With over 1,400 team members across 31 offices on three continents, FGS Global is the world’s no. 1 strategic communications consultancy. When the stakes are high for our clients, especially in critical and complex situations, we safeguard their reputation and advance dialogue with key stakeholders on their behalf. Our approach is integrated, our teams are diverse with experience from journalism, corporate communications, digital communications, politics and investor relations. 

Our Global Public Affairs experts advise companies and investors regarding the impact of political, policy, and regulatory developments on their businesses and strategic positioning. This includes support for the advocacy of legitimate interests, political due diligence, and media engagement, as well as analysing and advising on the optimal organization of firms' Governmental Relations and Policy function. Our Brussels office serves as the EU hub of FGS Global. 

We are looking for Directors and Managing Directors to join our Global Public Affairs team to provide an exceptional service to our high-profile corporate and investor clients across sectors and a range of mandates including M&A, reputation-building and crisis.  

We are specifically looking for great candidates to join our pan-European (UK and EU-focused) Energy, Financial Services and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) teams, where you’ll work at the nexus of policy and business in both the UK and across Europe.   

Join our Brussels team as: 
 

Director/Managing Director, Global Public Affairs (Energy, Financial Services, TMT), Brussels
 

What tasks can you look forward to?

  • Policy foresight: develop and continually refresh relevant, practical and forward-looking written and oral insights for existing clients and in support of new business opportunities.   

  • Policy depth: serve as the senior “go-to” person for understanding and applying policy detail across your sector, staying abreast (ideally ahead of) policy and regulatory changes to inform client advice and engagement strategies. 

  • Relationship building: identifying, mapping and building effective relationships with senior policy, political, and regulatory stakeholders and clients.  

  • Client account management: lead client accounts and projects, owning relationships and driving cross-sell opportunities.  

  • Project and Team Management: lead on day-to-day team management; serve as the senior point-person for project delivery while being prepared to roll your sleeves up to ensure excellent delivery.   

  • New business: work hand-in-hand with the firm’s Partners to build and grow a pipeline of new clients and projects across practice areas and geographies; drive new business pitch preparation and delivery. 

What should you bring along?

The ideal candidate will be a sector policy expert who understands commercial models and business well enough to translate how policy and regulatory change will affect investors and businesses active in the TMT, Financial Services, or Energy sector. 

  • Bachelor’s level degree plus MPA, MBA, or similar policy or business-related Masters degree.  

  • 8-10 years’ experience (Director) OR 10+ years’ experience (Managing Director) in government, parliament, international organisations, regulator, trade association, political party, policy-focused public affairs agency, management consultancy or strategic advisory firm. Candidates with direct experience working in policy in a TMT, Financial Services or Energy firm also welcome to apply.  

  • Significant interest and experience advising clients on UK and European policy, politics and/or regulation related to the Energy, Financial Services or TMT sector.   

  • Deep knowledge of the UK and EU policy making process. 

  • Ability to liaise directly with senior policymakers/regulators and those around them, often on your own or with limited senior support. 

  • Demonstrated ability to provide crisp, clear, logical analysis in both written and oral forms, adaptable to different audiences. 

  • Confidence presenting to, engaging with and advising senior clients and contacts. 

  • Entrepreneurial approach to building teams and new business 

  • Excellent project and team management skills.  

  • Organizational talent, paired with an understanding for ownership, trusted to deliver to deadlines and caring about training and developing junior colleagues. 

What we can offer you

  • An inspiring working environment as well as the opportunity to work at one of our international offices for a limited period of time 

  • Exciting tasks and attractive development prospects 

  • Induction and individual support from an experienced consultant 

  • Deepening of your expertise with regard to different sectors and areas of competence through close cooperation of our integrated project teams 

  • Continuous training opportunities (FGS Global Academy) 

  • A dedicated, supportive and growing team 

  • A corporate culture that combines excellence with team spirit 

  • The opportunity to work flexibly both in our offices and from home 

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Please don’t worry! Studies have shown that some groups like women or people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. At FGS Global, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role and our company but your previous professional experience doesn’t match perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we would like to encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or another role. 

We look forward to your complete application (incl. all relevant academic and professional certificates and/or reference letters). Feel free to contact our HR team by email at careers-eu@fgsglobal.com. 

 

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