VENN GROUP
Government Affairs Engagement and Events Officer
Location: London
Duration: 6 months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
A Central Government organisation is seeking aGovernment Affairs Engagement and Events Officer to support their newly created Government Affairs team, especially around hosting UK and international governmental visits and events.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Head of GA with the coordination of, planning for and delivery of existing proposals, and new ones which may arise, liaising closely with other teams and external partners, including UK and international governments
- Assist with the coordination of requests for governmental visits and events and delivery of these, again ensuring strong resonance of messaging for the organisation
- Support the broader mapping and engagement plans of the GA team as needed
- Aid other areas of GA work as needed, such as messaging development, briefs, helping shape policy/positioning opportunities, mapping their contributions to government priorities
- Work with other teams across the organisation on events, comms outputs, meeting agendas/visit itineraries, briefings, etc. as needed
Key Requirements:
- Significant experience of working in government affairs, external affairs and stakeholder engagement
- Significant experience managing large scale, high profile events with multiple strands and partners
- Experience of managing VIP visits – private and public facing
- Experience of working with UK government
- Ability to work as part of a team, but also manage work independently and to a very high standard
- Ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple high-profile and pressured areas of work simultaneously
- Ability to prioritise, manage and review own workload to ensure effective delivery of deadlines whilst under pressure
If you have the right experience for this role and feel your skills and experience match the requirements, or if you would like more information on the role, please contact
Sara Panti on 020 7557 7667 and email your CV to spanti@venngroup.com
