Senior Consultant (Senior Account Manager) | Corporate Communications | London

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.

Hanover is looking for a dynamic and talented communications professional to join our Corporate team as a Senior Consultant (Senior Account Manager).

The successful candidate will be a mid-level member of our corporate communications practice and will advise Hanovers impressive client portfolio while mentoring junior colleagues. Day to day the Senior Consultant will play an important role in driving forward client account work manage teams and contribute to new business and marketing activity.

Wereparticularly keen to hear from candidates with an interest or experience inour priority sectors financial servicesfood & drinkand FMCGas well as issues and crisis managementexpertise.

We believe very strongly in career developmentat Hanoverofferingtailored training to all our staff and regular opportunities for are significant opportunities forthe right candidate with talent and ambition.

The position will be based at our London office but the successful candidate may have the opportunity to work on clients we share with colleagues in our Brussels Dublin and Dubai offices.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop close client relationshipsplayan important roleinexternal clientmeetingsand be the first point of contact acrossa number ofclient accounts.

• Providestrategic advice to clients and prospective clients.

• Leadmediacontactprogrammes attend and support meetings between clients and any media.

• Develophigh quality media contacts within key media targets.

• Demonstrate an active and ever-expanding new business networkidentifyopportunities to cross-sell services between Hanover teams and offices.

• Actively contribute tonew business development including marketing with the possibility of projectmanagement for a suitable candidate.

• Playa central roleindelivering outstandingclient work on multiple accounts including participatingactively ininternal account management meetingsand recommending how to take advantage of opportunities andmitigate threats.

• Supportjunior colleagues helping to mentor and develop talent from within the team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Expertknowledgeand experience of working inUKmediaenvironments.

• Prior experience within a consultancy or in-house PR/communications teampreferably within financial servicesfood & drinkFMCGor TMT.

• Experience inadvising clients in crisis situations and managing potentially negative issues.

• Good understanding ofUKPR industrywithstrongmedia contacts(particularly on national titles and with broadcasters).

• Understandingexperienceand real appetite inbudgeting managingpipelinesand developing new businessopportunities.

• Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines strongorganisationalskills.

• Excellentverbal andcreative writing skills.

• Very strongteam-workingcollaborationand interpersonal skills.

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
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Private healthcare insurance dental insurance and travel 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
• 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
• A wellbeing programme featuring (but not limited to) pre- and post-maternity leave coaching a working parents group subsidised gym membership LiveSmart sessions on mindfulness sleep etc.
• Our Culture Club with a robust social calendar all year round Lunch & Learns and CSR activity

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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