Consultant | Digital Policy | Brussels

About us

Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises institutions and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.

From our offices across Europe and the Middle East we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels audiences and issues.

Our collective of smart curious people think differently and live by a shared mission purpose vision and values. These shape how we work not just with our colleagues but with clients and partners too.

Our mission is to rewire communications for impact and harness its transformative power to advocate trailblaze and make a difference.

We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company recognising that each person is a unique spark capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people we can drive innovation foster an uncommon work culture and make a positive difference to society.

Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.

About the Role:
Hanover is seeking a dedicated Account Manager to join our Digital Policy team in Brussels. We are looking for someone with expertise in consumer policy platform regulation e-commerce and online safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day client relationships providing timely relevant advice informed by sector expertise and policy intelligence.
• Support public affairs and project management initiatives including client analysis tailored briefings and participation in meetings.
• Guide junior team members ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables.
• Contribute to new business efforts through opportunity identification marketing initiatives and participation in proposals and pitches.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years experience in public affairs consultancy in-house roles trade associations or EU institutions.
• Deep understanding of EU digital policy with a focus on consumer policy platform regulation e-commerce and online safety.
• Familiarity with telecoms and digital infrastructure related policy would be an asset.
• Strong grasp of EU international and national policy interactions and their business impact.
• Excellent analytical communication and project management skills.
• Proven ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.

Why Hanover
At Hanover youll join an innovative and collaborative team where your work shapes the future of public affairs. We offer significant opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make an impact through strategic communication across Brussels.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary your core benefits package will include:

• An annual performance-related bonus plus additional bonus potential linked to recruitment new business and long service
• 20 days annual leave
• Private healthcare insurance
• A company pension plan including 5% employer contribution

Youll also have access to a wide range of opportunities and initiatives including:

• Flexible working policies plus eligibility to apply for a sabbatical after 2 years service
• Summer Fridays finish (3pm) early Friday finish the rest of the year (4pm)
• The Hanover Academy which incorporates training coaching mentoring and reverse-mentoring opportunities to support personal development and career progression across all levels with a generous training budget
• International secondments as well as the opportunity to collaborate with all offices across the AVENIR GLOBALs network
• Our Culture Club with a robust social calendar all year round Trailblazer of the Month award Lunch & Learns CSR activity and an opportunity to win an Out of Office activity fund

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statement

Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating and ensuring a fair inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.

We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment ensuring all individuals are treated equitably irrespective of their race ethnicity religion beliefs age sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin disability marital or pregnancy status genetic background or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal state or local laws and legislation.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process please send an email to with the nature of your request.

We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policyhere.

Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBALs powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world.

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