Account Manager

WA Communications is recruiting for an Account Manager to join its growing health practice.  This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a developing consultant with a passion for health policy who is looking for a new and exciting challenge.

WA is a top five public affairs and corporate communications consultancy based in Westminster. We are independently owned, meaning we focus on client, not shareholder, returns.

The ongoing expansion of our highly regarded health practice means that we are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the team and play an important role in supporting our continued growth.

You will have a critical role on our accounts across a range of therapy areas. You will work closely with our health team and practice director to deliver outstanding client service and be encouraged and supported to spot and develop new business opportunities.  You will also have the opportunity to lead on creative marketing initiatives and build your own personal network.

What we are looking for

You will be an public affairs professional with a track record of delivering high impact work in health policy.  You will have:

• A detailed understanding of the UK’s health policy landscape and political processes
• A client-centric attitude that prizes accessibility, responsiveness and quality
• A passion for business and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong communication, interpersonal and team working skills
• Experience of delivering client programmes in the health sector
• Organisation, efficiency and attention to detail
• Ability to analyse, summarise and communicate about complex policy and healthcare issues for different audiences
• Intellectual curiosity

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary above industry average and involvement in the company’s incentive and reward bonus scheme.
• A tailored training package that will help you develop specialist skills in consulting and communications, in your first year and beyond.
• A lively, open and collaborative working culture, in which everyone is valued, listened to, and encouraged to generate ideas and opportunities.
• A wide range of employee benefits, including competitive pension scheme, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work scheme, interest free travel loans and more.

We are WA

We look for people who share our intellectual curiosity and love to work on interesting, knotty challenges. We are consistently driven by a desire to deliver outstanding results for our clients and attract people who truly care about providing an excellent standard of work.

Our diverse, high quality client base will allow you to get your teeth into exciting and important policy and business issues. What you do will have true, real world impact. There is enormous job satisfaction to be gained from that.

We think the best client service is one tailored carefully to the client’s individual needs.  A service that can draw on the skills and expertise of specialist consultants in public affairs, corporate communications and investor services. We actively encourage teamwork across our practices and place real value on collaboration to deliver on our clients’ communication objectives.

We are committed to professional development at all levels and want everyone to feel their career is consistently moving forward. This is underpinned by a culture of honest, constructive feedback and investment in coaching and training.

We think it’s important to enjoy your work environment too, and we all genuinely enjoy working together! We support flexible working, provide a generous holiday package and we are committed to wellbeing.

 To apply, please send a CV to contact@wacomms.co.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 24^th January, but we strongly advise submitting your application as soon as possible.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

You can find more information about WA Communications on our website: www.wacomms.co.uk.