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As the global communications agency in the business of moving people, BCW guides client partners to powerful, culturally relevant ideas, programs and messages that inspire their key stakeholders to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

BCW’s commitment to moving people starts with our employees. Here you’ll find ways to ignite your growth while doing meaningful work for exceptional clients in an environment that prioritizes your success, compels collaboration and celebrates learning. We’re committed to moving our people forward in their careers and helping them learn and grow as people and professionals.

We wholly believe that creating truly inclusive and innovative solutions is critical to our success, so Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from talent across all dimensions of race/ethnicity and the LGBTQ+ and differently abled communities.

And while there is no one kind of BCW person, everyone at BCW has something in common: a mindset, a way of responding to challenges with openness, curiosity, and a commitment to learning. BCW will feed that drive by rewarding courageous tenacity and nurturing your dynamic career.

BCW is part of the WPP global network and for more information: https://bcw-global.com/

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Corporate & Public Affairs Lead, Europe & Africa to join our regional leadership team. This is a high profile and critical role for BCW and reports directly to our Europe & Africa Regional President (based in the UK), with key stakeholder relationships with our network of Market Leaders and key senior business leads across BCW globally.

Given this is a regional role, we are open to where this role could be based. BCW Europe & Africa offices are in Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, South Africa, Turkey and UK.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Design, lead and execute BCW’s E&A Corporate & Public Affairs (CPA) strategy and business;
• Act as senior counsellor to key clients and BCW teams on CPA matters within the region;
• Personally maintain and develop a roster of key CPA clients;
• In conjunction with E&A senior management, strengthen BCW’s CPA talent, in particular across key cities like Brussels, London, Berlin and Paris.
• Build and lead a community of liked-minded CPA professionals across the region.
• Help develop and partner with BCW’s Global CPA offer and teams, in particular in Washington DC and Beijing;
• Contribute to the overall management, leadership and success of BCW E&A.
• Grow BCW’s E&A CPA offer and client roster with a focus on:
• Organic client growth;
• New business development, including leading responses to requests for proposals, pitching and proactively identifying and pursuing opportunities, both externally and within the BCW network;
• Developing the BCW CPA offer, including new proprietary solutions/IP and go to market strategy
• Drive innovation around the BCW CPA offer and proprietary solutions/IP, in particular as it relates to the integration with digital, social and data

To be successful in this role, you will have

• Deep expertise in corporate & public affairs, with experience across multiple markets and key capital cities, gained in a consultancy, corporate role or professional services firm.
• Demonstrable experience of sustainability and Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) and specifically how it impacts policy and PA as well as corporate reputation and corporate brand
• Experience counselling at the most senior levels, including campaign development and influencing outcomes.
• Proven experience in new business development and pitching.
• Experience as a team leader and builder, with the ability to hire and inspire the next generation of public affairs leaders.
• Established networks across E&A with policymakers, media, business leaders and influencers.