Public Affairs Manager

Your New Role:

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Public Affairs Manager to work with the organisation’s senior leadership to build and develop strong relationships with key external stakeholders in Government, non-public sector organisations and regulators. We want you to work with our experts to develop our strategic communications such as white papers, thought leadership articles and briefings, and to build Amey’s reputation as a leader in the energy transition. This is an exciting time to join a business designing and delivering critical infrastructure as we help shape future growth of the country, grow internationally and support the communities we serve.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 per week.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them.

You will be responsible for:

• Manage all key stakeholder activity and monitor external developments relevant to the sector so that it can be fed back to the organisation and used to develop Amey’s business approach.  

• Support the business leaders to maintain regular contact with key external stakeholders in Government and non-departmental public bodies or regulators, to better understand our stakeholders needs and keep them informed about the organisation’s work. 

• Develop a strong network of contacts internally and externally in order to gain audience insights and continue to build a positive narrative around the organisation. 

• Lead on a strategic approach to key stakeholder engagement.  

• Prepare and support the preparation of white papers, submissions to Government consultations, news releases, articles, briefing materials and statements that support and improve understanding of the organisation’s value among key stakeholders.  

• Ensure there is a clear process in place to capture any feedback from key stakeholder meetings and arrange follow-up submissions.  

• Monitor proceedings of the UK Parliament and European institutions and provide analysis of these for senior staff members. 

• Work with the relevant business leads to plan for and develop an appropriate response to issues and crisis. 

• Ensure senior staff are kept updated on key policy developments and media coverage relevant to the sector.  

• To manage the press office team. 

Relationships both Externally and Internally: 

External: 

• Government and civil service stakeholders  

• Parliamentary liaison  

• Other press offices  

• National and industry stakeholders and non-governmental bodies.

• Media  

• Regulatory bodies  

• PR agencies 

Internal: 

• Marketing/Communications colleagues business wide  

• Group and Business Unit senior leadership teams. 

• Business development and work winning teams.  

• JV partners.  

• Regional communications teams  

• Functional representatives (HR, Finance etc) 

We want to hear from you if you have/are: 

• Degree in Politics or related Subject. 

• Excellent writing skills for a wide range of audiences.  

• Knowledge and understanding of the UK political environment and Government.  

• Excellent people skills with the ability to network to build strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.  

• Significant experience of public affairs and building relationships in a public sector environment.  

• Experience of writing white papers and other articles which are intended for a government audience.  

• Significant media experience – in house or agency 

• Experience of working within a matrix organisation 

• Ideally sector experience 

• Significant crisis communications experience 

• Strong influencing and communication skills 

• Team player who works collaborative 

• Drive to get things done amid complexity 

• Good working knowledge of digital work planning tools  

What we offer you:

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program. 

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan 

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to  

• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays 

• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.  

• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers. 

• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives. 

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them. 

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected. 

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining, and transforming the nation’s strategic assets. 

• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day. 

• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients. 

• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country. 

To find out more take look at Amey 

Application Guidance:

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We will also guarantee you an interview if you have a disability, as long as you are qualified for the role.    

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you! 

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