Cicero/amo is looking for a dynamic Senior Account Executive to join its fast growing EU Public Affairs team with experience in EU digital policy areas.

Based in Brussels, the successful candidate will work as a key member of our client account team; assisting with client management, account deliverables such as stakeholder mapping, drafting letters and organising meetings and events, policy research, and monitoring the busy EU Public Affairs landscape.

The successful candidate will deliver excellent insight and assist in providing strategic direction to our clients in a variety of sectors.

Cicero/amo is an integrated communications agency based in London, Brussels and Dublin and is part of one of the world’s largest communications groups, Havas.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and managing daily client deliverables.
• Organising meetings and client calls; writing and circulating meeting agendas and taking notes and action points in client calls and meetings.
• Being an active team member on public affairs campaigns (legislative and non-legislative).
• Developing detailed knowledge of a number of policy and legislative issues around policy areas such as financial services, the digital economy and energy/extractives.
• Monitoring, tracking and analysis of the EU legislative agenda.
• Helping the team to develop Cicero/amo’s external presence including drafting briefings for public distribution, generating marketing content and supporting the development of our social media profile.
• Keeping up to date with political and current affairs and flagging important developments to the team and clients.
• Supporting the team in new business activity.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge and experience of the EU legislative landscape and policy is essential – particularly digital policy areas including digital single market.
• A strong interest in EU public affairs, policy and current affairs.
• two-three years’ experience in a consultancy, European institution, trade association or equivalent organisation as an Account Executive/ Consultant or equivalent.
• Experience in Brussels context.
• A “get up and go” attitude, ready to assist in a wide range of tasks, build networks and lead on specific projects, tasks or policy areas.
• Ability and desire to continuously learn new areas of policy.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent research skills.
• Planning and organisation skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• The working language of the office is English and an additional language would be an asset.
• Cultural values; courage, innovation, collaboration, expertise, respect, and openness.

Equal opportunities

At Cicero/amo, we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability, and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

We are open to discussing flexible working opportunities.

Due to high volume of applications, only eligible or matching candidates will be contacted by us.

Cicero/amo are looking for a Senior Account Manager to join our fast-growing and award-winning UK Public Affairs team.

In this role, the successful candidate will develop and enhance client relationships whilst also overseeing the overall direction and delivery of client activity. In this particular role we are looking for a candidate to take a managerial role in our Financial Services sector accounts but may also gain exposure to a variety of clients and sectors across FS, FinTech, Technology, Energy and Transport and Infrastructure.

This role requires the ability to motivate and engage account teams to deliver outstanding performance and service to clients.

Role Responsibilities:

Account Management:

• Responsibility for developing and delivering day-to-day client deliverables
• Responsibility for quality control of account deliverables
• Responsibility for working with account colleagues on resource management day-to-day
• Maintain day-to-day overview of account, and proactively advise client on new issues/external environment and contribute to strategic planning meetings with client.
• Ensure resourcing within the account is appropriate

Client liaison:

• Maintaining excellent relations with client at working level
• Identify and deliver on opportunities to expand Cicero’s service offerings to clients
• Support client marketing and retention
• Organise regular and timely meetings with colleagues to ensure service levels are maintained

Business development:

• Help develop opportunities for growing existing business
• Assist with development and presentation of new business opportunities

Professional relations:

• Responsibility for building and maintaining key relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and policy makers
• Demonstrate innovation and creativity in presenting new ideas
• Managing Account Executive team members

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant parliamentary knowledge & understanding and interest.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a relatable role (preferably with some prior consultancy experience).
• Financial Services regulatory knowledge and experience.
• Interpersonal and communication skills – ability to communicate effectively with team members, key audiences and clients in written and verbal formats
• A client and commercial focus
• Highly competent in all written communications.
• Highly competent in verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to research and analyse.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Organisation and prioritisation.
• Ability and desire to continuously learn new areas of policy.
• Cultural values; courage, innovation, collaboration, expertise, respect, and openness.

Equal opportunities

At Cicero/amo, we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability, and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

We are open to discussing flexible working opportunities and are planning to return to the office in a hybrid style of remote and office working post-pandemic.