Housing and Regeneration Account Manager

Topic areas:  Initially this is to fulfil a vacancy in our Housing and Regeneration team but a broader policy area is appreciated. 

websites:

• https://plghousing.org/
• https://plgregenlevellingup.org/
• https://www.collegegreengroup.com/

Role overview

College Green Group acts as the Secretariat for several new Parliamentary Liaison Groups (PLGs). We are looking for a team member to help grow our existing PLGs and lead in the establishment of new groups. You must have excellent knowledge of the workings of lobbying groups and the British political system. You will serve as the primary point of contact on a day to day basis for PLG stakeholders, and will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of services against briefs and plans. You will be focused on delivering results for the stakeholders in line with contractual agreements, within allocated timeframes and budgets. 

Primary responsibilities

• Building and managing relationships with key stakeholders/clients
• Identifying and engaging new stakeholders
• Media relations 
• Monitoring parliamentary proceedings to identify key opportunities for legislative and spoken interventions 
• Completing PLG reports to a high standard of integrity, accuracy, content and visual presentation
• Writing and production of policy-focused briefings
• Organising PLGs events (including AGMs and roundtables both virtual and in person) 
• Engagement of Parliamentarians 
• Responsibility for managing the PLG budget and following agreed accounting procedure and record-keeping
• Working closely with colleagues at all stages of the client journey, from researching prospective stakeholders and sectors, and ensuring continued client satisfaction and delivery of results
• Ability to lead meetings, including with senior politicians and senior business leaders, and to ensure that meetings are productive and clearly documented with action points and timeframes
• A good working knowledge of the main social media networks and platforms for business and political campaigns
• Undertaking research tasks to a consistently high standard
• Networking, with a view to building the College Green Group brand, reputation and relational reach
• Any other duties as reasonably required by a member of the SMT

Primary characteristics and behaviours

• High level of attention to detail
• High level of commercial awareness
• Enthusiasm to learn and develop new skills, competencies and capabilities
• Proactivity in creating opportunities for College Green Group to grow and develop
• Demonstrating a desire to be a team player, and to help other colleagues achieve success
• Flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously, without reducing quality of work
• Commitment to values of integrity and individualism, and to being innovative, inspirational and informative
• Willingness to go beyond contracted hours in relevant situations

Core knowledge

• Good understanding of the British political landscape, including the UK Parliament and media landscape
• Strong working knowledge of Google Docs and other systems and platforms used by CGG

Benefits 

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to 30 days
• Working from abroad policy 
• Unpaid leave policy
• Personal and professional development budgets
• Quarterly team training days
• Additional personal development budget of £1,000 for ad hoc independent learning unrelated to the requirements of the role
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel loan scheme 
• Health insurance
• Enhanced employer pension contributions (matched up to 7%)
• Employee referral bonus
• Regular team socials including team trip abroad
• Sponsorships (for applicants not from UK)
• Flexible working hours/hybrid working (in agreement with line manager)
• CIPR membership
• Central London location with cooking facilities
• Showering facilities and off street bike storage

Please send your CV and cover letter to frances.ingram@collegegreengroup.com