communications services network

As an award-winning consultancy, we have managed some of the most complex communications challenges of the last three decades.We helpclients communicate withclarity andimpact whenit matters most: duringtimes of opportunity, change and crisis

This encompasses M&A, IPO, activist, restructuring/bankruptcy, or ongoing financial communications advisory. We help clients identify the stakeholder network, assess the entire spectrum of communications opportunities and challenges, and effectively implement a compelling and consistent story of strategic vision and value creation

A vibrant, diverse workforce is good for business, and as a global, talent-driven organization, our people matter. By bringing together experienced, intellectually curious professionals from a range of backgrounds, we offer our clients the best-informed and most creative advice

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