Analyst - Public Affairs London, England
Job description
THE ANALYST ROLE
We are looking for a bright and passionate public affairs analyst to join our growing team. This is an entry level role for someone to join our growing team with relevant transferable skills and good grasp of how Westminster and Whitehall operate. You will work with colleagues at all levels and with a variety of experience to support the team with successful delivery of political communications activity and advice.
Our analysts support client teams with integrated political campaign delivery, write research papers and briefs; analyse coverage and political developments; develop content and contribute to strategic planning. They are also exposed to the full range of our research and communications activities and given the opportunity to work directly with clients – gaining unique insight from leading industry experts and strongly encouraged to build their own political networks.
You will be responsible for
- Providing day-to-day support on client accounts, assisting the client team with successful delivery of communications activity
- Writing exceptional copy – political briefings and analysis, stakeholder briefings, new business pitches
- Desk based research to support client accounts and new business pitches
- Supporting your team with client administration such as meeting agendas/minutes, monthly reports
- Staying abreast of political, business, and social trends, whilst building your own network with clients to support organic growth and new business efforts
- Creative thinking – supporting the team with campaign ideation and planning
- Working with wider teams within the business (data and insights, policy, sustainability, and international offices) to ensure research and insights are made available to support client campaigns.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Previous experience working in a political / public affairs role, such as Parliament / Scottish Parliament / Senedd / Northern Irish Assembly / regional government, political campaigns, agency and / or in-house.
- A growing political and wider stakeholder network
- Knowledge of Westminster and Whitehall
- Exceptional research and writing skills and the ability to think creatively
- The ability to work efficiently on multiple projects to deadlines
PERSON PROFILE
You will be excited by how our offering can deliver change and have an appetite for continual development of your own skills and expertise and a champion to share learning internally
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team
- An ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Respectful and works with integrity
- Intellectually curious about current affairs and an interest in keeping abreast of the latest developments in politics, business, and global trends.
BENEFITS
In addition to a competitive salary the core benefits programme includes:
- A discretionary annual bonus, based on personal and business performance
- Pension contribution, Private healthcare cover, inclusive of dental and optical and DocTap same day Doctors’ appointments
- £500 towards gym membership on completion of probation
- 25 days annual holiday with additional office closure days
- An enhanced family leave package
- An employee assistance programme with 24/7 access to online, phone or face-to-face counselling.
- We are based in Central London, close to several public transport links and for anyone who prefers to cycle in we offer bike storage on site
- We encourage a mix of home and office-based working to help our team to achieve a healthy balance between work and their personal goals, and continue to adapt to the changing needs of our workforce
ABOUT STONEHAVEN
Stonehaven is an international strategy firm helping clients accelerate and unlock change as they navigate the societal and environmental transitions shaping the world’s economies.
Through unrivalled proprietary data insights, deep strategy and policy expertise, sustainability excellence and campaigning zeal, we help business leaders, philanthropists and investors improve their impact and secure long-term success.
Stonehaven, and our specialist sustainability firm Robertsbridge, currently operates from regional offices in London, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney. Our advisers are drawn from a dynamic global team of experts in data insight, ESG, policy, advocacy, business model transformation, coalition building and public engagement campaigning.
At the heart of our approach is our proprietary research and data platform, helping us to understand the values and beliefs that are shaping public opinion in markets across the world. With this insight powering our offer, our clients can feel certain in their ability to shape public policy, secure long term success and deliver deep, sustainable change.
Over the last 12 months Stonehaven has been through a period of rapid growth, acquiring a leading sustainability consultancy, Robertsbridge, opening an office in Australia, building our own Creative Studio and carrying out a full rebrand of the business. We have also made considerable investments in our data architecture to build Compass – our proprietary data platform which helps us model trends in public attitudes to some of the biggest issues facing our clients.
We are currently looking for ambitious, dynamic and curious campaigners to join our team and help us as we enter our next phase of growth.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Stonehaven is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of background, including e.g. race, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please get in touch.
Please only apply for this role if you are eligible to work in the UK.
