Associate Consultant

Associate Consultant - Public Affairs team
Hybrid (3 days in our central London office)
This role is open to applicants who already have around 18 months' experience in some area of public affairs or policy whether from an in-house role, Parliament, a think-tank or charity.
Our Associate Consultants work on a variety of client accounts across the Public Affairs team which in turn works closely with the Corporate Communications and SSV teams (Sustainability and Social Value); Our clients' businesses cross a range of sectors including Creative Industries, Transport, Health, Food and Drink, Built Environment, Financial Services, Technology and Sport.
The role includes monitoring key political, media and commercial developments and communicating them to our clients in a timely manner. This could be emerging or changing Government policy, scrutiny of policy and progress of legislation in parliament, and major developments that might impact the client’s business. This will involve analysing Government announcements, new legislation and media coverage then consolidating these before sending them to our clients with an analysis of why it matters.
You will also play an important role supporting the wider account team in delivering communications plans, helping the team to prepare for client meetings, events and engagement programmes and pitches. You will play a lead role in providing research and insight to support new business activities.
In terms of your own growth, you can expect to develop judgement and show initiative about what clients need to know about and why; Start to spot potential opportunities for business development; and build an understanding of the client, and how politics and media affects the client’s commercial success.
Lexington offers a vibrant and supportive company culture in which continuous learning is encouraged and provided for at every level. Various working groups exist to allow everyone to contribute to life at Lexington such as the D&I group, Mental Health Champions, the Environmental group and LexPride. As we continue to grow, we will continue to protect and enhance the best parts of Lexington.
Applying
At Lexington, we believe in creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. We will give proper consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
This role is for an immediate start subject to notice periods where necessary.
Please apply only via this LinkedIn account. All applications will receive a response in due course.
What else to know about Lexington?
We are proud of our commitments to create shared value for people and planet, which include:
Fostering an inclusive culture:
Work is a huge part of our lives. That’s why at Lexington we pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, one based on collaboration, purpose and professional development at every level. Lexington has an established training scheme tailored to different job levels and roles, which covers leadership skills, people management, wellbeing and resilience. We are proud of our staff retention rate, which over the last three years has been at 90%. We became a signatory to the Time to Change mental health pledge in 2020 and have since set up a wellbeing network, which promotes employee health and wellbeing through a variety of initiatives. To drive diversity in our business and sector, we partner with the Taylor Bennet Foundation, a charity that exists to encourage ethnic minority graduates to pursue a career in our sector.
Investing in Communities:
Our Community working group oversees our pro bono programme, as well as our volunteering initiatives and fundraising activity. Many organisations lack the expertise and resources to achieve the political, media or digital impact that their causes deserve. At Lexington, we commit to providing £160,000 of free advice to charities each year. Over the past year, we have helped
fourteen charities with a variety of communications campaigns, including The School for Social Entrepreneurs, The Girl’s Network and Magic Breakfast.
Protecting the environment:
We have joined the UN’s Race to Zero campaign by signing the SME Climate Commitment to halve our greenhouse gas emissions before 2030, achieve net zero before 2050, and disclose our progress on a yearly basis. Our Environment working group oversees these goals, helping Lexington to take steps to make more sustainable procurement decisions, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste and inspire everyone who works at Lexington to live greener lifestyles.
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We look forward to hearing from you.